Category: Social Issues
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused rape and abuse by singer Cassie Ventura
Sean “Diddy” Combs, was accused in a lawsuit Thursday of subjecting R&B singer Cassie to a yearslong relationship that included beatings and rape. Cassie, whose...
Government Program to Rebuild After Hurricane Katrina Shortchanged the Poor
For years, low-income residents of New Orleans have said the state’s Road Home program paid them less to rebuild their homes compared to wealthier residents. They were...
Saying “Sorry” leaves Dutch divided over The Netherlands Participation in Slavery
The Netherlands has apologised for its colonial past and the enslavement and exploration mandated by the Dutch state during the 17th-19th centuries. Dutch Prime Minister...
Will Smith’s Latest film ‘Emancipation’ is Historical Must See
Will Smith, 54, is on a nationwide screening tour of his upcoming Apple TV+ film, Emancipation, in which he stars as a real-life enslaved man, immortalized in the...
Queen Elizabeth’s death revives criticism of Britain’s Horrid Legacy of Colonialism
Critics are responding to “the relationship of the monarchy to systems of oppression, repression and forced extraction of labor, and particularly African labor,...
This Is America: Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis a Failure Decades in the Making
Racist Policies, Underfunding Have Left Jackson’s Residents at Risk. The United States state of Mississippi’s capital city, Jackson, is facing an unprecedented water...
Ford, Mellon and MacArthur Foundations Transfer Sole Ownership of Historic Ebony and Jet Photo Archive to Getty and NMAAHC
A consortium comprising the Ford Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Trust, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Smithsonian...
What is the The Democratic Paradox?
On Jan. 6, 2021, a group of self-professed patriots stormed the U.S. Capitol, a building last raided by the British during the War of 1812. Some in the group were...
How Black Americans View Race
A Poll Finds Black Americans View Race As Central To Their Identity. A large majority of Black Americans, 76 percent, say that being Black is extremely or very important...
Jay-Z and Fellow Hip Hop Artists Team Up to Block Rap Lyrics From Being Used in Court
According to Rolling Stone, Jay-Z is leading a list of music industry titans throwing their support behind a proposed New York state law that aims to stop prosecutors...
