By: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) ā Young Americans are about equally likely to say they’ve had an encounter with police, but young black adults are much more likely than whites to say they’ve been arrested, harassed or know someone who has been, a new GenForward poll said Wednesday. Twenty-eight percent of blacks say they have […]
JOHANNESBURGāThe policing of Black women’s hair strikes again. This time, black students at the Pretoria High School for Girls in Pretoria, South Africa allege that their school’s dress code is being enforced in a manner that discriminates against natural hairstyles. The girls claim that they have been punished or threatened with punishment for wearing styles […]
As details of Nate Parker’s rape trial seemingly came out of nowhere, so did the many people who chose to support him despite the gruesome details of his rapeĀ case. With Parker’s upcoming film,Ā The Birth of A Nation, set up for an October release, whether or not to supportĀ it has become a deeply personal question many […]
Last week, the New York Times reported findings that African American families with higher incomes tend to live in areas with more low income African Americans due to segregation, as well as systemic racism in housing and home mortgage lending. The report also brings attention to racism in white neighborhoods, which black families may wish […]
No matter how often it’s said, people still appear to believe that the Black Lives Matter is somehow racist. Despite multiple people giving explanation after explanation saying otherwise, a select population feels that the movement is actually anti-white. A group of protestors in Houston took that inaccurate assumption and staged a demonstration in front of […]
By: Associated Press The oldest millennials (AP) — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers – are old enough to remember the relative economic prosperity of the 1990s, and when a different Clinton was running for president. The nation’s youngest adults – now nearing 20 themselves – find it hard to […]
LeBron James is at the peak of popularity after bringingĀ a championship to his home state. But that is not the only way James hasĀ given back toĀ Ohio. Just earlier this week, James paid for 5,000 kids from his native Akron, OH and their families to spend a day atĀ Cedar Point Amusement Park.Ā
BY SAM FLEMING āPlease don’t call me conscious/Donāt call it political/Please don’t deem this lyrical/These are negro spirituals,ā Kemba mutters on the second track of his newest project Negus. These lyrics set the tone for this forebodingly beautiful album, and bring up a more potent point about hip-hop in general. Negus is not an album […]
This past weekend, President Obama signed a disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana following rains that have left more than two-feet of water in some areas and caused serious flooding, forcing thousands of people out of their homes. As of now, the death toll has risen from four victims to six and is not […]
This past week in Columbus, Ohio, Rae’Lynn Thomas, 28, was shot and killed by her mother’s ex-boyfriend, aĀ man with aĀ history transphobic comments, who repeatedly called her “the devil,” according toĀ Mic.
Among the worst findings from the Department of Justiceās report on the Baltimore Police Department is the revelation of BPDās disrespect and dismissal of women facing sexual assault in Baltimore. The report discloses a pattern of gender discrimination and apathy toward individuals brave enough to report their sexual assault to the police. In a city […]
Charles Kinsey was only doing his job when he went off to find an autistic patient that had wandered off from a group home. When they were approached by police, he did everything that he was told to do and then some by lying on his back and putting his hands in their air. Despite […]
