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Audio Interview Confirms Dejuan Guillory Was Unarmed, Lying on Ground When Cop Shot Him in the Back
Man in compliance with police commands found shot in his back multiple times while his hands are handcuffed behind him. His girlfriend now arrested for attempted murder for defending boyfriend from being killed by the officer.
Read MoreWhat Being Black In America Feels Like For Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Mahershala Ali And Others
4:44, Jay-Z’s most recent album explored the idea of race and success and he got some other hip-hop artists to speak their mind on the topic as well.
Read MoreThe Meaning of Independence Day for Milwaukee’s People of Color
This article explores why Independence Day and patriotism in America mean something different to the African/African-American community than to white Americans. It shows how Black Americans have endured vastly differing experiences from white Americans, because unalienable rights supposed afforded in America do not apply, have not applied, to them.
Read MoreFighting for Black Lives in Colombia: At War’s End, the Search for a Seat at the Table
Racism in America has been the forefront of many conversations and social media outlets, but that is not the case in Colombia although blacks there experience it everyday. Well, they are taking a stance and letting the world know that black lives in Colombia matter too.
Read MoreFrom 15 Million Acres to 1 Million: How Black People Lost Their Land
In 1900, formerly enslaved Black people and their heirs owned and farmed 15 million acres of land. Now, Black folks are only 1 percent of rural landowners in the U. S., and under 2 percent of farmers. This is a story of economic disenfranchisement and theft, murder and deceit. The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation is helping African Americans retain rightful ownership of their lands.
Read MoreBlack Attorney to Fight Confederate-Themed Flag in US Supreme Court
An ordinary Mississippi citizen who is also an attorney seeks the permanent removal of a long-standing symbol of white supremacy, the Confederate flag, from the state flag of Mississippi. His case is pending review by the US Supreme Court.
Read MoreTeens Plaster Vandalized Emmett Till Marker With Words Of Hope
By Elyse Wanshel, HuffPost Black Voices A civil rights landmark in Mississippi that commemorates the death of Emmett Till has been vandalized, The Associated Press reported Monday. The sign, which has been defaced before, was scraped so badly that information and photos about Till’s brutal death have been obliterated. Students from Cultural Leadership, a St. Louis-based nonprofit that…
Read MoreJohn McEnroe, Serena Williams and the Erasure of Black Female Excellence
Serena Williams, one of the greatest female tennis players of all time, receives backlash from male tennis player, John McEnroe, not because of her talents or lack thereof, but because she is black and a female, but somehow she still comes out on top.
Read MoreKaryn Parsons Is Telling The Stories Of Little-Known Black Icons
Karyn Parsons, more widely known as Hilary Banks, is dedicated to getting the stories of lesser known black icons out in the world for the younger generation to see and be inspired by. Find out how in this article.
Read MoreSacrificing Black Lives for the American Lie
Why are police officers rarely charged for taking black lives, and when they are, why do juries rarely convict?
Many Americans asked this question when a Minnesota jury decided that Philando Castile was responsible for his own death and that the officer who shot him, did nothing wrong.
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