Posts Tagged ‘Protests’
Black Celebs Who Showed Up and Showed Out for No Kings Day
Students who attended the vigil to support the campus community shared that while they were glad people could come together, they still had questions about what happened on their campus.
Read MoreNAACP Town Halls Aim To Mobilize Black Voters For Midterms
The town halls will feature local elected officials and detail how the Trump administration’s policies have specifically hurt Black communities.
Read MoreTrump Takes Control of D.C. Police as Residents Push Back
Despite data showing a 35% decrease in violent crime in D.C. from the previous year, President Trump has declared a public safety emergency.
Read MoreMass Protests in Black and White – Are We Showing Up?
For Black America, attending large protest rallies is a low priority compared to beating back the threats to 60 years of racial progress.
Read MoreColumbus Black leaders organize counterprotest after neo-Nazi march in their city
Members of the Ohio chapter of civic group 100 Black Men took to the streets of Columbus after a white supremacist march.
Read MoreProtesters Gather to March in Milwaukee as R.N.C. Opens
Protesters descend upon Milwaukee as the Republican National Convention kicks off, saying that Donald Trump’s assassination attempt will not stop them from executing the demonstrations they have been planning for months.
Read MoreWhy the trope of the ‘outside agitator’ persists
Code Switch breaks down how language influences public perceptions of protests like those on college campuses.
Read MoreProtesters march through Miami to object to Florida’s Black history teaching standards
Opponents of the whitewashed version of American history education being pushed by Florida’s governor are still hard at work.
Read MoreHundreds of White women gather at Colorado Capitol after plea from women of color to use their ‘privilege’ to demand action on gun violence
Hundreds of White women gathered at the Colorado Capitol on Monday to use their privilege in demanding the governor take action on gun violence.
Read MoreWashington state Black students played key role in the Civil Rights Movement
Students at one college in the Pacific Northwest actively played an important but sometimes overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement.
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