Teenage Activist’s Death Proves Black Women’s Protection Should Be A Priority
Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau's death underscores why gender violence needs to be part of the Black Lives Matter narrative.
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Destiny by Zip Code
Detroit and Grosse Pointe are situated five miles apart on a map- but young people in those communities live in different worlds. Does zip code determine your destiny?
School for Troublemakers
Educator and activist Septima Clark, championed literacy and citizenship workshops to help Black people prevail against racist voter suppression laws of the Jim Crow era.
A Black Man Did It
The refrain dates to slavery. Undergirded Jim Crow segregation. Justified lynching- and still jeopardizes Black lives today.
MAGA Hats and Reopen Protests
While African Americans make up nearly 47% of D.C.'s population, and account for 46% of the city’s COVID-19 cases, they also account for more than 76% of the city’s deaths.
Jessica Care Moore – Spoken Word Warrior
The Detroit native and spoken word warrior, jessica Care moore, delivers rhymes that leave audiences in awe.
Magic Eyes That Rarely Close
Sharon Farmer planned on orchestral performance as a career. But somewhere between high school bassoon practice and Ohio State University activism, she stumbled on photography.
Pandemic Posts
We're sharing updates on the pandemics – COVID and the virus of racism and sexism – in the service of creating a safe and equitable nation. See curated news and commentaries.
Sonia Sanchez – Prose and Prophecy
Sonia Sanchez invokes prose that takes no prisoners but commands prophecy on today and tomorrow.
“Freedom” and Black Vulnerability
White America has always devalued Black lives; the COVID-19 crisis reveals by how much.