We were engaged in silent prayer when all that silence was broken by loud yelling and banging as the door crashed in. A group of young white Christian boys were attacking us. They threw things at us and called us names like “sheeny” and ‘kike.”“Go back to your country. You don’...
Jor’dell Richardson’s name joins a long list of too many other Black men and boys killed by the police, including people who have become household names for all the wrong reasons like Jayland Walker, Patrick Lyoya, Tamir Rice, Botham Jean, E.J. Bradford, and Michael Brown. But there ...
Old Navy is renowned for spreading goodness on Black Friday, and this social media post is no different. The brand advertised the famous $1 sock deal it runs every year, but it also promised to donate $1 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for every pair of socks bought. The added ...
I would love for Mike there to show me the one case where a white person be it man, woman or child who was killed by a black man and that black man was allowed to go home WITH the murder weapon the same night as the killing, and no further questions asked by the police of that ...
That Christmas, Sirius filled out a broomstick order form in Harry's name, with instructions to take the gold from his own vault at Gringotts and had Crookshanks take the order to the owl office for him. Sirius ordered Harry a Firebolt, to make up for all the birthday presents he'd miss...
Tell students to take a moment and write a reflection on the three things that they have learned about the non-violence movement and non-violent resistance. DAY FOUR: Deconstructing the March on Washington Motivation Tell the students that for the last three days the lessons that they have had...
Years ago I went to teach in an urban school in order to join black people in their quest for equality. I was naïve, unaware of my ignorance, and totally conscious of race. What I learned was to question: why always in black and white? Please look for
Accurately, and angrily pointing out that the names of the 14 women murdered in 1989 were not read out loud (yes, you read correctly), the same attendee, a white woman, wanted to take the mic and say their names. At this point several Native women had started drumming. “Lets grab the...
because I know it will come up – in 2021,Jhené Aiko’sChilombowas nominated for Album of the Year. While she does have African ancestry, I’m not 100% sure she identifies as Black, so I’ve excluded her. Apologies if I’m mistaken. But that album ain’t all that, so ...
In summary, meat, stout and an essential playlist of classics like Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey’s“The Horse, the Man and his Son,”or“Ero Mi Ko Lonso,”Tunde Nightingale and his Highlife Boys’ “The Bird That Sings All the Night,” Ayinla Omowura’s “Awa Ki ise Olo...