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Daniel Holtzclaw Sentenced to 263 Years in Prison
The former Oklahoma City police officer, Daniel Holtzclaw, has been sentenced to 263 years in prison on Thursday, which was a month after he was convicted of rapes and other sexual offenses that occurred while he was working.
Family Accuses Long Island School for Cover Up in Brutal Attack
A 16-year-old high school student’s family is filing court papers on the premise that a Long Island school failed to intervene a racially motivated attack by a white student, and the school covered up the issue.
This children’s book calls upon the “happy slave” narrative once again
There is something particularly disturbing about efforts to indoctrinate children with positive ideas about American slavery. Sometimes, the fact that slavery even happened is conveniently overlooked. At other times, it is romanticized to the point of seeming more like a tough but rewarding job than chattel bondage. A new book called A Birthday Cake for […]
This video explains the difference between being “non-racist” and “anti-racist”
Many White folks congratulate themselves for not being racist. YouTube star Franchesca Ramsey made a funny but cringe-worthy video about “not racist White people” that gets right to the heart of this conversation. But, this video published at The Guardian, featuring 2015 Man Booker Prize winning Jamaican writer Marlon James, explains why this mentality is […]
Listen, here’s my problem with Elle’s #BlackGirlMagic piece
It’s always the moments of fellowship within Black communities that get trampled on by mainstream media outlets and White folks. This time, Elle.com just got a Black woman to do their dirty work in a new article called, “Here’s My Problem With #BlackGirlMagic.” But don’t be fooled, this attempted undermining of the popular statement isn’t […]
What Amandla Stenberg Means to Black Millennials
What does it mean to have Amandla Stenberg, a 17-year-old Black girl, come out as bisexual on Snapchat? Or continually speak up in Hollywood for blackness? For Stenberg it means she’s no longer trying to conform into categories that don’t fit her. For the rest of us, it means we might be able to do […]
U.S. Economy Adds 292,000 Jobs in December, Only 5% Unemployment
It looks like the job market in America ended 2015 off on a high note as American employers added about 292,000 jobs last month, which keeps the unemployment rate at 5% for the third consecutive month.
NYC teacher files suit for being fired for teaching about the Central Park Five
One Manhattan high school has made clear not all lessons are worth learning, particularly those that highlight the fallacies of the criminal justice system. According to New York Daily News, Jeena Lee-Walker filed suit against the Department of Education and school administrators on Friday for being fired for teaching her students about the Central Park […]
#SayHerName: The unique risks black women face at the hands of police perjury
The Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland this summer is finally, in some measure, being held accountable for his actions.
A tearful President Obama puts the right to life over the right to bear arms
In his final year in the White House, President Barack Obama is showing that, when it comes to gun control, he is no longer willing to wait around and play politics.
I didn’t laugh at the video of white girls getting black dolls
There is something particularly disturbing about racism in children. A recent video of two little White girls receiving Black baby dolls for Christmas shows how disturbing it can be to watch in action.
Bill Cosby formally charged in 2004 sexual assault case
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby will be facing criminal charges in connection with accusation that he drugged and sexually abused a woman at his home in January 2004, Montgomery County prosecutors announced in a press conference on Wednesday morning.