By Tariq Luthun This week, the story of Ziad Ahmedāa Muslim-American teen who was accepted into Stanford after writing #BlackLivesMatter in his applicationāwent viral. Since the story dropped, many have come out in praise of the young man for his seemingly bold decision to write the politicized phrase on such an important application not just […]
According toĀ Mic, Muslim teen Ziad Ahmed had a very simple answer when the Stanford University application asked,Ā “What matters to you, and why?” All he could think of was: Black Lives. Ahmed’s story went viral after he shared the news that he was accepted to Stanford. His story is more special than most because he chose […]
Despite how many feel, inmates in the penal system are still human beings and have rights. Quality medical care that prevents them from dying should undoubtedly be one of those. As evidence of this, Mumia Abu-Jamal will begin receiving hepatitis C treatment.Ā
In 2014, Andrew Caldwell was introduced to the world via a viral video in which he proclaimed his deliverance from homosexuality at an annual COGIC convention in St. Louis. āI was already fighting for deliverance,ā he told me in an interview two years later. āThat night I said, āGod, if youāre real, I want you […]
Diana Carrillo, her sister and two friends were so shocked about what had just transpired that it didn’t hit them until moments later. While preparing to enjoy a quality meal atĀ Saint Marc in Huntington Beach, California, the four Latina women were approached by a waiter who insisted that he couldn’t serve them until they showed […]
Last week, the Washington, D.C. Police Department informed the public that around 10 Black and brown teenage girls had gone missing.Ā According to The Washington Post, the girls had gone missing in January, as had around 200 other individuals (apparently typical for the DC area). There has been no spike in missing children–the police are just […]
By: Marq Montgomery **This article was originally posted at AngryBlackHoemo.com and has been republished with permission** It’s Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, so it’s a good of a time as any to dive into this topic. When we talk about the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Gay men, in general, there’s often an air of judgement and […]
Charges against Jacqueline Craig, 46, and her daughter, Brea Hymond, 19, were dropped by Forth Worth police after body camera footage of their altercation with an officer leaked, according to Dallas News.
Officer Ruben De Los Santos has been placed on administrative Ā leave following his actions during a fight atĀ Rolesville High School in Wake County, North Carolina on Tuesday morning. Video footage captured De Los Santos picking up a Black female student and slamming her to the ground before walking her away from the scene.Ā
Many citizens serving time in the American justice system are deprived of some of the most basic rights and services in this country. Fortunately, work is being done to slowly change this. A huge moral victory came as a federal judge ruled that the state is required to see if Mumia Abu-JamalĀ is eligible for treatment […]
In June 2015,Ā Dajerria Becton was forced to the ground by a McKinney police officer after residents complained that a pool party was getting out of control. The video of the officer with his knee in the teenager’s back quickly went viral and added to a national discussion of excessive force against people of color. Becton […]
I grew up in Oakland, California in the nineties and have been arrested and harassed by police more times in my life than I can count. I have been one of the people running away when we heard the call, “5-0! 5-0!” signalling that, no matter what we were doing – lawful or otherwise – […]
