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Opinion: On Mary “Unique” Spear’s Death & The Black Men Who Allowed It

When We Ignore or Excuse Street Harassment, Could That Be a Crime?Complicity? Duplicity? What Do We See? We see people defend their own kind. It happens all the time – out on the streets, in classrooms, in cyberspace, in facebook posts, blogs, and tweets. Our locker rooms [...]

Opinion: On Mary “Unique” Spear’s Death & The Black Men Who Allowed It2016-11-29T17:37:34-05:00

Shame of the Nation: The Fight to Keep Children Locked Up for Life

By Heather Ann Thompson | Originally Published at Huffington Post. October 6, 2014 5:59 am EDT | Juvenile Life Without Parole Photographic Credit; American Civil Liberties Union If 11-year-old Jordan Brown had yet had the opportunity in school to learn about the United Nations, it probably wouldn't [...]

Shame of the Nation: The Fight to Keep Children Locked Up for Life2016-11-29T17:37:34-05:00

10 Things White Feminists Should Know To Better Understand Intersectionality

By Tiffanie Drayton | Originally Published at The Frisky. October 6, 2014 Politically and socially, the most powerful demographic, with the exception of White men, is White women. Though still underrepresented in key economic and power positions, White women enjoy numerous social benefits, maintain political power as [...]

10 Things White Feminists Should Know To Better Understand Intersectionality2016-11-29T17:37:34-05:00

Student Protests Are A Bigger Deal Than You Think

By Jeff Bryant | Originally Published at Campaign For America's Future. October 2, 2014 | Parents, residents, and teachers protest history curriculum. Jefferson County Schools. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) When hundreds of high school students across a suburban school district outside of Denver, Colo. recently walked [...]

Student Protests Are A Bigger Deal Than You Think2016-11-29T17:37:35-05:00

A Sperm Bank Tests For Racism – Result: Positive

By Chocolate, Pomp, And Circumstance | Originally Published at Medium. on October 2, 2014 An Ohio couple, Jennifer Cramblett and Amanda Zinkon, whose child, Payton, is “obviously biracial” because of a mix-up at a sperm bank, is suing that sperm bank. The Sperm Bank Fucked* Up [...]

A Sperm Bank Tests For Racism – Result: Positive2016-11-29T17:37:35-05:00

Voter Suppression: How Bad? (Pretty Bad)

This article is from the Fall 2014 issue of the The American Prospect magazine. For the first time in decades, voters in nearly half the country will find it harder to cast a ballot in the upcoming elections. Voters in 22 states will face tougher [...]

Voter Suppression: How Bad? (Pretty Bad)2016-11-29T17:37:35-05:00

When Dress Code Violations Turn to Student Shaming

By John Spencer | Originally Published at EducationReThink. September 27, 2014 I write this as a dad thinking about what will happen if my daughter someday breaks dress code. I’d like to think that I can avoid it, but I know that parents don’t always have control [...]

When Dress Code Violations Turn to Student Shaming2016-11-29T17:37:35-05:00

Here’s Some History Behind That ‘Angry Black Woman’ Riff the NY Times Tossed Around

What do we teach our children when we do not know our history?Here’s Some History... By Blair L.M. Kelley | Originally Published at TheRoot. September 25, 2014 | Viola Davis stars in ABC’s new series How to Get Away With Murder. COURTESY OF ABC The pernicious nature [...]

Here’s Some History Behind That ‘Angry Black Woman’ Riff the NY Times Tossed Around2016-11-29T17:37:35-05:00

Dear White Folks, Please Stop Being So ‘Surprised’ and ‘Shocked’ When White Cops Shoot Unarmed Black People

By chaunceydevega | Originally Published at Chauncey DeVega. September 24, 2014 Several weeks ago, Levar Jones, a black motorist, was shot by a white South Carolina state trooper named Sean M. Groubert while complying with the latter's request that he present his drivers license for inspection. This [...]

Dear White Folks, Please Stop Being So ‘Surprised’ and ‘Shocked’ When White Cops Shoot Unarmed Black People2016-11-29T17:37:36-05:00
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