The Dakota Premiere Lacrosse League ( DPLL ) season begins Sunday (April 8)—without the participation of three predominantly Indigenous, youth teams. Players and coaches from 7 Flames, Susbeca and Lightning Stick Society lacrosse teams told Deadspin yesterday (April 4) that the South Dakota league did […]
It is a painful memory. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination dimmed the hope of a nonviolent movement for racial and gender equality and left the nation’s capital literally burning with rage. Source: A rally to end racism unites capital 50 years after MLK’s death
New York City is known for its quirky yet harmless characters. That’s how residents in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn neighborhood where Saheed Vassell was killed by police in a hail of bullets, described the 34-year man who suffered from mental health issues. Source: 5 things to know […]
A nonpartisan government watchdog agency released a report Wednesday outlining severe disparities between how white students and students of color are disciplined ― the same day Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with groups to discuss possibly rescinding Obama-era guidance designed to reduce these inequities. Source: […]
The Mississippi state flag is one of a handful of state emblems that still features the Confederate flag. The flag has long been seen by people of color as an enduring symbol of racism and prejudice and one activist group in Mississippi has filed a […]
The city of Griffin, Ga., has a lot going on right now. On March 27, the Atlanta suburb declared the month of April as Confederate History Month. That same day, the city commission had a meeting to allow the public to voice their concerns, comments […]
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