By Candice Bernd | Originally Published at Truthout July 2, 2014 10:12 | Photographic Credit; Yuri Arcurs (Shutterstock) Nicole Smith is terrified that her rapist, a former police officer, is up for parole soon and could be released from prison, possibly as early as September 2015. Smith's [...]
Photograph; A group of students outside of Normandy High School just moments after the bell rang at the end of school in Wellston, St. Louis County, Mo. Photo by Trymaine Lee for MSNBC By Trymaine Lee | Originally Published at MSNBC. July 1, 2014 The author is [...]
Updated: Welcome to Your Fair City – 11 Shocking Facts About America's Militarized Police Forces The events taking place this evening in Ferguson Missouri only serve to remind us of what has been an American "condition." The " war on drugs" began American Militarization. The “war on [...]
Photograph; Members of the University of California, Merced, Class of 2009 listen as first lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech on May 16, 2009. | David Paul Morris/Getty Images By Erin C.J. Robertson | Originally Published at The Root. June 26, 2014 12:01 PM Six years [...]
By Eddie S. Glaude Jr | Originally Published at The New York Times. Updated; June 23, 2014 2:16 PM | Photographic Credit; Residents of the historically African-American neighborhood of Harlem. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Black academics don’t have a “special obligation” to speak to [...]
By Michael Holzman, Guest Blogger and Presented By - Eric J. Cooper | Originally Published at Huffington Post. June 19, 2014 1:18 pm EDT Updated: June 19, 2014 5:59 am EDT In this piece, the author of the heralded Schott Foundation's report on African-American male achievement, weighs [...]
Tenure is Not the ProblemTeacher protections are not why poor schools are failing. Segregation is. By Richard D. Kahlenberg | Originally Published at Slate. June 13, 2014 On Tuesday, a California court struck down state teacher tenure and seniority protections as a violation of the [...]
Americans, for decades now, have aspired to be colorblind, just not completely. Oh we long to see pretty pink crocuses and yellow daffodils flowers bloom in the spring. We want to walk through tall green grasses and bathe in the bright sun. We want to wear colorful [...]
