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Black McDonald’s workers file civil rights lawsuit for firings
Former workers in three McDonald’s locations in Northern Virginia, say that they were fired for being people of color. Some were told by management that they “need to get the ghetto out of the store.”
I’m tired of suppressing myself to get along with white people
Writing for Salon, Priscilla Ward says that she refuses to suppress her blackness any longer to make others comfortable.
I Believe In the Self-Determination of Black People, Not the Oscars
By Dominique Hazzard I don’t really care about the Oscars. I’m not a movie buff, I think awards shows are boring, and I don’t give a huge amount of weight to the artistic judgements of a bunch of hand selected old white men with ballots. Being too invested in receiving affirmation from whiteness and white […]
Dear Black People: It’s Ok To Be Mad Selma Was Snubbed By The Academy
The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and the list of nominees is overwhelming white and male. Ava DuVernay, the director of Selma, was passed over for a Best Director nod. Over at Very Smart Brothas, Damon Young says that it’s okay for black people to be upset over the Oscar snub of Selma.
People of Color Deal With Mental Illness, Too
“The media representation of mental illness constantly excludes, ignores and silences people of color,” writes Dior Vargas for the Huffington Post.
NAACP Office Bombed
According to a statement released by the FBI, an “improvised explosive device” was detonated near the Colorado Springs, Colorado headquarters of the NAACP. There were no injuries. According to the FBI statement, the “potential person of interest in this investigation is a Caucasian male, approximately 40 years of age, and balding. He may be driving a […]
Why aren’t we talking about the death of Victor White III?
The following piece is from The Grio. It was written by Mwende Katwiwa. By: Mwende Katwiwa Most Americans are familiar with Harry Houdini. Houdini earned such notoriety for his famous escape acts that to this day criminals who get loose from their handcuffs are often described as having “Houdinied” their way out. In New Iberia, Louisiana, however, […]
John Crawford and Tamir Rice: How Black People Can Die for Carrying Toy Guns in an Open Carry Gun State
By: Brandon Patterson In August, 22-year-old John Crawford was gunned down by Ohio police in a Walmart in Beavercreek, Ohio, outside of Dayton. Police were responding to a call reporting a man waving a rifle in the store.
Video: Police shoot and kill black teen in St. Louis, surveillance footage released
An 18-year-old black teenager identified as Antonio Martin was fatally wounded by St. Louis-area police officers on Tuesday. The incident was followed by protesters clashing with police at the scene.
Arrests made in #IAmJada rape case
Two suspects have been charged in the brutal gang rape of a teenage girl in Texas who went public about the crime after discovering the attack on social media. The girl, known as Jada found out she had been sexually assault via the #JadaPose tag.
Our Black Men Matter- 50 Shot project
The following post is from Get The T. It was written by Tiana Jorman. By: Tiana Jorman The world is taught to love and hate black men in rapid succession leaving them to struggle for recognition in a nation that constantly imposes their identity and character upon them. Some may argue that we […]
How white entitlement marred my trip to a Ferguson teach-in
The following piece is from Salon. It was written by Brittney Cooper. By: Brittney Cooper On Friday, I was on the train to New York to do a teach-in on Ferguson at NYU. Beats headphones on, lost in thought, peering out the window, I suddenly saw a white hand shoving my work carry-on […]