Posts Tagged ‘Black Lives Matter (BLM)’
How Race, Gender And Fatigue Have Affected The Coverage Of Renisha McBride’s Death
The combination of sexism and racism has a real impact on Black women as exemplified by the silence around Renisha McBride’s death.
Read More‘MODIFIED DUTY’ FOR MEDICS AFTER FATAL NYC ARREST
Four medics who failed to provide care for Eric Garner, who died after a violent interaction with police, have been removed from duty.
Read MorePolitics Gets Its Own Cheerios Ad
Politicians Bill de Blasio’s mixed family star in a political ad inspired by a Cheerios commercial that drew hate earlier this year.
Read MoreOprah: Trayvon Martin The ‘Same Thing’ As Emmett Till
The former talk show host and businesswoman compared the two Black teens who were killed after false accusations of crimes.
Read MoreWhy ‘National Dialogue on Race’ Is Needed
One organization is promoting a necessary discussion around race if we want to prevent more deaths like Trayvon Martin’s.
Read MoreObama: ‘Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago’
The president spoke to the nation after the acquittal of George Zimmerman who killed teenaged Travyon Martin for walking in his neighborhood.
Read MoreWhy the Zimmerman Jury Failed Us
Harvard professor Lawrence Bobo explains how the Zimmerman verdict reflects the racism at America’s core – leading to the continual dehumanization of blacks. When cultural racism is this deeply embedded in America’s basic cultural toolkit, it need not be named or even consciously embraced to work its ill effects.
Read MoreTrayvon Martin: The Latest
The Root gives a daily play-by-play of the murder case against George Zimmerman, who killed Black teen Trayvon Martin.
Read MoreRemembering Trayvon Martin on the First Anniversary of His Death
One year after a boy lost his life at the hands of a neighbor, we ponder senseless acts of violence against the Black community.
Read MoreGeorge Zimmerman Asks For and Gets Third New Judge
George Zimmerman, who shot and killed a young Black boy named Trayvon Martin, has requested another judge for his trail yet again.
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