TRUMP WANTS TO IGNORE AMERICA’S RACIST HISTORY. Does anybody really think that President Trump understands “critical race theory?” Do you believe he has read or contemplated “The 1619 Project?” Trump […]
‘RACIST’ SHAMPOO ADVERTISEMENT SPARKS PROTESTS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Protesters have gathered outside several pharmacy chain stores in South Africa in reaction to a shampoo advertisement slammed by the critics as […]
TIKTOK AND THE EVOLUTION OF DIGITAL BLACKFACE. It is May 19, an ordinary day during a global pandemic, and Brianna Blackmon is just waking up in her bedroom in Columbia, […]
WHAT’S MISSING FROM CORPORATE STATEMENTS ON RACIAL INJUSTICE? THE REAL CAUSE OF RACISM. On August 31, Airbnb launched Project Lighthouse, an initiative meant to “uncover, measure, and overcome discrimination” on the […]
DELTA STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH BLACK PASSENGER AFTER SHE WAS HARASSED ON FLIGHT BY A BLUE LIVES KAREN. A Black woman harassed by a white passenger on her Delta flight […]
KAMALA HARRIS SEES HBCU’S AS ‘FAMILY’. HOW DO THEY SEE HER? Sen. Kamala Harris announced her bid for president on Martin Luther King Day, the holiday honoring one the world’s […]
JACOB BLAKE SPEAKS PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE POLICE SHOOTING. Blake, who is Black, was shot in the back by a white police officer on Aug. 23 after walking […]
LEXUS CROWNS ITS FIRST-EVER AFRICAN WINNER FOR ITS PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL DESIGN AWARD. Kenyan design studio BellTower has been named Grand-Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award for its innovative clean-water collection […]
BLACK LABOR LEADERS ARE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER. Labor Day 2020 comes at a time of unprecedented racial, political, and economic upheaval in the United States. The … actions […]
BLOOMBERG PLEDGES $100 MILLION TO MEDICAL SCHOOLS AT 4 HBCUS. Businessman and former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg … announced that his charitable organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies,has committed to giving $100 million to […]
MORE THAN 750 PROTESTERS ARRESTED IN PORTLAND SINCE PROTESTS BEGAN 100 YEARS AGO. Law enforcement officers have arrested more than 750 protesters in Portland, Oregon, since the near-nightly demonstrations began […]
THE NEXT PANDEMIC STIMULUS MUST BE RACE-CONSCIOUS. As Congress struggles to agree on a new stimulus bill to support people during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s vital that we recognize what didn’t […]
RACE, HISTORY AND RIGHTEOUS ANGER ON VIEW IN SOLO SHOW. Atlanta-based artist Horace Imhotep in his exhibition “Lion, Tigers, Bears and a Draco” at The Gallery by Wish sometimes sacrifices […]
IN RURAL OREGON, THREATS AND BACKLASH FOLLOW RACIAL JUSTICE PROTESTS. Shortly after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, 28-year-old Josie Stanfield organized a Black Lives Matter protest in the Central Oregon […]
BEYONCÉ DONATES AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION TO SMALL BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES. Mega-superstar and philanthropist Beyonce has made an additional donation earmarked for Black-owned small businesses to the tune of $1 million […]
ROBBED AND RESTORED: THE ANTI-RACIST LITTLE LIBRARY IS INSPIRING A A NEIGHBORHOOD. Kristen Berthiaume created the Anti-Racist Little Library to educate her community. She and her family placed anti-racist books […]