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FEMA doesn’t want that smoke, does about-face after announcing end to Puerto Rican recovery efforts
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 […]
Trans Activist Tiq Milan Explains the Importance of #Pride
June is Pride month which means that annual celebrations are happening in LGBTQIA+ communities, homes, and cities all over the country. While many are preparing to attend parades and other events, the country and world are steel in mourning after the tragic shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando which directly targeted queer folx. So, […]
The 2016 Oscar nominations prove the Academy’s diversity problem
For the second year in a row, the annual Oscars ceremony will be unmistakably…white. The Academy Award nominations were announced early Thursday morning. Snubs, no doubt, are expected. Upsets happen. But in the midst of growing criticism for Hollywood’s lack of diversity, it’s hard not seeing this year’s nominations as egregious erasure.
Supreme Court Decides Same-Sex Marriage is a Right for All in the United States
In a landmark 5-4 decision Friday, same-sex marriage became a legal constitutional right for all citizens in the United States of America. This ruling has been a source of intense debate and political action since 2008 when Proposition 8 passed, banning same-sex marriage in the State of California. Though this is a time for […]
Laverne Cox Has the Best Response to Caitlyn Jenner’s Photo Shoot
Laverne Cox took to her personal blog to express her thoughts on the responses to Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair photo shoot. “On May 29, 2014, the issue of timemagazine magazine which proclaimed the “Transgender Tipping Point” was revealed with me on the cover. June 1, 2015 a year and 3 days later, Caitlyn Jenner’s vanityfair […]
The Right to Be Angry: An Interview with the Founders of Black Poets Speak Out
By Mwende Katwiwa “I am a Black poet who will not stay silent while this nation murders Black people. I have a right to be angry” Poet and political activist Amiri Baraka once said, “the Black artist’s role is to aid in the destruction of America as he knows it”. In a recent piece penned for The […]
Report: in response to minority growth, whites becoming more conservative
Research supports the notion that by the year 2050, the nation will exist in its most diverse form ever. Whites will no longer be the majority, and according to a study conducted by the Associated for Psychological Science, the more fearful white Americans are of losing their majority status, the more conservative they become.
School Board candidate: ‘Ethnic students aren’t up to standards’
A candidate for Alaska’s school board in Anchorage has a theory on why the Anchorage School District is having financial problems. In an interview with Alaska Public Media, Don Smith, 75, compared the ethnic makeup of students in the district today to when he was in school.
Tamara Mowry still catching flack for her interracial marriage, tells critics to get over it
It’s been a rough couple of months for Tamara Mowry-Housley. Despite being half-white, the “Sister,Sister” actress has been criticized for choosing to marry a white man. But during a recent appearance on the “Bethenny” show, Mowry-Housley addressed her haters once and for all.
50 years later: a look at the war on poverty
Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a formal declaration to end poverty in America. The announcement came during his State of the Union address, and sought out to tackle to roots and consequences of being poor in the U.S. While some credit Johnson’s war on poverty as a success, many feel that […]
Beef: NBC commentator Touré calls CNN’s Don Lemon a ‘White leader’
Touré, Host of MSNBC’s “The Cycle,” apparently has a bone to pick with CNN Analyst Don Lemon. While ranting about white on white violence on Sunday, if that isn’t weird enough, the television personality released the following tweets: Sorry for the confusion folks. “White leaders” was meant to connote “leaders of white people” not “leaders […]
Mountain Dew Pulls Tyler, The Creator Ad After Accusations of Racism
Tyler, the Creator teamed up with Mountain Dew for an ad and…racism happened. Pepsi Co, which owns Mountain Dew, has pulled the ad. Watch it for yourself and tell us what you think…