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‘Confirmation’ Was Too Polite to Do Anita Hill’s Story Justice
By: Angelica Bastien The 1991 hearings involving the public accusation from law professor Anita Hill toward then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas is ripe for exploration because of how it explicitly deals with conversations of race, gender, and sexual politics that have reached a fever pitch recently. Unfortunately, while the film, Confirmation, which aired on […]
First ‘Confirmation’ Trailer Released, Starring Kerry Washington As Anita Hill
HBO has released the first trailer for their upcoming series, Confirmation. The series will tell the story of Anita Hill (Kerry Washington) as she goes through the process of giving her testimony during Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearings of his alleged sexual harassment.
The Black Panthers Are Finally Getting Air Time
The Black Panther Party, a revolutionary Black Nationalist and socialist party with a large and radical agenda based around activism of all sorts, is getting a documentary. PBS will air The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution tomorrow, February 16, at 9PM/8 CST. The documentary explores the Black Panther Party by focusing on “its significance […]
NYC teacher files suit for being fired for teaching about the Central Park Five
One Manhattan high school has made clear not all lessons are worth learning, particularly those that highlight the fallacies of the criminal justice system. According to New York Daily News, Jeena Lee-Walker filed suit against the Department of Education and school administrators on Friday for being fired for teaching her students about the Central Park […]
Baltimore officer ordered to testify against officer charged with murder of Freddie Gray
One witness’s testimony in the trial against Officer Caesar R. Goodson for the death of Freddie Gray may reconfigure the legal right not to self-incriminate.
ICYMI: Charles Blow Shuts It Down for Tamir Rice at CNN
“If they had taken one moment to look and survey the scene, they would have seen that none of the kids were running away because none of them felt that they were in any danger,” Blow said on CNN Tonight. “Before you shoot somebody, you need to take a breath to say, ‘Let me assess […]
#SayHerName: The unique risks black women face at the hands of police perjury
The Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland this summer is finally, in some measure, being held accountable for his actions.
Mistrial Declared in the Case of Officer William Porter in the Death of Freddie Gray
News just broke that a jury could not reach a decision in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William Porter, 26, who was charged in relation to the killing of Freddie Gray, 25, in April. This is the first of six cases related to Gray’s gruesome death in the back of police van.
Dealing With the Racial Nature of Wrongful Convictions.
The following piece is from Thy Black Man. It was written by David A. Love. By: David A. Love The vast majority of the wrongfully convicted who are exonerated through DNA evidence are people of color. The numbers don’t lie.
Key witness in Ferguson caught lying multiple times
According to a report by The Smoking Gun, a key witness in the Michael Brown shooting case lied about pretty much everything. Sandra McElroy, known as “Witness 40,” testified that she saw Michael Brown pummel Darren Wilson before charging at him “like a football player, head down.”
Darren Wilson changed story after Ferguson aftermath
A Ferguson, Missouri police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen in August changed his story following the immediate aftermath of Mike Brown’s death, according to reports.
Missouri hell
By: Joshua Barton the riot police their black bodies almost a deep blue under the south city street lamps