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Virginia Military Institute Removes Monument to White Supremacy
A Confederate statue on the campus of one of Virginia’s oldest institutions is finally being removed after Black students spoke out about a campus culture that literally and figuratively worshipped the graven image of white supremacy.
Read MoreHow Black People Learned Not to Trust
Because of the history of exploitation in the medical community in the United States, African-Americans are less likely to be vaccinated.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – In a year of BLM protests, Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete
The ambivalence surrounding Black Pete’s status in the Netherlands is not an isolated issue. Rather, it mirrors an international unease about the function and significance of blackface images and performances globally.
Read MoreReckoning With Slavery Requires Access to Records of the Past
The consequences of 400 years of the Atlantic slave trade are still felt today. Untangling the power structures and systemic racism that came with slavery is ongoing, with police brutality, memorials to slave owners, and reparations forming part of the discussion.
Read MoreBlack and Latino students in California are suffering most from the pandemic, a lawsuit says.
Minorities in California are impacted the most from Coronavirus, amplified by the inequalities present in the Californian education system.
Read MoreLawsuit to Prevent Confederate Statues From Being Removed Heads Back to Georgia Courts
You know, you would think betraying your country and getting bodied for it hundreds of years ago would be enough to stop people from sympathizing with the Confederacy, but no. Instead, we’re in the year 2020, where a man in Georgia feels the need to file a lawsuit preventing the removal of two ugly-ass Confederate statues.
Read MoreNationwide, Firefighters Escalated Claims of Discrimination, Racial Bias in 2020
Back in July, Black firefighters in Winston-Salem, N.C., protested outside Station 1 firehouse, demanding the termination of the current chief of the fire department and asking the city to seriously address years of racial and sexual harassment claims in the department.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – ‘MLK/FBI’ Director Sam Pollard on Filmmaking After BLM: ‘You’ve Got to Keep Pushing’
The Oscar nominee and three-time Emmy winner, Sam Pollard shares how the time is right for “MLK/FBI,” similarities between King’s time and now and why we have to keep pushing through the “continual struggle.”
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – BLM helped shape the 2020 election. The movement now has its eyes on Georgia.
Founder Patrisse Cullors on the Senate runoffs, the impact of the protests, and what the movement wants from the Biden administration.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Black Lives Matter OKC Demands Justice After Teen Suspect Shot, Killed By OCPD
Black Lives Matter is demanding justice for 15-year-old, Stavian Rodriguez, shot and killed by six OKC police officers. “It is appalling…”
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