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The Real Black and White Problem in America
The Real Black and White Problem in America
Chris Hill
Chris Hill
May 14, 2015
Tear Down that Wall
Tear Down that Wall
Cameron Alford
Cameron Alford
May 14, 2015
Charleston, 6/17
Charleston, 6/17
Chaédria LaBouvier
Chaédria LaBouvier
Jun 17, 2015
A Boston Tea Party for Black America
A Boston Tea Party for Black America
Mattias Lehman
May 5, 2015
How Fear Perpetuates Racial Prejudice
“A writer? That’s dope! I love how you said that with confidence: I’m a writer. You do you, man; don’t let the white man keep you down.”…
Mattias Lehman
May 14, 2015
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Soul Snatchers: How the NYPD’s 42nd Precinct, the Bronx DA’s Office, and the City of New York…
Soul Snatchers: How the NYPD’s 42nd Precinct, the Bronx DA’s Office...
What I’m about to tell you is the most painful, traumatic, outrageous, outlandish, over-the-top story of government sanctioned police…
Shaun King
Aug 21, 2017
Why Ta-Nehisi Coates Wrongly Labeled Bernie Sanders as Indirectly Representing White Supremacy in…
Why Ta-Nehisi Coates Wrongly Labeled Bernie Sanders as Indirectly R...
When dealing with Ta-Nehisi Coates’ recent two perspectives on feeling presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ comments on reparations…
Andrew Jerell Jones
Jan 28, 2016
Sandra Bland Lives In Tragic Technicolor
Sandra Bland Lives In Tragic Technicolor
Sandra Bland was found dead in her jail cell in Waller County, Texas on July 13, 2015. She was twenty-eight years old. Three days before…
Ezinne Ukoha
Dec 23, 2015
The Soul-Crushing Nature of Systemic Racism
The Soul-Crushing Nature of Systemic Racism
In the news that we’ve seen as of late, you could stand there, surrender to the cops, and still be killed.
Mattias Lehman
Aug 7, 2015
The Gravity of Death: The Critical Element Missing from the “Black Lives Matter” Conversation
The Gravity of Death: The Critical Element Missing from the “Black ...
By: @LathaniaB
Lathania Butler, PhD.
Aug 5, 2015
Introducing: The newest of America’s stupid unwritten rules
Introducing: The newest of America’s stupid unwritten rules
Given the weekly hashtags raising awareness of police brutality victims, many of my dear conservative Facebook friends felt obligated to…
Markus Hüfner
Aug 5, 2015
Simple Reasons Why Force is Not a Fair Response to“Rude” Civilians
Simple Reasons Why Force is Not a Fair Response to“Rude” Civilians
By Lathania Brown
Lathania Butler, PhD.
Jul 26, 2015
Sandra Bland and the Death of the Police Myth
Sandra Bland and the Death of the Police Myth
Sandra Bland was a 28-year old woman who was traveling to a new job and was not committing a crime. After her interaction with American…
Eric Garland
Jul 22, 2015
All Our Euphemisms are Like Filthy Rags
All Our Euphemisms are Like Filthy Rags
Keisha E McKenzie
Keisha E McKenzie
Jun 29, 2015
The Four Lies You’re Going to Hear About the Charleston Massacre
The Four Lies You’re Going to Hear About the Charleston Massacre
You’re about to hear a bunch of reflexive and totally fallacious tropes about that pasty genetic malfunction down in Carolina that so hated…
Eric Garland
Jun 19, 2015
Church Is Supposed To Be Safe
Church Is Supposed To Be Safe
Reflections From A Church Girl In The Wake Of The Charleston Massacre
Cherise McBride
Jun 19, 2015
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