Politics - KOLUMN Magazine

Celebrating The Lives of People of Color

Black Films Matter

July 26, 2016November 21, 2016African American Film, African American History ...

Will ‘The Birth of a Nation,’ Nate Parker’s provocative slavery saga, attract African American audiences and the Academy?

The most powerful art from the #BlackLivesMatter movement, three years in

July 25, 2016African American History, African American Lives ...

Three years ago today, the #BlackLivesMatter movement was born. It was born after Trayvon Martin. It grew after Michael Brown and Eric Garner. It sprung from decades of injustice and disregard.

Va. High Court Invalidates McAuliffe’s Order Restoring Felon Voting Rights

July 25, 2016African American Lives, African American News ...

Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s decision to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 felons violates Virginia’s constitution, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, dealing a major blow to the Democratic governor with implications for the November presidential race in the crucial swing state.

We’re Helping Deport Kids to Die

July 19, 2016Central America, Crime ...

Elena was 11 years old when a gang member in her home country, Honduras, told her to be his girlfriend.

How Not to Handle Protests? Look to the 1960s

July 18, 2016Art, Community ...

The tone of America today feels like America in the late 1960s, which was similarly riven by cyclical violence and discontent. Our elected officials and law enforcement authorities can learn from how their predecessors responded to civil unrest — but mostly by negative example.

Anti-Mugabe Protest Pastor Evan Mawarire Detained Ahead of Shutdown in Zimbabwe

July 15, 2016Africa, Community ...

Pastor Evan Mawarire is the activist behind the #ThisFlag campaign in Zimbabwe, a movement that began in April when the 39-year-old Zimbabwean took to his Facebook page to voice his concerns in a video, captioned with the hashtag #ThisFlag, that’s been viewed 150 000 times and counting.