Category: Social Issues
Israel continues to carry out a wave of Arrests of Palestinians
In May 2021, at least 3,100 Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and 1948 occupied territories were arrested during random and organised Israeli arrest campaigns,...
Whitehouse to Sign a Bill declaring Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of...
White House Announces New Actions to Build Black Wealth and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap
One hundred years ago, the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as “Black Wall Street,” was ruthlessly attacked by a violent white...
Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure dispute increases pressure on UNC
Justified pressure on trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to grant tenure to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones continued to mount...
Louisiana State Police Release disturbing video of the Violent arrest of Ronald Greene
The Associated Press on Wednesday published edited body camera footage from Greene’s arrest on May 10, 2019, following a pursuit that may have started with Greene...
9 African-American Entrepreneurs Who Helped Build Tulsa’s Black Wall Street
Before the Tulsa Race Massacre, the city’s African American district thrived as a community of business leaders and visionaries. As more is learned about the Tulsa...
Community Activists Call for justice at Andrew Brown Jr.’s Funeral
The Rev. Al Sharpton issued a powerful call for transparency and the release of body camera footage at the funeral Monday for Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and...
Report: Protecting Against Police Brutality
Foreword The protest movement sparked by George Floyd’s killing last year has forced a nationwide reckoning with a wide range of deep-rooted racial inequities — in...
Ryan Coogler Confirms Filming of Black Panther 2 In Atlanta, Georgia
Director Ryan Coogler will still be filming Black Panther 2 for Marvel and Disney in Atlanta, Georgia which follows all the controversy surrounding the state voting. In...
Does Derek Chauvin’s verdict give hope to Black America?
Relief, even if fleeting and momentary, is a feeling that Black Americans have rarely known in America: From slavery to Jim Crow segregation to enduring punishments for...
