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 […]
A week after the historic reignition of the Poor People’s Campaign, the Revs. William Barber and Liz Theoharis will intensify a six-week season of nonviolent direct action by marching on Capitol Hill to demand elected officials take immediate steps to confront systemic racism. The campaign co-chairs will be joined by […]
A man driving through Winfield, Kan., went live on Facebook during a traffic stop after cops initially told him he was being pulled over for allegedly failing to signal a turn within 100 feet. But what should have been a citation or warning, led to […]
Upcoming Film, Proving Innocence spotlights the 1994 trial and conviction of Kevin Keith, a black man found guilty of murder in Bucyrus, Ohio. The verdict, and death penalty recommendation by the jury, came despite what his defense team claims to be a complete lack of physical […]
John Bunn was ordered a new trial in November 2026 after an evidentiary hearing revealed the evidence used to convict him was tainted. (Photos by Jesse Ward/for New York Daily News) After spending 17 years behind bars and seven additional years on parole, a Brooklyn […]
T.I. is speaking out after being arrested while trying to enter the gated community he lives in. The rapper, actor, and activist is slamming the police officers who arrested him for public drunkenness, simple assault and disorderly conduct following an early morning altercation with a security guard […]
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