On June 21, a 21-year-old Black woman, was pulled over by a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy, after allegedly running a stop sign. The male sheriff's deputy claimed to smell marijuana from Charnesia
I’m increasingly disturbed at the immediate thirst of a vast portion of the white American public. Not from the fountain of youth or the pool water at the peak of the mountain of success. But by the
Grasping at straws to humanize terrorists like Dylann Roof is a dangerously divisive defense mechanism that's particularly unacceptable when coalesced with his racism. Some mainstream media outlets
20 year old Martese Johnson's unprovoked beating by police was yet another example of the brutality that's become America's norm. Over the past couple years, our community has become almost
When @OH_UnHeard, an equal rights group at University of Oklahoma, , University and Fraternity officials quickly moved to expel visible members and distance themselves from the very apparent display
Three years ago today, Trayvon Martin was murdered for no other reason than being a Black male. As much as detractors try to play up ambiguities in that night's circumstance or justify George
-from The Justice Department said Tuesday its independent investigation found "insufficient evidence" to charge George Zimmerman with federal civil rights violations in the shooting death of
In order to understand why Zendaya’s appearance at the Oscars is important we have to understand the daily slights Black women have to contend with about their hair. My best friend’s mother had a
An updated report on the brutal history of lynching and white terrorism experienced by Blacks in America. A block from the tourist-swarmed headquarters of the former Texas School Book Depository sits
You cannot add a “but” onto Black Lives Matter. You can't align yourself to a multi-faceted, all-inclusive movement and still carry prejudices that put you at odds with it's leaders. You can't