Author Radley Balko, an investigative journalist and the author of the book Rise of the Warrior Cop, is asked about police using the so-called no-knock warrants. In the middle of the night on March 13, Breonna Taylor was lying in her bed when she was shot at least eight times by police. Trace events backwards
2020 has been a year of growth and clarity for African people across the globe. Are we recognizing the power that we have collectively? Do we understand that it is our time to lead? Let us take a moment to reflect on some very important facts. The African Institute for Development Policy (AIDP) released a
57 years have passed since the historical civil rights gathering at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. In that moment, the words of Martin Luther King Jr. echoed across crowds of passionate organizers from across America. The dream was equality and justice for all Americans, today we march on for the same cause. “Systemized oppression
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to serve on a major party’s presidential ticket made history last week when Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee, announced that she would serve as his running mate. While much of the national and local news centered around the selection of Senator Harris, California political insiders
When rapper and producer, Kanye West, boldly made the claim that “slavery was a choice” he was met with fury and criticism from the Black community. This statement was made is 2018, and two years later we are reckoning with the fact that Kanye is not alone in his perception of Black history or the
Saying yes to prop 16 gives you the opportunity to actually allow people’s character to shine before our country’s history shuts the door. Denying them opportunities for the way they look, where they live, or any other systematic stereotype. Affirmative ACTION, invites people and institutions to get to know people through their character, if we
A Critical Analysis: Reverse Reparations Perhaps? Nick’s rant came at a price most of aren’t willing to pay. Every aspect of his firing fiasco is both ironic and sad. The irony in the sense that his shown remorse came in cash as if he had something to atone for. In the form of a check
We can no longer make the mistake of letting our efforts loseefficiency because our leaders are no longer able to doefficient work. We, Black people, must start thinking morecritically about the strategies and tactics that will carry us intoa more elevated and conscious space. If we are not preparingthose after us to become powerful, well-equipped
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By Aaliyah Williams The FBI investigated a racial incident that occurred during the weekend of July 4th at Lake Monroe, Indiana. Vauhxx Booker, a black man, was pinned against a tree by a white men group as his friends watched in horror. The group had been on their way to a park to watch the
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