Black Lives Mater

The formal statement issued to the Sunshine State has left many African Americans feeling defeated — Being a Black person from the South, you get to see America’s growing pains up close and personal. Since the early days, the southern states have been characterized as the cornerstone of slavery and anti-black racism in America. Research has even confirmed that an environment once heavily dependent on slavery…

Have you watched a Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry movie lately? Far from being an exercise in right-wing police fantasy, they are actually a clinic on cutting through red-tape bullshit to assert a kind of broad and fair justice (aside from the alleged failures to read Miranda Rights and Illegal Searches). I…

Ida B. Wells — In this op-ed, civil rights activist Ida B. Wells reflects on the historical and ongoing systemic injustices that have made young Black men disproportionately vulnerable to the devastating impacts of COVID-19. Full article on our publication! News is History | Substack Satirical news site written by ancient deadies of the last millennia. Click to read News is History, a Substack…newsishistory.substack.com

Poor people need to be paid more, rich people need to be cut off from their exploitative systems and their free government money — In my latest of edition of “letters from Captain Obvious,” I’d like to address another foundational lie of the United States. It seems like every time I turn around, I have to listen to some other jerk scream, “poor people are lazy.” My cousin’s wife, who I’ve since blocked on…

By: Lauro Amezcua-Patino, MD, FAPA. Populism and social media in 2023 Populism and social media have become intertwined in modern politics and have had a profound impact on the way political campaigns are conducted and the way information is disseminated. …

Irrational fear of brown skin rationalizes our oppression — Do you remember Bernhard Goetz? On December 22, 1984, Bernhard Goetz shot four Black teenagers on a New York City subway train in response to one of them asking him for five dollars. Goetz had been robbed previously, and told the police “My intention was to murder them, to hurt…

Jordan Neely was a 30-year-old Black man with a history of mental illness. If you Google “subway train” his name will pull up, and so will the gut-wrenching details surrounding his cold-blooded murder at the hands of a passenger — a white man who decided to take matters into his…

Exposing The Racial Biases That Live Within The Black Communities — The Color Of My Skin The issue of racism is one that has plagued society for centuries. It is a problem that manifests itself in various forms, from subtle discrimination to outright violence. However, one area where racism is…

They are supposed to be examples to children — Most people claim that they are not racists. Even though many people have biases toward other people or groups of people, most would not admit to being racist. Sometimes their actions will catch up to them as they show their true colors. A high school vice principal working with young…