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You ain’t responsible for protecting your fave from critique
By Briana Lawrence Ah. There they are. Your fave. The person who puts a smile on your face whenever they take a breath. If they’re at a convention, you best believe you’re gettin’ that autograph. Hell, you might even spring for a professional photo — or, at the very least, a selfie. You use their […]
Education Dept declaws task force dedicated to investigating for profit college abuses
The Devos era at the United States Department of Education is continuing the trend of Trump era rollbacks by marginalizing, reassigning or refocusing a team previously dedicated to the investigation of abuses by for-profit colleges, according to the New York Times. This move serves to kill ongoing or preliminary investigations into former employers of Devos’ top […]
Charlene Carruthers stepping down as National Director of BYP100 at the end of the year
Charlene Carruthers, the Founding National Director of BYP100, has announced via a heartfelt letter that she will be leaving the organization at the conclusion of the year. For the past five years, Carruthers has lead and guided and managed a movement which has actively sought to center a Black queer feminist vision. Founded in 2013, […]
UCPD’s shooting of student in mental health crisis highlights the academy’s role in police brutality
By Cosette Hampton Last Tuesday night, an officer of the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) shot 4th year student Charles Thomas, who was having a mental health crisis. For those familiar with the University’s conflicting statements on safe spaces, trigger warnings and free speech, it should come as no surprise that even students are […]
South Africa moves to take lands from settlers’ descendants to redistribute to indigenous South Africans
South Africa’s parliament recently moved for a controversial land redistribution plan. The plan would empower the government to seize lands from white farmers without offering them payment (a move that in the United States would likely elicit due process violation rebuttals) and give them to Black South African people. The plan’s purpose is largely recompense […]
Education Department wants to protect predatory student loan collectors
According to a new report from NPR, the U.S. Department of Education is arguing in an internal document that loan servicers should be protected from state rules that are harder on the companies than existing federal law. The internal memo has not been officially released, but it follows several moves which seem to align the […]
Scholars for Social Justice launches with Twitter chat addressing violence against marginalized communities
In conjunction with the official launch of Scholars for Social Justice, the organization will be hosting a Twitter chat on Feb. 13th beginning at 7 PM CST/8 PM EST. The chat will be moderated by Jenn Jackson and will feature BYP 100’s Charlene Carruthers, Black Youth Project’s Cathy Cohen, Alvaro Huerta, Barbara Ransby, C. Riley […]
Most of the Trump inauguration protesters freed by Justice Department, 59 still facing felony charges
As punishment for protesting Donald Trump’s 2017 Presidential Inauguration in January, 196 people faced up to sixty years in prison each, accused of various charges ranging from breaking windows, throwing rocks and destroying a government vehicle. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colombia originally pushed jurors to convict defendants based solely on […]
Here’s a list of 20 of the dopest Black comics set to takeover 2018. You’re welcome!
By Terrence Sage The following is a list of comics either ongoing or releasing this year. It is focused on either Black creative teams penning the adventures of superheroes, or comics that star Black superheroes in a prominent light!
Egyptian sex trafficking ring bust nets 75 people
According to Egyptian state media outlet MENA, 75 people have been detained in connection with a human trafficking probe after a 14-month investigation by Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority. These 75 people reportedly include government officials, Egyptian citizens, and foreigners, who were captured in raids ranging from the Egyptian capital city of Cairo to Kafr el-Sheikh […]
Netflix’s ‘Bright’ is copaganda, plain and simple
By Ronnie Boyd Over the holidays, I rushed to watch Netflix’s new original film, Bright, starring the always scrumptious (at least, to me) Will Smith. I went into the film wanting to like it, but knowing there was a high likelihood that I wouldn’t. Even with this awareness, I wasn’t prepared for just how much […]
Lawyers for Korryn Gaines’ son file new claims against Baltimore police
Attorneys for six-year-old Kodi Gaines argue that the circumstances surrounding his mother’s controversial shooting death last August differ from some prevailing narratives. The attorneys filed an amended complaint in Baltimore County Court Tuesday on behalf of Korryn Gaines’ son. Officer Royce Ruby Jr. shot and killed the young Maryland woman, in front of Kodi, after […]