We are being told of the evils of “cancel culture,” a new scourge that enforces purity, banishes dissent and squelches sober and reasoned debate. But cancel culture is not new. A brief accounting of the illustrious and venerable ranks of blocked and dragged Americans encompasses Sarah Good, Elijah Lovejoy, Ida B. Wells, Dalton Trumbo, Paul […]
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When advertisers fetishize race | The Washington Times
Depicting a sanitized racial utopia is unfamiliar to most Americans
View MoreSen. Kamala D. Harris is ending presidential bid | The Washington Post
Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California announced that she is ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] In a note to supporters, Harris wrote that “my campaign for president simply doesn’t have the financial resources we need to continue.”“It is with deep regret — but also with deep gratitude— that I am […]
View MoreTa-Nehisi Coates: The Cancellation of Colin Kaepernick | The New York Times
“Cancel culture” has always existed — for the powerful, at least. Now, social media has democratized it.
View MoreThis D.C.-Based Summit is Bringing Creatives of Color to the Forefront | Black Enterprise
Real-life connections and face-to-face interactions are coveted opportunities for many millennials in today’s digital world. Instead of merely scrolling through everyone else’s highlight reel on social media, studies show that millennials are investing in experiential activities. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Launched in 2018, the Foreground Summit provides creatives and founders of color with a safe space to […]
View MoreOklahoma Cop Accused Of Lying When He Said ‘Pig’ Was Printed On Starbucks Cups | NewsOne
Oklahoma police chief Johnny O’Mara accused a Starbucks employee of writing “pig” on his cup, which caused the employee to be fired. Now, there are reports he may have lied and even his own daughter is blasting him. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Caroline Orr, a reporter for the National Observer wrote on Twitter, “Wait so people started […]
View MoreMiami Times publisher Garth Reeves Sr., ‘conscience of the black community,’ dies at 100 | Miami Herald
Garth C. Reeves Sr., publisher emeritus of The Miami Times and a voice for the aspirations of African Americans in Miami for most of the past century, died on Monday. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] He had turned 100 on Feb. 12. The Miami Times was the only job publisher emeritus Garth C. Reeves Sr. ever had, aside […]
View MoreWayne Williams: No Parole For Atlanta Child Murders Suspect | Essence
The news of the board’s denial comes just as Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that evidence collected in the child murders will be reexamined.
View MoreAlabama unveils statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks | AP News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was dedicated in Alabama’s capital city on Sunday, the 64th anniversary of her historic refusal to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey pulled back a cloth to […]
View MoreRemembering James Baldwin: Here are Five Works by the American Author | News18
On the author’s death anniversary, here’s looking at 5 works by him one must read.
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