At five, the hip-hop poet was racially abused at school. Could his mother ever really understand?
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Poor People’s Campaign Launches With March on Capitol Hill | Colorlines
The campaign’s list of demands directly address the issues of systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Lezley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s Mother, Is Considering Running For Political Office In Ferguson | Essence
Ever since her son, 18-year-old Michael Brown, was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014, Lezley McSpadden has been a tireless advocate for justice. Now, she could be running for office.
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Tribeca Film Festival hosts screening and Q&A for ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’ | New York Amsterdam News
Martin’s extrajudicial killing seemed to reopen a portal to history many had fought to shut tight—a time when the Klu Klux Klan routinely and with impunity killed Blacks in the South and across rural America in the 100 years from Reconstruction through the civil rights era.
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Why School Dress Codes Are Often Biased Against Black Girls | Slate
At this point, it’s a well-established fact that there are vast disparities in how different children receive disciplinary action in school.
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The jewels of Tribeca Film Fest, through April 28 | New York Amsterdam News
One of the best short films we’ve ever seen about race in this country is the animated short, “The History of White People in America…”
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The History of White Power | The New York Times
Dr. Belew is the author of “Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America.”
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A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. | The New York Times
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., is dedicated to victims of white supremacy.
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Undoing the Dirty Deed: How ‘Whites Only’ Language from Restrictive Housing Covenants Remain on Deeds Across The Country | Atlanta Black Star
Unfortunately, well into the second decade of the 21st century, discrimination in the housing market against African-Americans remains far from rare.
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Rosa Parks’ Life After the Bus Was No Easy Ride | History.com
Along with Parks’ many achievements, she also shared the challenges she faced along the way, including the death threats levied at her because of her work.
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