By Leah Asmelash, CNN Ruby Nell Bridges, 6, was the first African American child to attend William Franz Elementary School in New Orleans after federal courts ordered the desegregation of public schools. (CNN) – Sixty years ago, Ruby Bridges walked to school escorted by four federal marshals as a White mob hurled insults at her. […]
By Kayla Greaves, In Style When I first heard the news of the CROWN Act just over a year ago, I was torn. On one hand, I was relieved that being chastised for wearing my hair as it naturally grows from my scalp would (hopefully) soon be a thing of the past. On the other, […]
By SPLC Center MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced that over 100 Confederate symbols have been removed since May 26, 2020 — the start of the protests following the police killing of George Floyd. The Whose Heritage? report’s data and map track public symbols of the Confederacy across the United States. Since […]
Black Lives Matter Protest at Clifton City Hall – Clifton, NJ – June 2, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jason Owens, AOL The Louisville police officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor escaped charges related to her death in a grand jury decision Wednesday, prompting widespread backlash and calls for accountability. Colin Kaepernick joined the protest on […]
Sign for Breonna Taylor with say her name at Black Lives Matter rally for George Floyd, a peaceful protest in Washington Square Park, New York City, NYC. – NEW YORK – JUNE 5, 2020 (Shutterstock) By MSN People in Louisville and across the country are unleashing their anger after a Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday […]
As companies around the world rush to implement diversity and inclusion programmes, the burden to launch these initiatives are unduly falling on employees of colour.
By Sheryl Nance-Nash, BBC Amid the unsettling reality of the Covid-19 pandemic, another major epidemic has had global citizens reeling: racism. The deaths of black Americans George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery ignited the Black Lives Matter movement in June, with protests that spread beyond US borders and around the world. In the wake […]
By Deadric T. Williams & Armon Perry, The Conversation While much of the world was sheltering in place in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans’ undivided attention was focused squarely on Minneapolis, Minnesota, where George Floyd was killed at the hands – and knees – of the police. Floyd’s murder evoked memories of […]
Friends – Most journeys have a beginning and endpoint, and today, we commemorate a march on this continual journey to justice, equity, and true freedom. This is a journey that began when the first Black people were brought, against their will, to the land that would become the United States of America. This is […]
By BBC Protests have erupted in the US state of Wisconsin after police shot a black man many times while responding to what they said was a domestic incident. The man, identified as Jacob Blake, was taken to hospital for surgery and is now in intensive care, his family said. Video posted online appears to […]
By Linda N. Numerous hateful activities and crimes occur yearly in the United States, triggered by reasons linked to religion, language spoken, skin color, who you choose to love, and so on. These biases, exhibited in various forms, are not limited to hate speeches, white supremacy activities, racism, and vandalism, a common feature that runs […]