culture
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Another Mistrial After an Unarmed Black Man Is Killed: Sam Dubose Case Proves We Must Force Justice
The mistrial of former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing in the shooting death of Sam Dubose is the latest reminder that in the eyes of many, black lives don’t matter. On Saturday, Judge Megan Shanahan declared a mistrial after a jury of six white men, four white women and two black women failed…
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We Are the Future Our Ancestors Fought For
Since Tuesday, I have read countless posts from Facebook friends sharing some of the racist experiences they have endured since Donald Trump was elected president. Many of them express hurt and pure shock at being called the n-word, being told to go back to Africa or Mexico, or being taunted and targeted for how they…
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Come On, White People: We Need More Than Safety Pins to Make Us Feel Safe
I don’t even know where to begin here. Let’s do the short version: Last Tuesday, America elected Donald Trump—a man many consider to be a racist, sexist bigot—to lead the United States. Since Trump’s election, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit group that monitors hate groups and other extremists throughout the United States, has…
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Bomani Jones to Host The Root 100 2016 Gala
The Root 100 is one of the biggest parties with a purpose that celebrates black excellence, activism and contributions to the world. This year’s list includes influential black people who have been responsible for some of the year’s most significant cultural moments, social movements and big ideas. Infiniti will serve as the presenting sponsor of…
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Soundtrack for Survival: 10 Songs to Help You Through a Trump Presidency
I was in the fourth grade when my white best friend told me a racist joke. “Why are black people so dark?” he asked a group of us at lunch, with a mischievous grin. I looked at him dumbfounded. I put down my milk box, wiped what had dribbled down from the corners of my…
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Black Professors Speak Out After Trump Victory About the Routine Racism of Academia
Editor’s note: Once a month, this column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. “You don’t pray for an easy road; you pray for a strong back.” This is how one professor responded to the question, “What has it been like to be a black…
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Unique Views Podcast, Episode 18: Not My President
On Tuesday the world as we knew it changed. The orange-tanned man, with the viciously thin comb-over, became the president-elect. On Wednesday it rained, proving that even God wasn’t cool with this. Are we in for it? Of course we are. During his candidacy, Donald Trump offended everyone who wasn’t a white male, and somehow…
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HTGAWM: 5 WTF Moments That Almost Trumped Trump’s Election
This week’s episode of How to Get Away With Murder took us back to the week before the fateful fire. Annalise’s gang reached new levels of dysfunction, leaving us like, “WTF?!” When Annalise found out that Frank was back in town, she told Laurel, “You tell that bastard that if he comes anywhere near me,…
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'Push Through': A 3rd-Grade Teacher's Lesson to Her Students in the Midst of Election Unrest
There have been a lot of mixed emotions since the announcement of Donald Trump’s presidential-election win Tuesday. People have expressed outrage, despair, denial and just a general sense of hopelessness, even after Trump had a cordial meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday to discuss the transition. In the midst of all this,…