Article Category: News

  • Do Black Women’s Lives Matter?

    Breonna Taylor, Tanisha Anderson and Atatiana Jefferson - three unarmed Black women killed by police. But, none of their deaths sparked outrage comparable to the police killings of Black men.

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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?

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  • The New Voter Suppression

    In what voting rights advocates fear is a dress rehearsal for November, Black voters in Georgia faced long lines, late poll openings, and broken voting machines that led to six-hour delays.

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  • A Black Man Did It

    The refrain dates to slavery. Undergirded Jim Crow segregation. Justified lynching- and still jeopardizes Black lives today.

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  • 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.

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  • Sleeping While Black

    Breonna Taylor, Tanisha Anderson and Atatiana Jefferson - three unarmed Black women killed by police. But, none of their deaths sparked outrage comparable to the police killings of Black men.

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  • The Bitter Harvest of American Racism

    The old saying "When white America catches a cold, black America gets pneumonia” has a new twist: when white America catch the coronavirus, black Americans die.

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