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By Émelyne Museaux White women’s sovereignty has always been inextricably linked to the subjugation and exploitation of Black people. Research shows that 40% of slave owners were white women during US chattel slavery. According to history professor Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, most of these white women inherited slaves from their fathers and retained ownership of them […]

On Wednesday, Virginia’s attorney general, Mark Herring, revealed he and his friends wore “brown makeup”—Blackface—to a 1980 college party, dressed as their favorite rappers. Herring’s revelations add to the pile of controversies for Virginia’s top Democratic leadership.

University of Michigan Professor John Cheney-Lippold refused to write a recommendation letter for a student after he initially agreed. After revisiting the student’s request and realizing the application was for a study abroad program in Israel, Cheney-Lippold apologized and rescinded his support, citing his academic boycott of Israel, an apartheid state that is oppressing Palestinians.

As President Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May sat down for a meeting on Friday morning at Blenheim Palace, tens of thousands came out to protest the arrival of the United States’ President in central London.

Ever since hitting the campaign trail, President* Donald Trump has cited undocumented citizens immigrating from Mexico as a major part of any problem. To remedy this, he’s threatened to build a giant wall, kick out “bad hombres” and is now looking to take away the legal residence of people who came to the U.S. with […]

A Tennesee judge claims he was thinking about the kids when he offered to sterilize jail inmates. To help out, he also agreed to shorten their jail sentences by 30 days. The plan appeared to be a success as 32 women received implants that would help prevent pregnancy for four years and 38 men were […]

If gaining acceptance into Harvard College is one of the highest accomplishments in academics, is losing your admission one of the lowest? It likely feels that way for a group of students admitted into the class of 2021 who then lost their spots after founding a group chat plastered with racist and sexually explicit memes. 

In a move they say is in favor of “states rights,” the Department of Justice and Department of Education, with newly installed leadership, has rescinded Obama era advisory standards to let transgender children use the bathroom of their choice.

Black features and cultural practices have long been seen as “unprofessional,” especially our hair. Recently, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard a case do decide whether or not these often racialized preferences can be used by employers in hiring. According to NBCNews, the court found that it was not illegal for employers to refuse to hire […]

In a letter Dean of Students in the College John Ellison informed incoming first year students at the University of Chicago to expect an environment committed to freedom of inquiry and freedom of expression. He additionally warns students not to expect “intellectual safe spaces where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their […]

For the past thirteen days, the #LetUsBreathe Collective has been occupying Homan Square, the known Chicago Police black site where arrested individuals have been disappeared, tortured, and abused. The occupation began on Thursday, July 21st, following the national #FreedomNow Campaign against police unions and has continued in the style of a block party. #LetUsBreathe activists are […]

The WNBA was at the center of a national controversy after players were fined for supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement. While the league has withdrawn those fines, it’ll continue to be looked at as a step towards the wrong side of history. Players from multiple teams, in a league where a vast majority of […]