As we cry on the heels of another police shooting of an unarmed African-American, Indiana and Arkansas show the way for a necessary change Every time there is a critique of young Black activists raising the issue of #BlackLivesMatter, there seems to come another example of what the fuss is all about. America: meet the […]
It’s hard to go to a newsstand and not see Kerry Washington somewhere in the mix. Now she’s on the cover of Ebony magazine, looking slightly different than usual. And not in the same way as that recent InStyle magazine cover that stirred up controversy. Instead of her signature shoulder-length locks, Scandal’s leading lady is sporting a bold […]
We’re quickly approaching the end of another Black History Month, and the conversation surrounding the necessity for Carter G. Woodson’s ode to black excellence is just as intense as it was when we ushered in February four weeks ago. In short, some people are upset that it still exists. Like this guy: And this person: https://twitter.com/paragon_1/status/570409427649630208 […]
In a tribute fit for Black History Month, a handful of musicians took to the 57th annual Grammy Awards stage in a purposeful and powerful show of activism through music to get one important message across — black lives do, indeed, matter. The shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Mo. — the catalyst for […]
It’s been nearly three years since a neighborhood watch volunteer fatally shot a Florida teenager walking home after picking up a bag of Skittles and an Arizona canned drink from a convenience store. And on Feb. 5, 2015, that teenager would have celebrated a birthday. His name is Trayvon Martin. And as the date of his […]
Here’s a little positivity. This spring, Dartmouth College will offer a new and necessary #BlackLivesMatter course that will focus on race, violence, disenfranchisement, and inequality in African-American history. According to The Dartmouth, the school’s student newspaper, about 15 of the university’s professors will teach separate sections of the class, “10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMatter,” from different academic […]
Two years ago, 18-year-old Ramarley Graham was fatally shot by an NYPD officer in his grandmother’s bathroom. An unarmed Graham was chased down by the cop, who suspected the teen of participating in a drug deal. Now, the Grahams have agreed to a $3.9 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit against NYC. Gawker reports: Graham’s estate, the Daily […]
D’Angelo and his band hit SNL last night and it was pretty epic. Not only because of the talent that D’Angelo is, but because they were all wearing “Black Lives Matter” t-shirts while performing. [BuzzFeed] We all loved “Earned It” and now The Weeknd is dropping another tune from the Fifty Shades of Grey movie soundtrack. […]
The summer of 2014 was arguably one of the most transformative in recent history — the nation saw a resurgence of resistance against injustice and police brutality following the death of a number of unarmed black people at the hands of law enforcement and, as a result, electrified a movement that doesn’t seem to be slowing down […]
So this happened. Fox News host Bill O’Reilly took some time to tell oppressed people how to be oppressed Thursday night while responding to reports that the U.S. Department of Justice will not recommend civil rights charges be filed against the Ferguson police officer who killed an unarmed Michael Brown Jr. last year. Scolding protesters […]
Activist groups nationwide took to the streets on the first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday since the police killings that left multiple unarmed black men dead last year to walk in the civil rights icon’s footsteps and invoke the same call for justice Dr. King did during the 1960s. It’s a disheartening parallel — […]
At the start of the year, a delegation of freedom fighters for black liberation representing Black Lives Matter, The Dream Defenders, the Black Youth Project 100, New York Justice League, and more traveled to Palestine to stand in solidarity with those living under Israeli occupation. The 10-day trip — co-organized by Dream Defenders’ legal and policy director, Palestinian American Ahmad […]
