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 by Imade Nibokun Black people invented mental health treatment before the “pray it away” stigma and the white supremacy that produced it. While Black folks continue to address the stigmas attached to mental illness, we must also acknowledge that Black mental health practitioners existed first. The first known physician in history is an Egyptian architect […]

In May, I quit my paid job as a counselor/ organizer in Oakland, CA. I was burned out, depressed, and incredibly frustrated with the conditions that Black folks are exposed to and expected to accept while working within social justice organizations. I had health insurance, but my co-pay was $60 and it didn’t cover mental […]

Editor’s Note: sexual violence and mention of rape I’ll admit it: I have a sort of macabre fascination with true crime. My fiancé is always making fun of me for it, and it’s not a trait I’m super proud of, to be honest. I recognize that how the media handles the sensational abuses they document […]

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.

According to reports from Think Progress, water, food, baby supplies, Tylenol, and other items were found abandoned in ten trailers packed full of donations for Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria. The items donated were allegedly found rotting in a rat-infested environment at a state elections office parking lot on the island. Authorities have already […]

By Blake Simons Oakland has made national news for ridiculous displays of whiteness again, and this time it wasn’t because of BBQ Becky. In a viral video, a white man named Henry Sintay, since infamously dubbed “Jogger Joe,” can be seen destroying a houseless Black man named Drew’s tent and belongings by throwing them into […]

By 7 AM Thursday, power was restored to most of Puerto Rico after a snafu on Wednesday caused a full island blackout. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) said 1.1 million of the authority’s 1.47 million customers regained power by this morning, as Vox reported. “We expect that our previously energized clients will have […]

Call-out culture has gotten a lot of criticism, but call-outs retain political utility. When policymakers who have many lives entrusted to them, experience quick, broad and furious criticism they sometimes adjust their plans. They sometimes do the right thing. Puerto Rico is a prime example. Puerto Rican government officials said they were given no notice […]

In 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that required the state’s utility companies to acquire half of their electricity through renewable energy. Natural processes like sunlight, geothermal heat, water and wind are some examples of renewable energy. The timeline for compliance is 2030. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that three of California’s large […]

The Trump administration’s special focus on backspacing President Barack Obama’s legacy continued this week when the Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt drilled into Hazard, Kentucky listeners on Monday, a vision where the “war on coal is over.” By Tuesday, Pruitt signed a rule that would signal a shift from aspirational Obama-era policy in the […]

Isabell Meggett Lucas, 87, is one of the many people who have visited the recently opened Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture and had a life-changing experience. 

For the common citizen, the word “nuclear” carries a lot of weight, most of it negative. However, when placed in the right hands, many believe that nuclear power can play a major role in establishing a bright, more eco-friendly future. A 16-year-old from New Jersey may be one of those trusted few to make it […]