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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has announced the launch of a program aimed at ushering 50 new civil rights lawyers into the South. The scholarship initiative, which comes from a $40 million donation from a single anonymous donor, will pay for the law school tuition in exchange for a eight-year commitment towards racial justice work specifically in the South. […]
In an era where trends come and go, JaQuel Knight has managed to stay relevant and in tune with the culture. Most notably, we’ve witnessed the creative director choreograph at least four major projects with Megan Thee Stallion, in the last three months—Cardi B’s “WAP” music video, a moving Tidal performance, a new Alice in Wonderland-inspired […]
Malcolm X’s story is the American story. Humble beginnings, a turn down the wrong path, and then a re-building of self by sheer will, tenacity. His life and legacy are deeply intertwined into the ideal of America. With clear, concise thought and unabashed honesty, Malcolm spoke about the beauty and frustrations of the Black community […]
Americans broke into stores and took whatever they could in response to George Floyd’s gruesome murder and rampant police brutality. Many saw it as looting. Some saw it as protesting. Others viewed it as disrupters co-opting the peaceful demonstrations. But Ariel Atkins, a Black Lives Matter organizer in Chicago, saw it as something more justifiable: reparations. […]
It’s been 65 years to the day since the murder of Emmett Till, whose death became one of many catalysts for the mid-century civil rights movement. On this anniversary, ABC announced its decision to move forward on a project spotlighting the legacy of Till’s mother, Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley. According to Deadline, the six-part series titled […]
A monument dedicated to iconic trans rights activist Marsha P. Johnson is being built in her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey. According to ABC, the monument will be the first in the county to honor a trans person. Johnson is best known for her prominent role in the Stonewall uprising of 1969 where she and […]
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has done a lot to divide her fanbase with her controversial comments on trans women and men as of late. Even the cast of the film series based on her books have turned their back on her, with Harry Potter himself Daniel Radcliffe apologizing for Rowling’s comments. Now Deadline reports that Rowling has […]
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took to Twitter following the death of Georgia Rep. John Lewis to share his thoughts and a photo of the two lawmakers together. “It was an honor to know & be blessed with the opportunity to serve in Congress with John Lewis a genuine & historic American hero. May the Lord […]
According to multiple reports, Georgia Representative and Civil Rights icon John Lewis died on Friday. He passed away with in hospice care at the age of 80. In December 2019, the congressman revealed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “I have been in some kind of fight – for freedom, equality, basic human rights – […]
An ex-Honolulu police officer who made a homeless man lick a public urinal has been sentenced to four years in prison for the federal civil rights crime. John Rabago pleaded guilty in December to the incident, which happened in January 2018, Vice reports. During Rabago’s sentencing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi told the 44-year-old, “You […]
