Wisconsin’s attack against unionized workers and police brutality against people of color are two sides of the same coin say activists. From ThinkProgress: Activists took to the streets by the thousands in Madison, Wisconsin on Wednesday with a long list of grievances ā ranging from theĀ police killingĀ of unarmed 19-year-old Tony Robinson to the impendingĀ multi-million dollar […]
Ā Television may be getting even more diverse as dozens of new pilots with black leads and supporting actors make their way to major networks for consideration. From Shadow and Act: As what, thus far, looks like a diversity push adopted by major TV networks, with the current season near its end, and executives look […]
By Muna Mire Last weekās Empire was one of most tension-filled, nail-biting episodes Iāve seen yet. With Lusciousās kingdom under siege by the enemy (aided by a jilted Anika), the family pulls together — and Dre falls apart. Still not recovered from the fall out with his father after attempting to appoint himself interim CEO […]
Two members of SAE, the fraternity caught on tape singing a racist chant, have been suspended from Oklahoma University. From Reuters: The University of Oklahoma has expelled two students linked to a video showing members of a fraternity singing a song filled with racial epithets, the school’s president said on Tuesday. The two students were […]
SAE, the fraternity whose Oklahoma University chapter was suspended over racist video, has a dark past. From Daily Kos: Four years ago Cornell UniversityĀ closed down their chapterĀ of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Many members of the fraternity left the school altogether. They had just killed a man. George Desdunes, an aspiring doctor, was a 19 […]
By Jay Dodd Recently, I was on a panel for local 8th graders about personal identity and how it connects to work around justice / community building. While discussing my story of self-discovery, I realized the students kept squirming every so often. I was intentionally not centering the talk around the āsexā in sexuality, so […]
This Saturday Night Live skit perfectly takes Iggy Azalea to task for her appropriation of black culture. You can view the video here. Photo: Screenshot/Hulu
On yesterday’sĀ Last Week Tonight,Ā John Oliver explained why the nearly 4.1 million Americans inĀ U.S. Virgin Islands,Ā Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas do not have voting rights. Photo: Screenshot/Youtube
Rapper Waka Flocka Flame was set to perform at Oklahoma University at a show planned in conjunction with the SAE fraternity. After a video of SAE members making racist statements was released, Flame took to Instagram to officially say he was canceling his show. Photo: InstagramĀ
Nineteen year-old Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. was shot by Madison, Wisconsin police officer Matt Kenny on Friday, March 6th. Since Friday night, demonstrations have swelled in Madison, with Robinson’s family and community members demanding answers. Robinson’s death comes just after the DOJ released a scathing report on the city of Ferguson’s racist policies. The DOJ […]
Jussie Smollett who plays Jamal on Empire, discussed his sexuality on the latest episode of Ellen. Smollett told Ellen: “It was really important to make sure that it got across that there is no closet. There’s never been a closet that I’ve been in… I have a home and that is my responsibility, to protect […]
Nash was a major player in Freedom Summer and the Selma Voting Rights Movement. SheĀ spoke with NewsOne’s Roland Martin about her reasons for not participating in the Selma march held this week: “I refused to march because George Bush marched.Ā I think the Selma Movement was about nonviolence and peace and democracy and George Bush stands […]
