Black Lives Matter – 10 Years Later

Black Lives Matter – 10 Years Later

By Victoria Falk, An Exclusive This Black History Month is an appropriate time to look back at the Black Lives Matter movement’s impact on the world and examine its relevance today. Three African-American females, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi, are credited with co-founding the Black Lives Matter social justice movement to fight racism […]

‘Southern Hospitality’ Doesn’t Always Apply to Black People, as Revealed in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

‘Southern Hospitality’ Doesn’t Always Apply to Black People, as Revealed in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery addresses pastors and supporters during Wall of Prayer event held outside of the Glynn County Courthouse. – Brunswick, GA USA – November 18 2021 (Shutterstock) By Barbara Harris Combs, The Conversation  The idea of community and who belongs and who does not was a common theme in the Jan. […]

George Floyd’s Funeral Hears Calls for Racial Justice

George Floyd’s Funeral Hears Calls for Racial Justice

Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery where George Floyd will be buried – Houston TX/USA – June 2020 (Shutterstock) By BBC The funeral of George Floyd, an African American whose death in police custody spawned global outrage, has heard impassioned pleas for racial justice. Speakers in the church in Houston, Texas, lined up to remember a man […]