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Black Stoneman Douglas students draw attention to the intersection of race and gun policy after Parkland shooting
While Parkland shooting survivors-turned-activists continue advocating gun reform to legislators, one group of their peers rightly reminded the public that their lived experiences and ideas are important to this movement as well. Black students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School recently shared their assessments of racial under-representation and misrepresentation with CNN. At the 3,000 student […]
Maine GOPer calls Parkland survivor a “skinhead lesbian,” inspiring a challenger in his previously unopposed district
Updated on March 17, 2018, 3:40 PM EST: GOP state legislature candidate Leslie Gibson dropped out of running and called his decision “the best thing for everybody.” The article below reflects his prior remarks as a candidate, pursuit of the seat and resultant tensions. ****** Political petulance, Twitter fingers and mocking teenage gun violence survivors might […]
Oprah’s $500k support of the Parkland students is a raw reminder of her lack of support for Black lives
by Jamila Mitchell Oprah Winfrey recently committed a $500,000 donation for the upcoming March for Our Lives protest, matching contributions from other celebrities such as George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, and world renown luxury brand, Gucci. Inspired by the recent Parkland school mass shooting, the March for Our Lives event will bring together pro-gun regulation proponents […]
Teenage Parkland survivors demand political response to school massacre
Who hasn’t heard of the narcissistic, vapid young people trope? These people, we hear, are not abreast of current issues. Purportedly, they do not care about others. They are tethered to their smart-phones but do not read books. While many Millennials are familiar with how young people can be miscast as society’s primary scapegoats, the […]
Betsy DeVos to roll back school racial discrimination rules enacted by the Obama administration
According to NPR, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is set to eliminate a guidance provided by the Obama administration which was designed to reduce racial discrimination in the disciplinary action taken by schools.
How I learned to stop torturing myself in hopes of getting to “the good part” of bad entertainment
By Briana Lawrence Full disclosure: I used to love me some Roseanne back in the late 80s/90s. Like most fans, when ABC announced a new season, I wondered about what the Conners had been up to. At the time, I wasn’t in the know about Roseanne’s bigotry, but phew, did I get a crash course […]
Toxic masculinity & guns: Mother of victim says daughter rejected shooter before Texas slaughter
According to Sadie Rodriguez, the mother of 16-year-old school shooting victim Shana Fisher, her daughter was killed because she rejected the advances of shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis for four months, culminating in a final rejection in front of their class. Rodriguez told the Los Angeles Times, “A week later (Pagourtzis) opens fire on everyone he didn’t like, […]
I need white people to control their guns AND their sons
by Anonymous Response from the masses to recent mass shootings are, yet again, an avoidance of white violence and racism. In the wake of the shooting event at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Florida, citizens and elected officials have reignited the gun-control debate. Central to the debate is the accessibility of semi-automatic rifles—the weapons […]
We need to prioritize Black girls in the conversation about police in schools
April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month. We are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. This essay contains brief descriptions […]
March For Our Lives and the gun control debate are leaving Black children behind
by Jamila Mitchell If Black voices in a “movement” are auxiliary to everything, then it is not a “movement” that intends to end anti-Blackness, and is certainly not meant for Black people. Politics in America have proven that issues which affect predominantly Black people are not a priority, even in liberal social movements like March […]
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens calls for repealing the 2nd amendment
An unlikely source of an argument for repealing an amendment came in the form of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. The retired justice argued in the New York Times that the Parkland children who have become the faces of a new gun control movement weren’t going far enough. In his op-ed, Stevens establishes […]
11-year-old Naomi Wadler reminds America that movements for our lives must include Black girls and women
“I am here to say ‘never again’ for those girls, too!” 11-year-old Naomi Wadler said at the March for Our Lives rally in D.C. Saturday, spotlighting America’s need for a longer collective memory when victims are Black women and girls. Wadler’s speech earned the breakout success designation among nationwide marches and speeches for gun reform. “I represent […]