There has been no national outcry against the death of Aura Rosser at the hands of the Ann Arbor, Mich. Police Department. Writer Terrell Jermaine Starr wonders if black men’s lives matter more than black women’s.
Last year, Chicago couple, Kordale and Kaleb Lewis went viral after a picture of them doing their daughters’ hair went viral. Now the family is starring in a commercial for Nikon.
High-achieving low-income students of color are being boxed out of CUNY, New York’s city colleges.
Kendrick Lamar’s recent comments about respectability politics in the Black community sparked twitter outrage and a war of words amongst several of his Hip Hop contemporaries. I weigh in on the situation. Enjoy!
For the Guardian, Hannah Giorgis writes that online communities became her de-facto mental health support after she was failed by her university’s services.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris launched her bid for Senate this morning.
“For New Yorkers who value fair policing, though, the slowdown is an occasion to celebrate,” writes Aurin Squire for the New Republic.
Reports claim that nearly 2,000 people were killed during an attack Baga, Nigeria, a town near the Chad border.
Claudia Rankine’s preeminent book on race in America, ‘Citizen’, has been given a chilling update. What used to be blank spaces now hold the names of black men killed by the police.
Writing for the Huffington Post, Brandon Hill says that the gap between rich and poor students may deprive the world of significant contributions from youth of color.
According to a new report from the CBPP, one million people will lose SNAP benefits before the end of 2016.
Adeshina Emmanuel of the Chicago Reporter, explores the possible reforms that may eliminate job barriers for ex-offenders.
