There has been plenty of discussion about whether prison is more about rehabilitation, punishment or keeping society safe. However, for Black people especially, it often seems like there’s a fourth option: Prison is about throwing undesirable people away. More than 20 years ago, a Black man […]
The Negro Motorist Green Book was first published in 1936 as a guide for Black people traveling through hostile, racist towns in the Jim Crow South. The legacy of the publication helped hundreds of Black travelers to safely explore the country and encourage other generations […]
Crown & Hops is a Los Angeles-based craft brewery founded by Beny Ashburn and Teo Hunter and is one of only 60 Black-owned breweries in the country. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these businesses are in danger of closing their operations. To help other Black owners within […]
When we talk about systemic racism in policing, we’re not just talking about the extrajudicial executions of unarmed Black people. It’s not just about the shootings and the chokehold, but it’s also about racial profiling, harassment and the general disregard for the physical, mental […]
