This article was originally posted at Water Cooler Convos. Last week, a group of Texas State University, San Marcos students walked out of class after their Anthropology professor discussed Black Lives Matter and suggested (correctly) that everyone descends from Africa, as reported byĀ The Tab. While there are some conflicting accounts about what transpired that day, […]
Update:Ā Eric Garner’s daughter, Erica, has released a statement regarding the Justice Department’s decision to switch the investigation team. My offical statement on todays news on the replacement of federal investigators in the investgation of my father eric garner pic.twitter.com/fZ4pO4I22H — officialERICA GARNER (@es_snipes) October 25, 2016 Eric Garner was killed on a street corner in […]
The NAACP claims that a group of white Mississippi high school students placed a noose around the neck of a black student on Oct. 13 and yanked backwards. The organization is now demanding that a full investigation into the incident, according toĀ the Washington Post.
You may have heard the running joke that “D.W.B.” a.k.a. driving while black is basically a criminal offense in some places. Apparently, the same goes for walking, as a video showed a black man in Edina, MN being arrested for walking in the street.Ā
SomeĀ peopleĀ know thatĀ Mahatma Gandhi didn’t like black people but many others don’t due to his legacy as a pillar of civil rights. There’s evidence of his racial issuesĀ sinceĀ he calledĀ AfricansĀ ‘kaffirs,” a derogatory term for black people,Ā in a speech given back in 1896.Ā In response to these types of statements, the University of Ghana recently announced that they’ll be […]
While fans mostly only get to see the finished product once it airs on our televisions, laptops and tablets, a lot of work goes into making TV shows work. There’s often tension on set between departments, multiple plot directions to choose from and even your occasional contract dispute. Gabrielle Union, star of BET’sĀ Being Mary Jane […]
The prison strike that’s been occurring across the country still hasn’t been picked up by major news sources despite the major impact it could have on the justice system. Perhaps that will change now that the Department of Justice has gotten involved. The DOJ has released a statement saying that they’ll be investigating the conditions […]
Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream company that’s brought joy and sugar to millions of people, has come out to support the Black Lives Matter movement in an effort to no longer be complicit.Ā
Jazz Alford, a transgender black woman, was found dead in a hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, according toĀ Mic. Her body was first found on Sept. 23, but she was unfortunately misgendered by authorities.Ā
On Monday night, Vice Presidential candidates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine took to the stage to defend their candidates for President, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, respectively. Mike Pence handily won in style, but America lost on substance: Pence blatantly and repeatedly lied about the statements and positions of Donald Trump.
By Liz Adetiba and Jordie Davies The Oakland-based organizer and activist Alicia Garza, who is also the originator of the Black Lives Matter rallying cry and one of the founders of the Black Lives Matter Network, thinks Black peopleĀ have a lot to talk about outside of police violence. In this interview, we discussed with […]
There’s been a call for reparations for black people in the United States ever since the possibility slavery coming to an end evenĀ became a notion. Yet it still hasn’t happened, so supporters of the ideaĀ continue to make cases for its necessity. The latest of which comes from the United Nations. TheĀ United Nations’ Working Group of […]
