The widow and the biographer of the beloved British children’s writer Roald Dahl told the BBC in an interview this week that Charlie Bucket, the young boy whose life is changed by a golden ticket in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” was originally supposed to be black.
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Angela Davis on Black Lives Matter, Palestine, and the Future of Radicalism | Literary Hub
“Theories of Freedom Are Always Tentative” – Angela Davis
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Rosebud Restaurants to Shell Out $1.9M to Settle Racial Discrimination Lawsuit – Atlanta Black Star
After a five-year battle, Rosebud Restaurants, Inc. is set to pay $1.9 million to settle a racial discrimination suit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Tuesday, May 30.
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Zoë Kravitz Is ‘So in Love with Her Culture and So Proud to Be Black’ – Clutch Magazine
“Racism is very real, and white supremacy is going strong” — Zoë Kravitz
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If We So Choose – Southern Foodways Alliance
The short documentary “If We So Choose” introduces residents of Athens, Georgia who not only lived through Jim Crow separatism but fought against it and won.
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Racism: Tunisia’s Dirty Secret – Al Jazeera
Five years after the revolution, Tunisia’s black minority has yet to experience the freedoms enjoyed by other citizens.
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Alt-right retaliates against Twitter ban by creating ‘fake black accounts’
Extreme right-wing users hit back with false accounts after being kicked off Twitter, as the social network tries to crack down on hate speech.
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Twitter Is Banning Racist “Alt-Right” Leaders. It Should Explain Exactly Why.
This week, Twitter banned the accounts of several “alt-right” figures known for their racist views.
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This Is All Your Fault: To Defeat Donald Trump We Need Shared Goals
I’ve been sitting in “safe spaces” lately listening to others absorb the collective trauma from a Donald Trump victory.
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