129 Search results for "charlotte"

Facebook confirms coordinated attacks, possible midterm election meddling by Russians
According to reports from the Verge and the New York Times, on Tuesday Facebook announced that it has found and banned suspicious accounts using what the company calls “coordinated inauthentic behavior” that may be an attempt to influence the midterm elections in November. Facebook officials who talked to lawmakers say that Russia may again be implicated […]
‘The First Purge’ is satisfying and cathartic, just as Black horror should be
by Andrew Keahey This essay contains some spoilers for The First Purge. Catharsis is important. As marginalized people, every day that we’re alive and drawing breath in this country, we are bombarded with things that infuriate and sadden us. The news not only traumatizes us by showing us the seemingly incessant violence perpetrated against us, […]
White supremacist “Unite the Right” rally approved for second anniversary in D.C.
One year after the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the National Park Service approved a second “Unite the Right” rally to take place in front of the White House.
Spike Lee receives standing ovation for “BlacKkKlansman” in triumphant return to Cannes
Spike Lee made a triumphant return to Cannes after his infamous snubbing for the Palme d’Or in 1989 for his now classic film Do The Right Thing. The filmmaker receiving a thunderous round of applause after screening his newest film BlacKkKlansman, which reportedly lasted for around eight minutes. BlacKkKlansman is a retelling of a true story set in […]
Baltimore renames former Confederate park in honor of Harriet Tubman
An area of Wyman Park Dell, which is located near Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, was renamed and rededicated on Saturday in honor of legendary abolitionist and freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. Now the Harriet Tubman Grove, the site formerly housed statues honoring Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, as well as […]
South Carolina state attorney general’s office convenes coalition against human trafficking
Human trafficking remains a global mechanism for the dehumanization of and insidious profiting off of vulnerable people. Human trafficking endures when people are kidnapped, sold, subjected to sexual violence and forced into physical labor. It endures in cosmopolitan cities, in small towns, and in western and eastern worlds. It endures in modern day human markets […]
Twitter is deleting white supremacists’ verification badges, but not their rhetoric
by Ashley Nkadi Social media has long been thought of as a utopia for progressive thought. These platforms, generally founded and operated by “liberals,” often showcase voices of academia, journalism, and individuals that advocate for change, equality, and social justice. At its best, social media creates important dialogue, provides important information, offers free access to […]
Following Richard Spencer’s UF talk, Ohio State declines his speech on their campus
White nationalist duo Richard Spencer and Cameron Padgett are salty. They are salty America racially and ethnically diversifies at an irreversible rate, that everybody does not revere and sustain the creation of whiteness the way they do, and that global competition does not just reward white mediocrity. They are also salty that Ohio State University […]
In the battle of racism vs. sexism, Black women always lose
by Kamilah Bush When Cam Newton flashed that wry, fuckboy smile and called Charlotte Observer reporter Jourdan Rodrigue a “female,” I could hear the collective cackle of like-minded buffoons and simultaneous groan of women ripple across the country. And not long after, when Rodrigue’s anti-Black tweets came to light, those like-minded with Cam strengthened their […]
FBI rolls out renewed COINTELPRO, warning of “Black Identity Extremists”
“Black Identity Extremist” is the new “The Black Panthers are the biggest threat to peace and security in America,” according to a FBI report attained by Foreign Policy warning that police attacks on Black people could result in violence against police officers. The report was released on August 3rd, only a week and a few […]
I live in a sanctuary city, and it’s a safe haven for white liberal anti-Blackness
by Christina Bolden The term “sanctuary city” came to be during the 1980s protests against federal policies that denied asylum to refugees from El Salvador and Guatemala. In light of Donald Trump’s federal policies, which will deny immigrants refuge and the ability to live here safely, sanctuary cities are once again at the forefront of the […]
LA Sparks join national anthem protests during Finals run
The Los Angeles Sparks have used the biggest platform available to them in their sport, the WNBA Finals, to make a statement about police brutality. According to TMZ, Sparks forward Essence Carson clarified why the Sparks were engaging in their protest of leaving the floor as the national anthem played, returning after its end to […]