Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out her House GOP colleagues who voted against establishing “Juneteenth” as a federal holiday. “They were all men and they were all white. Like all white men. There weren’t even women. Like no diversity in it,” AOC told TMZ in an on-the-street interview […]
A Black woman who was a cashier at an Atlanta area supermarket was shot and killed for asking a customer to put on a face mask. LaQuitta Willis, 41, died on Monday in a triple shooting at the Big Bear Supermarket in Decatur, GA., according to […]
“I never imagined me sharing my art and talking about racial injustice with my team would lead to this.” The San Jose Sharks caught some heat on Wednesday after the NHL team tweeted a picture of their shark logo biting through a slave’s chains for Juneteenth. […]
“In the FBI’s view, the top domestic violent extremist threat comes from racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists, specifically those who advocated for the superiority of the white race” The Biden administration says it will enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists, including the […]
Dr. Dre and music industry mogul Jimmy Iovine have joined forces to launch a new public high school in South L.A. that will open in Fall 2022. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Dr. Dre said he wants to reach “the inner-city kid, the younger me.” He added: “Here’s a place that […]
Racism is always on the job. In Portland, Oregon, the bust of a Black enslaved laborer named York, who accompanied Merriweather Lewis and William Clark on their expeditions throughout North America beginning in 1804, was defaced by a white woman on Tuesday. The incident that […]
The clashes mirror fights underway throughout the U.S. Nevada has become the latest flashpoint in a national debate over how to teach students about racism and its role in U.S. history, with parents clashing over curriculum proposals. People wore MAGA hats and waved signs outside […]
The new site manager for the Historic Latta Plantation in North Carolina clearly didn’t understand his Juneteenth assignment. With one event, Ian Campbell, who is Black, proved the problem with ignoring historical accuracy in education. It’s also a reminder about why maybe plantation tourism should not exist. The […]
The National Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations on behalf of our affiliate groups proclaim our unwavering support of our Native American brethren by supporting the passage of the Remove the Stain Act. The Act pursues rescinding Medals of Honor awarded to those American soldiers who perpetrated the […]
A Minneapolis woman is dead after a man drove his car into a group of people who were peacefully protesting against police violence. According to the New York Times, the group had gathered on Sunday night to protest the death of Winston Smith, who was fatally shot by U.S. Marshals […]
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