EXCLUSIVE: Tulsa survivors Mother Viola Fletcher and Hughes Van Ellis testified to members of Congress on Thursday to share the atrocities they experienced 100 years ago “I hear the screams. I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but […]
In a sign that the failed war on drugs is still going strong, a Black man serving life in prison stemming from a marijuana conviction in Mississippi had his sentence upheld this week. The Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied Russell Allen’s appeal in part because he is a “habitual […]
An Albany, New York, district judge ruled last week that if the parents of a biracial child do not remove the imagery of a Confederate flag they could face consequences. Justice Stanley Pritzker is not pleased parents, identified only as Christie BB and Isaiah CC, have subjected […]
A Black child was reminded earlier this week that he has a robust support system behind him after being falsely accused of stealing food from a local supermarket. On Wednesday, May 5, dozens of students and teachers from Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy and local […]
A candlelight vigil has been planned to demand answers following the death of a Black LGBTQ teenage girl who was found hanging from a tree last month in a mostly white suburb of Boston. Her mother has reportedly described the death in terms similar to a lynching. […]
Talking to children about race and racism is a difficult undertaking for parents, regardless of their background. And a small but timely new study published this week suggests white parents may have an especially long way to go in leading those conversations, finding that many are still espousing a […]
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