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Jon and Pat Stryker Donate $10 Million To Lynching Memorial Construction
The United States has a history of selectively ignoring its long history of racial violence against black people, especially the thousands of lynchings that occurred. In order to commemorate these tragedies, the Equal Justice Initiative is working to permanently honor the fallen with a memorial but was having issues raising the funds needed for its construction. […]
Viola Desmond, Canadian Civil Rights Leader, To Be Featured On $10 Note
Canada is taking steps to make their currency more representative by introducing the first woman to their notes. Viola Desmond, a Canadian civil rights icon, will be featured on the $10 note, taking the place of John A Macdonald, the country’s first prime minister. Macdonald will move to a higher currency when the change happens in […]
U.S. To Forgive $108 Billion In Student Loan Debt
Most, millennials in the United States are constantly dealing with the crushing weight of living in a country that encourages higher education, but forces them to take out thousands of dollars in loans to do so. Something clearly isn’t working in that equation. To help ease the brunt of the dilemma, the U.S. government plans to […]
Colin Kaepernick Donates To Black Youth Project 100
Colin Kaepernick continues to show his support for black communities by speaking out in public, holding events for the youth and donating part of his NFL salary to various organizations. And his latest contribution was made to Black Youth Project 100, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
Steve Jobs’ Widow Offers $10 Million To School For Homeless Youth in Los Angeles
The public education system, specifically for high schools, as we know is dated. The main problem with this is that while the education system hasn’t changed much over generations, the skills students need to succeed in the real world and the obstacles in the way of obtaining a quality education have evolved immensely. To help close […]
New Jersey Police Chase 10-Year-Old Boy With Guns Drawn Due To Mistaken Identity
Police departments and their supporters can defend their actions all they want. They can even try and lean on the old and tired excuse that police shootings of unarmed people of color are a rarity. They’d be wrong, but they can still try. But one thing they can’t do, is tell people that they shouldn’t […]
10-Year-Old Boy Raising Money Mowing Lawns Flooded With Donations
The initiative that kids take when things need to get done is always amazing to see. When Tyran Bell found out that his mother was facing financial difficulties and couldn’t afford to buy his school supplies, he stepped up and used her Facebook to ask around and see if anyone would pay him to mow […]
Man Who Assaulted Dylann Roof In Jail Posts $100,000 Bond
August 4th, 2016 may be a day talked about in barbershops and on social media for ages. Barack Obama celebrated a 55th birthday, George Zimmerman reportedly got punched in the face and Dylann Roof was on the receiving end of a jailhouse assault. Dwayne Stafford, the man who punched Roof in the face and back […]
Ava DuVernay Becomes First Woman Of Color To Direct A $100M Project
The amount of money a studio puts behind a project is often viewed as a major signifier of their faith in its potential. This potential is tied to multiple factors including the market it will be going into, the script, the cast and the director. For the first time ever, a woman of color will […]
Man Who Filmed Eric Garner’s Death Sues New York For $10 Million
Ramsey Orta filmed Eric Garner being choked to death by New York police officers. Orta is now facing four years in prison after taking a plea deal on gun and drug charges that he feels were brought against him in retaliation and plans to take the city of New York to prove it. There’s also […]
Cedric the Entertainer Hosts 100 Black Celebrities For A Town Hall Meeting
With the recent jump in black celebrities coming out to speak on the political climate in the U.S., it was just a matter of time before they all came together. And Cedric the Entertainer is being touted as the one responsible for making it happen. A recent Instagram post from the famous comedian shows what […]
10 Songs for Your Juneteenth Celebration
By L.G. Parker It’s ironic that I’m sharing a Juneteenth playlist after the attack on Emanuel AME. How might I suggest that you celebrate the June 19, 1865 emancipation from slavery when you’ve just witnessed a terrorist attack on a Black institution? I suggest that this is the queerness of black celebration. Even as we […]