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Samuel Little, a boxer who traveled the nation abusing and killing women, is now saying he killed at least 90 women from 1970 to 2005. Little’s victims were always women sex workers and drug addicts. In his own words, he targeted “women that wouldn’t be missed.”

Once again, the link between mass shooting and domestic violence is further established, this time as Mercy Hospital Emergency Room doctor Tamara O’Neal was shot and killed by her ex-fiancé Juan Lopez before he moved on to kill two other targets. According to CBS News, the Chicago Police department reported that O’Neal and Lopez argued […]

Parkwood Entertainment, owned by megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, issued a statement on Thursday that it had acquired 100 percent of Ivy Park. In 2014, Knowles-Carter and British billionaire Philip Green combined to create the line of athleisure clothing, which uses the star power of Beyoncé’s name and image in its advertising to sell leggings, sports bras, and […]

by Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt On April 16th 2018, the City Council of Durham, North Carolina became the first city in the country to unanimously pass a policy statement ending police exchanges between the Durham Police Department and the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). This auspicious decision was made possible because of the Demiltarize! Durham2Palestine Campaign, a […]

This essay contains spoilers for season one of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Briana L. Ureña Ravelo Everything is all about Sabrina Spellman, at least in her understanding of the world. Her know-it-all attitude takes center stage in the white woman centric story the first season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina spends its entirety possessed […]

After the fatal shooting of 11 Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue, hundreds came together to mourn their loss. Prominent Muslim groups raised over $200,000 to cover the victims’ funeral expenses. But as the community was recouping from the loss, President Trump’s visit divided a grieving town.

On Wednesday, Oct. 24th, George Alan Bush, a 51-year old white man, entered a Kroger grocery store in Louisville, Kentucky and fatally shot two Black people. He reportedly told a white bystander afterwards, “Whites don’t shoot whites.”

By Gabrielle Noel The legal system was never built with Black queer people in mind. This system assigns victimhood, or refuses it, according to social biases, and society’s perception of who is more likely to be a victim or more credible thus affects who is allowed to receive justice. When it comes to sexual harassment, […]

Earlier this week, a dangerous 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the coastal city of Palu, Indonesia, which has a population of 350,000 people. The deadly disasters have killed over 1,400 people and hundreds are still missing.

WNBA President Lisa Borders is leaving the organization to lead a fight against sexual harassment and the mistreatment of women in society. Time’s Up, an offshoot of the larger #MeToo movement seeking to reestablish what justice can look like for survivors of sexual violence, has made Borders the organization’s first President/CEO. Before becoming the president […]

The Trump administration’s tightening grip on immigration pipelines has increased the desperation of undocumented immigrants, and as desperation often does, this has led to increased vulnerability to exploitation. According to BuzzFeed News, immigrants are becoming particularly susceptible to a common type of fraud referred to as “the 10-year law.” As part of this scheme, fraudsters tell immigrants […]

by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia Rafael Braga Vieira was sentenced to five years in prison after police arrested him at a large demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on June 20, 2013. 25 years old at the time, Braga was homeless and collecting recyclables to survive. He was completely unaware that a mass protest was even taking place. Raphael was charged […]