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The Right to Be Angry: An Interview with the Founders of Black Poets Speak Out
By Mwende Katwiwa “I am a Black poet who will not stay silent while this nation murders Black people. I have a right to be angry” Poet and political activist Amiri Baraka once said, “the Black artist’s role is to aid in the destruction of America as he knows it”. In a recent piece penned for The […]
13 Queer Creative Influencers That Are the Black Future
By Candice Iloh At the same time every year it seems the whole country focuses in on the same extraordinary black trailblazers of the past. They are the ones that have made the cut into your history books and who have managed to remain on the tongues of even the youngest black kids coming up […]
Calling Lubitz Anything but a Murderer
By Victoria Massie “The function, the very serious function, of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.”—Toni Morrison I’ve been haunted by Morrion’s words as details unfold daily around the crash of Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 into the the […]
When Your Fave is Problematic: Kanye West Slut Shames Amber Rose
Kanye West was caught with his foot in his mouth and down his intestines during an interview on The Breakfast Club. On Amber Rose’s recent comments about Kim Kardashian: “[Rose] is just soaking in the moment. Nobody feels compelled to do nothing. If Kim had dated me when I first wanted to be with her, […]
Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo Will Produce Hurricane Katrina Drama
Selma director Ava DuVernay and star David Oyelowo have joined forces to develop a Hurricane Katrina drama.
North Miami Beach Police Using Black Men’s Mugshots as Target Practice
A member of the National Guard was shocked when she went to a local range for target practice.
Twitter Forced the World to Pay Attention to Ferguson. It Won’t Last.
“Social networks are too fickle for activists to depend on for media attention,” writes Jenée Desmond-Harris at Vox.
Five times in 2014 when students stood up for their beliefs
The following piece is from Huffington Post. It was written by Rebecca Klein. By: Rebecca Klein Students around the country have clearly been paying attention in civics class. This past year saw a number of instances where high school students refused to leave political activism to the adults. Whether or not you agree with […]
In the Struggle Against Police Violence, the Youth Shall Lead
The following post is from The Nation. It was written by Mychal Denzel Smith. By: Mychal Denzel Smith More than 50,000 people marched on the streets of New York City this past Saturday, December 13, to protest the two recent grand jury decisions—in Ferguson, Missouri, and in New York City—not to indict the police […]
Eric Garner Said ‘I Can’t Breathe’ 11 Times — Now Activists Are Making 11 Demands In His Name
The following piece is from Huffington Post. It was written by Christopher Mathias. By: Christopher Mathias It’s been more than a week since a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict a New York City police officer in the death of Eric Garner, and protesters have taken to the streets each night since then, […]
Derrick Rose wears ‘I can’t breathe’ t-shirt in solidarity with Eric Garner protesters
Chicago Bulls player Derrick Rose made one of the biggest social statements of his professional career by wearing an “I Can’t Breathe” shirt while warming up before a game in solidarity with Eric Garner protesters. While Rose did not make any verbal statements about a New York City grand jury’s decision not to indict […]
Dear White People: I’m Tired
Dear White people, I am sooooo tired of this little cycle we keep playing at in America. As we all know the grand jury decided to not indict Darren Wilson and a collective sigh filled with anger and frustration was exhaled by almost an entire populace living in the United States. In the days preceding […]