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Britain’s non-white workers earn £3.2bn less than their white peers every year for same work
The Resolution Foundation has reported that Britain’s 1.9 million Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) workers face a “pay penalty,” earning considerably less than their white counterparts for the same work.
France’s investigation into attack that prompted the Rwandan genocide is finally ended
According to Guardian, two French judges have dropped their investigation of the 1994 attack on the former President of Rwanda, Juvenal Habyarimana, which led to the country’s infamous genocide. The probe has been a central source of conflict between France and Rwanda because seven people who are close to Rwanda’s current President Paul Kagame were […]
Why do so many others want to claim Blackness if it means oppression?
By Inigo Laguda It is the most enthralling and excruciating time to be Black. Recently, it seems, some have managed access to glide through avenues that were previously concealed from us—to break down walls that were once erected to ostracize us. We are in the belly of a Black artistic renaissance and some of these […]
Parents outraged as New Orleans votes to become the first major city in America with an all charter school system
According to Nola.com, the Orleans Parish School board voted 5-2 to establish InspireNOLA Charter Schools as the operator of McDonough 35 Senior High School, which was established in 1917 as the first Black public school in New Orleans. This vote makes New Orleans the first major city in America with a charter school exclusive school […]
New report details China’s drastic measures to silence opposition and activists
According to the New Yorker, China has been engaging in a concerted effort to stifle anyone it considers dangers to its perception as an idyllic communist paradise that is even wider than previously reported. They do this by exiling and jailing people in a practice called bei luyou, which means “to be touristed,” and consists […]
Betsy DeVos to roll back school racial discrimination rules enacted by the Obama administration
According to NPR, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is set to eliminate a guidance provided by the Obama administration which was designed to reduce racial discrimination in the disciplinary action taken by schools.
How liberal discourse that distances migrants from “criminals” obscures the crimes of this anti-Black state
By “DJ Ferguson” All Star Batman and Robin: The Boy Wonder written by Frank Miller is an unholy mixture of camp and 90s grim-and-gritty/edgy for its own sake, but this interaction between Batman and Green Lantern will stick with me for the rest of my life. This story takes place not long after Batman: Year […]
Virginia judges cite Dr. Suess’ ‘The Lorax’ in decision to strike down natural gas pipeline
According to NPR, a three-judge panel at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia ruled that the U.S. Forest Service has “abdicated its responsibility to preserve national forest resources” by allowing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to build through parts of the George Washington and Monongahela National Forests and a right of way across […]
Legislators will take on financial liability for sexual misconduct instead of taxpayers in new bill
According to USA Today, the House and Senate have agreed to fundamentally change the way sexual misconduct allegations are handled in Congress, making legislators bear the financial burden for settlements instead of taxpayers. The new bill is an update of the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) which has governed how lawmakers and their aides report sexual […]
Tennessee Governor will give answer on Cyntoia Brown’s clemency before he leaves office
This Monday, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced his office will review sex trafficking survivor Cyntoia Brown’s case and decide whether to grant her clemency before he leaves office.
Google CEO finally grilled by Congress over data & censorship, but conservatives try to make it all about them
According to CNBC, this week Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced three and a half hours of questions from the House Judiciary Committee about political bias on Google’s platforms, plans for a censored search app in China, and privacy practices. This marks Pichai’s first appearance before Congress as the tech giant refused to send him or Google co-founder […]
U.S. Supreme Court secures a surprise win for Planned Parenthood… for now
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld victories in lower courts by Planned Parenthood after Republican-led states sought to strip the organization of Medicaid funding following the court’s move further to the right with the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh.