According to a report from CNN, the American Embassy in Haiti is urging citizens to stay inside and away from the demonstrations taking place in Port-Au-Prince and another city on the northern coast of Haiti. Jack Guy Lafontant, Haiti’s Prime Minister, called for a stop to both the price increases and the unrest on Saturday. […]
By Taylor Lamb Every Black person has a story of the first time they remember experiencing anti-Blackness. A slur from a stranger. A disrespectful comment from a teacher. Â A childhood friend not being allowed to play. It comes in varying degrees but we all have a story. What did you do when that happened? Did […]
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO, the former leftist Mexico City mayor, won Sunday’s presidential election with the largest vote difference in four decades. This landslide victory defied the interests of Mexico’s political establishment, which has given many every day Mexicans hope.
In the most shocking political upset this week, 28 year old Latina and self-described democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat the 4th highest ranking Democrat in Congress, Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th congressional district.
Jeanette Epps was going to be the first Black crew member to fly to space with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and live at the International Space Station, for a five-month expedition. Then she was removed and replaced by her crew backup, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, in January 2018. Months later, Epps still doesn’t know why she replaced.
According to WTOP, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has obtained props from the film Black Panther, including the superhero’s suit. The museum received the items following a February screening at the facility’s Earl W. & Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts.
by Indigo I could not have been older than six or so. It was the first time I can remember any indication from my family that queerness was something I would not be afforded the space to explore or embrace. This first memory of anti-queerness was a short conversation between my mother and I. In […]
by JeCorey Holder Clearly, you straight people are watching far too much of the played-up drama in all these episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race, because I’ve noticed that you’ve gotten HELLA comfortable with casually pitting queer folks against each other. Listen. I really need some of y’all to understand that when there’s more than one […]
In Brownsville, Texas, an old Walmart sits along the Mexican border. Today, it has been transformed into a safe haven, a lively city, and a home called “Casa Padre” for over 1,400 immigrant children.
The Supreme Court upheld Ohio’s efforts to engage in voter suppression in a 5-4 vote, according to The New York Times. The ruling effectively means that if voters miss a few elections and fail to respond to a notice from election officials, they can be kicked off the voting rolls in the state. Republicans have […]
By Briana Lawrence Full disclosure: I used to love me some Roseanne back in the late 80s/90s. Like most fans, when ABC announced a new season, I wondered about what the Conners had been up to. At the time, I wasn’t in the know about Roseanne’s bigotry, but phew, did I get a crash course […]
In early April 2018, a New York City judge ruled in favor of a bar, The Happiest Hour, which had been taken to court for throwing out Trump supporters. The judge stated that while the law protects against religious discrimination, it says nothing on political discrimination.
