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White people have long tried to obscure slavery as the cause of the Civil War. Donald Trump is no different.
In a recent interview with the Washington Examiner‘s Salena Zito, Donald Trump – the current President of the United States – asked, “What caused the Civil War?” This led many in the news media to highlight the sitting president’s apparent lack of knowledge about the historical context surrounding this country’s most deadly war. While it […]
Trump Administration Seeks to End ‘Let Girls Learn’ Brand
The Trump Administration is continuing its assault on the Obama legacy. According to CNN, they have passed around a memo with plans to end Let Girls Learn, an initiative started by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2015 to help girls in developing country go to schools.
Michael Slager to plead guilty in Walter Scott killing
The trial of Michael Slager is reportedly coming to a close as The Washington Post reports he will plead guilty in court for shooting Walter Scott in the back.
Colin Kaepernick Gives Away Suits At New York Parole Office
The latest good deed from the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick occurred this past weekend. On Saturday, Kaepernick and his girlfriend, Hot 97 personality Nessa, dropped off two boxes of suits at a New York parole office.
Betsy DeVos set to keynote HBCU Bethune-Cookman University commencement
HBCUs already have a very complicated relationship with the Trump administration. And it’s only getting worse.
Milwaukee County jail officials cut off inmates’ water, even after dehydration death
The Milwaukee County Jail cut off the water supply for two inmates in 2016, even after an inmate died from dehydration just weeks before.
Members of Congress work to ban ‘conversion therapy’
In the darker days of U.S. history, “conversion therapy” was used as a means to force members of the LGBTQ community to live a heterosexual lifestyle. The use of electric shot treatments, forced nausea and biased therapy practices were used to “cure” what many people welt was a disease. While there are still institutions that […]
Allen Scarsella, 25, sentenced to 15 years for shooting BLM protestors in 2015
A Minnesota man was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Hennepin County for shooting at a group of Black Lives Matter protestors in 2015.
Jordan Edwards, 15, Shot and Killed By Texas Police Officer
Jordan Edwards, 15, was killed in a Dallas-Forth Worth suburb after a police officer shot into a car full of teenagers on Saturday night.
Private Prison Company Gets Contract for Immigrant Detention Center
According to Mic., the GEO Group has won the first federal contract for a new immigrant detention center in Texas. The contract is worth $110 million and will house 1000 beds for undocumented immigrants or those accused of committing a crime.
How Jesse Williams’ divorce highlights the way white-supremacist beauty standards affect relationships
By Catherine Imani By now, you’re probably aware of the fact that Jesse Williams and his wife Aryn Drake-Lee are divorcing after 5 years of marriage and 15 total together. This is not an article about their divorce, because no one knows what is going on inside of their home but them. This is about […]
Taking down the Confederacy is more than a symbolic act
The City of New Orleans has scheduled the removal of 4 Confederate statues this week. As someone who grew up in the south, I applaud this effort to rid the Southern landscape of celebratory markers of a dark past that continues to haunt Black and white Americans. This has been a long time coming.