Archive for June 2012
How Can You Measure Income Inequality? Count The Trees
Homes in a verdant neighborhood are likely worth more than those with fewer trees–and may be more likely to house people of color.
Read MoreOn This Day in History: The Largest Slave Revolt in US History Began, Led by Denemark Vesey
Denemark Vesey bravely planned a large slave revolt that may have succeeded if not for a whistleblower.
Read MoreOn This Day in History: The 1920 Duluth MN Lynchings
Today marks the day that three Black circus workers were lynched in Duluth, Minnesota for an alleged sexual assault.
Read MoreStop-and-Frisk App Users on the Rise
Thousands have downloaded New York Civil Union’s new app to report stop-and-frisk interactions with the police.
Read MoreZiggy Marley: Let’s Not Be Food ‘Lab Rats’
Bob Marley’s son Ziggy is also a musician–and passionate about what we put into our bodies.
Read MoreShellie Zimmerman Arrested: George Zimmerman’s Wife Charged With Perjury
The wife of George Zimmerman, who is facing murder charges, has also been arrested after lying to courts about their finances.
Read MoreRemembering Dr. James Cameron, 1914-2006
Activist and founder of America’s Black Holocaust Museum, Dr. James Cameron, will always be remembered for his work.
Read MorePolitical Parties in Black and White
How the first African American voters started out with the Republican Party – and how most ended up voting with the Democratic Party today.
Read MoreFirst Statue In U.S. Honoring Dred Scott Unveiled Friday In St. Louis
The man who bravely argued that Black people are humans and deserve to be treated as such will be honored with a new statue at a college.
Read MoreA 1998 Lynching in Texas
James Byrd, Jr. was walking home from a family celebration when three men offered him and a ride before brutalizing and murdering him.
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