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Senate Democrats Draft Resolution Condemning White Supremacy
In response to the Trump-encouraged coup attempt in Washington, D.C., last month, Senate Democrats are drafting a resolution condemning white supremacy. Axios reports that the resolution, whose lead sponsor is Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), will be introduced Tuesday. Keep in mind that Trump’s impeachment trial on the charges of “incitement of the insurrection” begins next…
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Husband of Los Angeles County District Attorney Faces Gun Charges for Pointing Gun at Black Lives Matter Protesters
In March, a group of Black Lives Matter activists knocked on the door of L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s home to invite her to a community meeting. Her husband, David Lacey, is now facing gun charges for pulling a pistol out on the activists. NBC News reports that David Lacey has been charged with…
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Virginia Schools Are Changing Their Confederate Names Because Honoring Slavery Is No Way to Teach History
White people want to have it both ways. They want so badly for Black people to understand that “the past is the past” and that “slavery is over,” but they also want desperately to cling to every monument and flag that celebrates institutions of oppression. They also apparently enjoy having things named for leaders of…
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Acid Attack on Milwaukee Man Investigated As Hate Crime
A Milwaukee man is afraid to live in his own city after being attacked with acid outside of a Mexican restaurant on Friday night. At a Saturday press conference with city officials and activists, Mahud Villalaz, showed second-degree burns on his face and shared the shocking encounter with a deranged fool who threw acid on…
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Why Did a Georgia School District Ban This No. 1 Bestseller About Race?
While all of this might sound like innocuous content for a high school student, one Georgia school district disagrees.
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Milwaukee Community Offers $25,000 Reward After Young Activist Is Killed in Drive-By
Last Saturday, Quanita “Tay” Jackson was organizing a youth basketball tournament in Moody Park, Milwaukee. The purpose of the event was to promote peace; though only 20-years-old, Jackson had already made a name for herself as an anti-violence activist and organizer. A day later, Jackson was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting, across the…
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Death of Civil Rights Activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph Ruled a Homicide
Authorities have revealed the cause of death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, a beloved activist and pillar of her Baton Rouge, La., community. According to Buzzfeed News, a preliminary autopsy conducted by the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office determined that the 75-year-old died of “traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation.” Her death has been ruled a homicide. Coroner…
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‘Save Yourself’: Oprah Joins Stacey Abrams, Mae Jemison and More at the 10th Annual Women in the World Summit
“We women people, we are used to saving other folk; we’ve been doing it a very long time,” said Oprah Winfrey, keynote speaker of the 2019 Women in the World Summit on Wednesday night. “And we need to first and foremost honor the sacred time of saving ourselves because that is where our greatest power…
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Internationally Known: On International Women's Day, Watch Tarana Burke and Ava DuVernay Accept VH1 Trailblazer Honors
They’re well known for blazing trails within our community, but two of our favorite women, Ava DuVernay and Tarana Burke, have also been honored as 2019 VH1 Trailblazers. The VH1 Trailblazer Honors, which will air this year on International Women’s Day, pay tribute to the #MeToo founder and award-winning filmmaker, both steadfast activists, along with…