Posts by PsGyvoc
Grand Jury Could Still Snare Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland
Bland’s family is calling for a federal prosecution.
Read MoreCops kicked me so hard I lost a testicle
A Brooklyn man claims he was kicked in the testicles so hard by NYPD cops that he had to have one of them surgically removed.
Read MoreJohn Boyega Braces for Galactic Fame
By David Itzkoff, the New York Times […] Were they specifically looking for a nonwhite actor to play Finn? Everybody was being seen for all these roles. I would have been suspicious if it was only black people going in for Finn. I would have thought, “Oh, maybe there’s an active agenda there.” It looked…
Read More‘We Need a Conviction’: Baltimore Reacts to Mistrial in Freddie Gray Case
Protesters turn out in frustration after Baltimore Police Officer William Porter’s trial ends with the jury deadlocked.
Read MoreSam’s Club CEO’s Call For Diversity Provokes Angry Reaction
The chief executive of Sam’s Club is being criticized this week for articulating the need for more diversity at the top in corporate America.
Read MoreSupreme Court Justice Scalia Is Wrong About Affirmative Action
Graduation rates for students of color rise when they attend more selective schools.
Read MoreMan guilty of hanging a noose is jailed over new yard sign
A Virginia man was arrested for a second time after he put up a sign in front of his home that read “N—– lives don’t matter. Got rope?” Jack Turner was convicted in September of hanging a noose with a dark-colored, life-sized dummy in his front yard, apparently stimulated by an ongoing dispute with his black neighbors.
Read MoreTo Be Black Is To Never, Ever Feel Safe
Last Monday’s shooting in Minneapolis revealed a devastating truth about living while black.
Read MoreMore than 30 purported ‘White Student Unions’ pop up across the country
As of Tuesday morning, there are roughly 30 Facebook pages purporting to represent some form of a “White Students Union,” all of which were created within the past few days.
Read MoreWhite Americans long for the 1950s, when they didn’t face so much discrimination
In a new poll released by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) on Tuesday, a whopping 43 percent of Americans told researchers that discrimination against whites has become as large a problem as discrimination against blacks and other minority groups.
Read More