17 Search results for "premeditated"

Saudis finally admit journalists death was premeditated, but questions still remain over crown prince’s involvement
One day after the Saudi government denied killing U.S. based Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who had been critical of it, the New York Times is reporting that they are now calling the murder of Khashoggi premeditated, as the Turkish government had already been claiming. This represents the latest in a shifting story weaved by […]
School shooter Nikolas Cruz charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder for FL massacre
On Valentine’s Day, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz regenerated an all too rapidly returning national grief cycle. The South Florida man stormed into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle and executed 17 people. By early Thursday morning, Cruz was booked into a Broward County jail and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. […]
Why Black pain will never disarm white supremacy
A nursing book was recalled in 2017 because of the racist way that it discussed pain; how it is felt, how it is interpreted, and how it should be understood by physicians, and therefore, how it should ultimately be treated. This entry, entitled “Cultural Differences in Response to Pain,” included sections on “Arabs/Muslims,” “Asians,” “Blacks,” […]
American “heroism” in times of crisis highlights just how disposable we are to the state
by Donnie Moreland As a boy, I remember learning about firefighters. I found their work as spectacular as the graphic novels, and Saturday morning superheroes, which crowded my daydreams. There was no difference between the cape and their fire helmet. And there were enough Black men, dawning the garb and colors of the local fire […]
‘The Sinner’ and why white killers are imagined as victims easier than the Black & killed
Editor’s Note: Contains spoilers for The Sinner and Seven Seconds “When a boy that young kills, it’s really never just his fault.” — Detective Harry Ambrose, USA’s hit series The Sinner “The threat just became incredible. I had to make the decision fast because Frank and I were in immediate danger. We were easy targets… […]
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 […]
Woman told FBI that Nikolas Cruz might carry out a massacre one month before Florida shooting
While America grieves with the Parkland community and generally supports the survivors-turned-activists in the South Florida community, some implore the nation to also support gun reform activists when they are mostly or solely Black and Brown people. Amidst these pushes and political pressures, a troubling transcript has been brought to light. According to the transcript, […]
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 […]
Decolonizing empathy: why our pain will never be enough to disarm white supremacy
A nursing book was recalled this year because of the racist way that it discussed pain; how it is felt, how it is interpreted, and how it should be understood by physicians, and therefore, how it should ultimately be treated. This entry, entitled “Cultural Differences in Response to Pain,” included sections on “Arabs/Muslims,” “Asians,” “Blacks,” […]
How the FBI’s “Black Identity Extremist” label feeds into our willingness to throw Black radicals under the bus
Last week, I was banned from Facebook for the second time. That this has only happened twice in seven years is a small miracle, given Facebook’s well-documented penchant for censoring the words of Black thinkers and writers, and my history of publishing some of my most controversial thoughts as statuses on the platform. This time, […]
Stay Mad Then! : In Defence of The Right To Be Angry
On Kanye West, Azealia Banks and a call for a deeper reading of their rage. By Jay Dodd Kanye’s narrative has been riddled with often sloppily generalised tantrums. While we must hold him accountable to his “seat at the table aspirations,” we often, as consumers of his frequency of Blackness, only hear him as whiny child begging […]
Cafe Society to host Stand Your Ground talk in light of Dunn verdict
The Cafe Society in Chicago will be meeting on Wednesday, March 12 at Ron’s Barber Shop 6058 W North Ave. at 5pm and Friday March 14 at NiteCap Coffee Bar 1738 W 18th St. at 6pm to discuss the implications of the controversial Stand Your Ground law. This is community conversation, set to take place […]