Source: Nathan Howard / Getty Last week, Minneapolis police killed 22-year-old Amir Locke showing it’s not enough to “reign in” no-knock warrants. The practice needs to end. Associate director-counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Jani Nelson said Locke’s killing might have been prevented had Congress […]
Today’s students are imagining a world and career path far beyond what traditional systems are set up to provide. Design and creative hobbies have become more than just that – they are an opportunity for youth to explore a future that can become a […]
Source: Pool / Getty There’s a reason so many Black people hate America: Even when we get justice we know how quickly it can turn to justice-lite at best and injustice at worst (and as usual). Ahmaud Arbery‘s murderers were convicted and sentenced to […]
Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty Chris Brown is back in the news for allegedly engaging in rather heinous activity, so we must warn that the following may be triggering for some. A woman claims that the R&B singer drugged and sexually assaulted her, and […]
The two suspects in the Young Dolph murder case appeared before a judge without representation for the second time. The judge over the case gave them a week’s extension to secure lawyers, adding that if they don’t have attorneys by Feb. 4, he will hire a […]
By Victor Omondi Majority of us wanted every Cabbage Patch Kid doll when they first came out in the mid-’80s. Several people imagine they were equal to today’s American Girl Dolls that go for roughly $40 each. The dolls were one of the popular gifts for […]
“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah on Wednesday mocked podcaster Joe Rogan for his hot take on the term “Black.” Rogan, during a podcast episode this week with controversial professor Jordan Peterson, said that “unless you are talking to someone who is, like, 100% African from the darkest place where they […]
The debate over critical race theory has continued to affect how students across the country learn about the history of the United States and the controversy has played out once again in the state of Florida. A Florida school district canceled a college professor’s civil rights lecture for teachers […]
Bond for Oklahoma businessman charged with murder after he allegedly killed and later buried his employee under a septic tank has been revoked. The white man’s temporary freedom was rescinded following a trip to several establishments he was ordered to stay away from under the terms of […]
My first memory of time spent at The Roll Up CLT shakes out to become clearer like a polaroid capture. Through the haze of late summer on southern porches, I recall a curated kinship, community, and a shared love of Black art in close […]
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