Coming soon from McKinney, Texas Police Productions, it’s the next summer horror science fiction cop flick, Attack of the 14-Year-Old Black Girl! A frightening teen girl in a bikini terrorizes the police force of a small Texas suburb, making them respond with excessive force and [...]
Black Mothers
empathy2016-11-29T17:39:13-05:00Black Mothers remember you are warriors the root of African Nations courageous resilient resolute you hold truth on your side you are light in the devastation makers of ways when there are none your existence is revolutionary their institutions will try and convince you to chew [...]
Aja Monet’s #SayHerName Poem Asks All to Remember
Aja Monet2016-11-29T17:39:13-05:00Piercing through the silence a strong and ardent voice emerges. The Poet, Aja Monet is heard to say, “Melissa Williams, Darnisha Harris, Michelle Cassell.” These are the names of many of the girls and women who were injured or killed by police. Sadly, too few have heard [...]
Baltimore Resident Visually Documents Amidst the Blaze and Pain Peace was Always Present
Devin Allen2016-11-29T17:39:13-05:00Baltimore Mourns Fighting for the Future ::::: #ripfreddiegray #blacklivesmatter #Baltimore ::: #DVNLLN A photo posted by KnownNobody ◼️◾️▪️ (@bydvnlln) on Apr 23, 2015 at 2:53pm PDT Would you lay down for the Cause :::: don't talk my head off I'm just just playing my [...]
How To Win the War on Sexual Assault
Walnut Bowl2016-11-29T17:39:13-05:00The Walnut Bowl draws comics at www.thewalnutbowl.com | Follow Walnut Bowl @thewalnutbowl This piece was reprinted by EmpathyEducates with permission or license. We thank the Illustrator, Cartoonist Walnut Bowl. We are grateful for his kindness and for Walnut Bowl's invitation to speak the many ways [...]
National Poetry Month 2015: “A poem should not mean/But be”
Paul L Thomas EdD2016-11-29T17:39:13-05:00By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. | Originally Published at The Becoming Radical. April 1, 2015 Spring semester 1980, I was a first-year student at Spartanburg Methodist College and the class was Public Speaking 101, taught by Steve Brannon. At that point in my redneck life, I was [...]
You Say You Don’t See Color
Betsy L. Angert2016-11-29T17:39:14-05:00You say you don't see color Do you see flowers? lavender and pink Carroty, crimson, and umber? What about the dress I'm wearing? Do you see its color? I wonder Is it black and blue or white and gold? I recall the frenzy — All over color. [...]
Why America’s Higher Education Needs Reform
Walnut Bowl2016-11-29T17:39:14-05:00The Walnut Bowl draws comics at www.thewalnutbowl.com | Follow Walnut Bowl @thewalnutbowl This piece was reprinted by EmpathyEducates with permission or license. We thank the Illustrator, Cartoonist Walnut Bowl. We are grateful for his kindness and for broaching what remains hidden; there is a need [...]
The School Closure Playbook
Rebecca Rojer2016-11-29T17:39:14-05:00Tomorrow, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is facing reelection. Responsible for appointing both the CEO and school board, Emanuel exercises enormous control over the city’s public schools. Under his leadership, Chicago shut down forty-nine public schools in 2013. “The School Closure [...]