It was in my initial viewing of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” nearly a decade ago, that I first heard the slur ‘moolie’ (short for ‘mulignan,’ meaning eggplant in Silcilian)–not to be confused with Lee’s character in the film, Mookie— spewed for the first […]
The fear of driving while black is one that is ever-present, regardless of how often it happens. That fear was heightened for a group of black Houston residents, on May 19, when a white Houston police officer ordered one of the women to “put your […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police are poised to release body camera footage Wednesday from the officers who used a stun gun on NBA Bucks guard Sterling Brown during a January arrest. The release comes as city officials who’ve viewed the videos have expressed concern about […]
The death of Timothy Cunningham, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist who was found in Atlanta’s Chattahoochee River, was ruled a suicide, according to officials at the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. Chief Medical Examiner Jan Gorniak released the ruling, saying Cunningham committed suicide by drowning, after a […]
Chicago’s controversial mass school closures in 2013 have had negative effects on thousands of the city’s students—mostly those who are Black and from low-income households— according to a new report. Transferred students fell behind academically, despite officials’ promises to provide a better education once they […]
Parents from Katy Independent School District are voicing concern after racist text messages were sent to a group of Seven Lakes Junior High School students this past Tuesday. A group of girls were sitting at a lunch table when they claim every single black eighth […]
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