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Black Woman Shot Dead By Police: Where Is National Outcry?
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.
Kordale and Kaleb, Black Gay Dads That Went Viral, Now Featured in Nikon Commercial
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.
You Want A Dialogue On Racism? These Black Teens Are Living It
The following piece is from Talking Points Memo. It was written by Seth Freed Wessler. By: Seth Freed Wessler It’s like we’re waiting to get punched in the face because of something we didn’t even do.”
White cop kills off-duty black officer during chase
A black off-duty rookie police officer chasing a suspected thief in East Harlem with his gun drawn was fatally shot Thursday night when a white officer mistook him for a criminal. “Police! Stop! Drop it!” cops from the 25th Precinct shouted at Omar Edwards, 25.
Black Death in the Era of Ferguson
The following piece is from EBONY. It was written by Jamilah Lemieux. By: Jamilah Lemieux What do you do when you’re born bad? If you are a problem for simply living and breathing, then what exactly are you to do with your life? And how do you survive when you and your people are […]
High school powder puff team poses for team photo, play game in blackface
A Missouri powder-puff football team is in trouble after photos of members in blackface went viral. Apparently, Sullivan High’s girls’ squad also played the game in the offensive makeup.
The Case for Black With a Capital B
The following piece is from the New York Times. It was written by Lori L. Tharps. By: Lori L. Tharps I WAS sitting in my office at Temple University when I overheard an exchange between a colleague and his student. The student had come to see her professor to go over a paper, and […]
Advancing Reproductive Justice for Black Women and Women of Color in Cleveland
The following piece is from RH Reality Check. It was written by Jasmine Burnett. By: Jasmine Burnett A politically hostile and anti-woman sentiment is playing out in Ohio, where local and state legislators are using women’s access to reproductive health care as a tool to jockey for power. We are seeing varying degrees of this in […]
Black students walk out over school official’s racist tweet
Students at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia walked out of class in protest of a school official’s tweet that referred to black men as a “nightmare” for white fathers. The post was made in June, but students of color only recently noticed it.
The Worthless Black Woman
The following piece is from Dre’ Xolani. It was written by the author who bares the same name as the website. By: Dre’ Xolani Earlier today I received a text message from a friend requesting that I read an article he posted on Facebook and to give him my “view” on it once I read […]
White fraternity goes unpunished for harassing black sorority
A college campus remains divided after members of a white fraternity received no punishment for harassing members of a black sorority. Audience members including student leaders and alumni at the University of Connecticut felt disrespected by responses from some of the panelists who spoke at a town hall meeting hosted by the […]
Missing Black Women Are Usually Ignored Until They’re Proven Worthy
The following piece is from The Root. It was written by Kali Gross. By: Kali Gross Your Take: With thousands of black women missing under suspicious circumstances, the recovery of a kidnapped Philadelphia is reason for celebration, but does it take a ‘good’ black victim to deserve such attention?