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Embracing New Ways To Celebrate Black History Month
About a week ago, my family and I got together to play some trivia. During one of my turns to choose a category, I picked a round that focused on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. because I figured it would be fair and give everyone a fair chance. My 15-year-old cousin immediately put that […]
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Michel du Cille dead at 58
Michel du Cille, a celebrated Washington Post photojournalist has passed away. He was 58.
This is what the legacy of ‘white privilege’ looks like in Bill O’Reilly’s hometown
The following piece is from the Washington Post. It was written by Emily Badger. By: Emily Badger Levittown, the Long Island community where Bill O’Reilly grew up, holds a unique place in history for two reasons: It was the original subdivision, a mass-produced town of neatly uniform, affordable Cape Cod homes that would serve as a model for […]
Georgia officials approve Confederate flag specialty license plates
Georgia officials have approved a license plate featuring the Confederate flag, angering civil rights advocates. The Georgia division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans requested the new plate design.
Super Bowl Monday
If you’re anything like me, chances are you showed up to work today a little tired from the weekend’s events. If you have no idea what I mean by “weekend’s events,” NSA is probably tapping all your stuff because you are un-American (and because they tap everybody). Of course I’m talking about the Super Bowl […]
Richard Overton, oldest living WWII Vet to Meet with President
Last May while touring the Martin Luther King Jr. & World War II Memorials at the nation’s capital, Richard Overton wondered what it would take to meet President Obama. Well it turns out that it took just one phone call and a flight back to D.C. to make Overton’s dream come true.
Congressman calls for shutdown, leads march against it
What political party calls for a shutdown and then gets upset at the institutions affected by it? The grand ole Tea Party that’s who. In what was supposed to be a march in opposition of Obamacare, turned into an all-out bshing of the president.
Breaking: President Obama to meet with congress about government shutdown
President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House to discuss reopening the government. The country is currently in its second day of a government shutdown as a result of a stalemate over a spending measure that funds the government and provisions in Obamacare.
GOP Plan to Cut $39 Billion in Food Stamps Passes House
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a Republican proposed plan to cut food stamps by $39 billion.
The cuts will take place over the next decade and will affect close to 48 million Americans.
Negro League Players Honored by President Obama
Yesterday, President Obama honored former Negro League players for their contributions to African American history.
DOMA Unconstitutional, Religion, and the Right to Be Equal
This week the Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. To be clear: Do I think this decision will help black youth directly? No. Am I happy as hell that blatant and intentional bigotry rooted in homophobia, sexism, and religious radicalism is finally legally recognized as wrong in my country? Hell Yes. This is not […]
Towson University’s ‘White Student Union’ to Begin Patrolling Campus to Fight ‘Black Crime Wave’
Towson University’s racist “White Student Union”has announced they’ll begin patrolling their campus to combat an alleged “black crime wave” on Towson’s campus. Something tells us this is not going to end well.