From one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, who helped turn a hashtag into global movement, comes a poetic memoir and reflection on humanity co-authored with award-winning author, journalist and activist, Asha Bandele. Necessary and timely, When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir…
The 27-year-old activist whose father’s killing sparked a national outcry did not die at the hands of police like him. But her death is still an outrage that speaks to…
Addressing our systems of white supremacy cannot be dismissed as “identity politics.” By Zenobia Jeffries, Yes Magazine — “Moved by the need for control, for an unchallenged top tier, the…
In 2016, Hopkins students and community members participated in a Black Lives Matter demonstration. By Peter Ji — Associate Professor of Philosophy Chris Lebron spoke about his latest book The…
On Wednesday August 23rd, people gathered at the offices of the National Football League [NFL| in Manhattan NYC. By some accounts 3-4 thousand people attended. The rally was in support of quarterback, Colin Kaepernick who refused to stand for the Star Spangled Banner prior to the beginning of the football game but instead choose to kneel rather than pay homage to the flag that represents the racism which is so prevalent against the Black population in the United States, especially in the murder of Black people by police, a crime that goes unpunished. As a result of his doing…
By Shanelle Matthews Last year’s presidential campaign trail banter was not unlike that of election year’s past, in that it was full of nasty, backhanded, gender-based undercuts aimed at delegitimizing…
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., ONH (August 17, 1887 – June 10, 1940), was a Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a proponent of the Pan-Africanism movement,…
For a few weeks in Portland, I got a glimpse of what real solidarity looks like. By Donnell Alexander It was in a place of mourning that we Portlanders learned…
By Justin Gomer and Christopher Petrella On July 3, The Boston Globe published a controversial, if predictable, op-ed entitled “In Defense of White Males.” The piece, written by novelist Roland Merullo, is rife with the…
The Legacy of Frederick Douglass and other 19th Century Freedom Fighters. In the Spirit of Frederick Douglass, 19th Century Women Freedom Fighters. In the Spirit of Frederick Douglass, John Brown Lives! – Vantage…
The legacy of Tupac Shakur, Bill Maher’s use of the N-word: Should Black Folk be Concerned, and an Open Forum with the audience – Vantage Point Radio Show hosted by Dr….
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