Posts by Nicole Martinez
More than 10 years later, Flint declares its water safe after replacing lead pipes, but health issues and doubts persist
While the govertnment is celebrating a success, many residents doubt their water is as safe to drink as they’ve been told.
Read MoreHarlem to Hebron: the long history of Black solidarity with Palestinians
Nesrine Malik outlines the parallels and support between the Black community and Palestinians as they’ve struggled against oppression.
Read MoreArchaeologists using new mapping technology to locate escaped slave settlements
Researchers who have been trying to locate settlements of the formerly enslaved on St. Croix have turned to technology to find answers.
Read MoreMaxwell Anderson gets life sentence for murder of Sade Robinson
Prosecutors asked for no possibility of parole for the man who murdered the young woman before spreading her remains across Milwaukee.
Read MoreFans Are Obsessed With This New Political Hayley Williams Song
The musician, who is best known for her work with band Paramore, released 17 new songs, one which references a poem about lynching.
Read MoreHow James Baldwin Inspired This Black Gay Refugee’s Fight for Justice
After escaping anti-gay violence, Edafe Okporo found a home in Harlem — and in Baldwin’s words. Now he’s running for city council.
Read MoreDo Christian K-12 Schools Have a Race Problem?
A viral video filmed at a Christian high school is the latest racist incident at faith-based schools, putting a spotlight on their origins.
Read MoreWhy are Black women more likely to be murdered? Wisconsin bill would create task force.
The reintroduction of a bill to create a task force to investigate violence against Black women comes amid a high-profile Milwaukee case.
Read MoreHow the riches of its graduates tied Edinburgh University to slavery
Research reveals how hundreds of graduates profited from slavery, including some like Robert Halliday Gunning, who specifically denied it.
Read MoreThe Generations of Pain I Felt in One Racist Moment
Racist words, even those stemming from slavery, are still casually used today without thought to whom they may harm.
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