Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged a new dawn as president, but the secretary-general of his own party has built a web of corruption that thrives on darkness.
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Don’t blame Muslims for the crimes of white supremacists | Al Jazeera
The American right is systematically trying to cover up far-right crimes by focusing attention on the Muslim community.
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John Singleton’s death is another warning sign for black men. It’s time we listen. | The Washington Post
Courtland Milloy, The Washington Post John Singleton the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the Best Director award at the Oscars. Twitter/@Rodriguez, Featured Image [dropcap]Five[/dropcap] months into a plant-based whole-foods diet, I continue to experience the benefits. Weight, cholesterol, blood pressure — all down. Energy up. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] I’m […]
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Business leaders seek to combat poverty through improving education, creating jobs | The Philadelphia Tribune
Ayana Jones Tribune Staff Writer, The Philadelphia Tribune [dropcap]The[/dropcap] Chamber of Commerce for a Greater Philadelphia is advocating for an inclusive neighborhood growth agenda to help address the city’s stagnant poverty rate. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “The purpose of the PHL Neighborhood Growth Project is to focus on job creation across Philadelphia,” Yvette A. Núñez, vice president […]
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SPECIAL REPORT: Mass Incarceration of Women and Minorities a New Crisis |Black Press USA
Although the number of people in prisons and jails in America has slightly declined, numbers released on Thursday, April 25, by the Bureau of Justice Statistics still show that nearly 1.5 million individuals were in prison by the end of 2017. The statistics also note that the U.S. continues to lock up more people than […]
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The Dawn of American Slavery: A symbol of slavery — and survival | The Washington Post
Angela’s arrival in Jamestown in 1619 marked the beginning of a subjugation that left millions in chains
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Why white South Africans are turning to the ANC while black voters desert Mandela’s party | The Telegraph
Adrian Blomfield, The Telegraph Photo: Ramaphosa, with Mandela looking on (in mural form). Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP, Featured Image [dropcap]It[/dropcap] may be the Rainbow Nation, but the political history of South Africa has long been writ in black and white. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Quarter of a century after the end of apartheid, however, there is a twist […]
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A brief history of the enduring phony science that perpetuates white supremacy | The Washington Post
The mysterious and chronic sickness had been afflicting slaves for years, working its way into their minds and causing them to flee from their plantations. Unknown in medical literature, its troubling symptoms were familiar to masters and overseers, especially in the South, where hundreds of enslaved people ran from captivity every year. On March 12, […]
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‘I lost my son’: Guatemala mum mourns boy who died in US custody | Al Jazeera
Sixteen-year-old Juan de Leon Gutierrez travelled to the US to join his older brother and send money home to his family.
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Black Girls Continue to Disappear but Few Eyebrows Are Raised | Black Press USA
The epidemic of missing and mostly forgotten African American girls continues to spread throughout the United States. While the names change, the stories remain similar. Miah Gourdine, just 16-years-old, was headed to school on Tuesday, April 23, but when attendance was taken at Carolina Forest High School in Horry, South Carolina, Miah was marked absent. […]
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