School suspensions are intended to deter violence and punish students who demonstrate problematic behavior. Yet, when I interviewed 30 Black high school students in southeast Michigan who had been suspended from school and 30 of their parents, I learned that many students were suspended because school […]
NEW YORK (WABC) — This is shaping up to be the busiest travel weekend of 2020. But those numbers are still way down from what we are used to seeing. In fact, according to the Port Authority, officials are expecting a 71 percent decrease […]
(CNN)In the deadly fall wave of the 1918 flu pandemic, millions of people were doomed because they didn’t know what we know now about how viruses and respiratory illnesses spread. We might face a similar fate if some people continue to ignore what a century of […]
The Brazilian government fails to act, but solidarity and voluntary work are doing everything to save the Brazilian forest Photo credit: Marcele Becker By Viviane Faver The Pantanal forest is the largest continental wetland in the world. Formed by flood plains, it […]
By Viviane Faver Global leaders gathered this morning for the Opening Ceremony of New York’s Climate Week, which will be held until Saturday. Directed by the international organization, the Climate Group, ‘Climate Week NYC’, is the largest international climate summit this year. Ten themes organize […]
By Viviane Faver A black man was trialed and convicted – without concrete evidence – in a small town in North Carolina in the early 1970s by an all-white jury for the rape of a prominent local white executive’s white wife. This is the story […]
A couple was taken from a New York City ferry in handcuffs after refusing the captain’s order to wear masks and holding up the ferry’s departure for more than an hour while they stood defiantly on the top deck. Officers were called to the […]
By Madison Garrett The deeply misunderstood yet highly regarded civil rights activist Malcolm X once said “The most disrespected Black person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the […]
OPINION—As an actor on Tyler Perry’s BET’s drama series The Oval, going back to work in the midst of COVD-19, and the current racial justice movement, is a daunting idea. However, I feel extremely excited. I know that for all the perils we face, Tyler […]
By Andraéa LaVant OPINION—In the fight for racial justice and true liberation, if one of us is not free, none of us are. From fighting for justice in the LGBTQ+ community to fighting for women’s rights, it is important to fight for everyone […]
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