Posts by dr_fran
Malcom X Suggests Cure To Racism In Newly-Discovered Handwritten Letter
A letter that was recently discovered is said to have been written by civil rights activist Malcolm X.
Read MoreYes, It Is Rocket Science, and African Americans Are Doing It
These African Americans lead in their fields, from video game technology to space exploration, setting an example for the kind of achievement that is possible.
Read MoreBaltimore cop spits in handcuffed black man’s face, then charges him with assault
The cop harassed Alfred Evan for talking with his friends before arresting and spitting on the man.
Read More‘You Talk White:’ Being Black and Articulate
Black people are generally seen as uneducated thugs, so speaking differently from stereotypes results in questions about their behavior.
Read MoreBlack College Student Brutally Beaten By Police Officers In D.C.
Police have admitted that Jason Goolsby, who was stopped and beaten in Washington, D.C., had committed no crime.
Read More2 Outside Reviews Say Cleveland Officer Acted Reasonably in Shooting Tamir Rice, 12
By Mitch Smith, New York Times Two outside investigators looking into the death of Tamir Rice have concluded that a Cleveland police officer, Tim Loehmann, acted reasonably in deciding last year to shoot when he confronted the 12-year-old boy carrying what turned out to be a replica gun. Those opinions, reached separately by a…
Read MoreUCLA students protest after partygoers wear blackface at Kanye West-themed frat party
It’s hard to believe that we have to protest Blackface in 2015, yet a recent frat party at UCLA has driven activists to the streets.
Read MoreTexas Mother Teaches Textbook Company a Lesson on Accuracy
A black mother blasted a textbook on social media after her child discovered a line that said Africans were brought to the US as workers.
Read MoreMan Alleges NYPD Cop Called Him N-word Several Times During Stop-and-Frisk Arrest in Lawsuit
A lawsuit alleges that an NYPD officer falsely arrested a Black man who was walking for no reason, and used racial slurs and assaulted him.
Read MoreNew California Law Aims To Curb Racial Profiling
Police will have to report the race of those they stop and frisk, thanks to a new law that wants to decrease racial profiling.
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