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The Whitney Plantation near Wallace, Louisiana, is the first and only U.S. museum and memorial to slavery. While other museums may include slavery in their exhibits, the Whitney Plantation is the first of its kind to focus primarily on the institution. John Cummings, a 78-year-old white southerner, has spent 16 years and more than $8 million of his own…
INFOLINKS_ON Last week Marvel announced “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,” starring a Black, teen female On August 13, Entertainment Weekly and various other media outlets announced a new monthly series from Marvel Comics titled “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.” Written by Any Reeder and Brandon Montclare, the main creators of the critically-acclaimed Image Comics series…
There’s this man in the Book of John who storms into a church, and flies into a rage when he sees the salesmen and moneychangers in this house of worship. He begins violently breaking down the tables where these people are seated. In the book, he is so angry he literally takes the time to…
Have a plan, she said. On Aug. 11, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke privately with a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who had tried to disrupt one of her campaign events in New Hampshire. Clinton said raising awareness about inequality would not be enough — there should be a specific vision to improve the lives…
Simon and Schuster Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King, who claims to be biracial, is accused of lying about his race by conservative news website, Breitbart. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King received a scholarship to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Larry French/Getty Images King criticized Oprah Winfrey about her suggestions…
Marissa Johnson, left, and Mara Jacqueline Willaford—co-founders of the Seattle chapter of Black Lives Matter—take over the microphone at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, far right, on Aug. 8, 2015 in downtown Seattle.Photo by Elaine Thompson/AP Photo Let’s look at the Bernie Sanders plan for a fairer economy. Crafted in his…
* * * Table of Contents A Liberal Who Wants America to Win––“I feel that Trump is our only hope in this next election. This is coming from someone who voted for Obama in the last election!” An Anarchist Who Revels in Destruction––“Like the joker from The Dark Knight, I just…
Last week I was on my way to visit Medium’s headquarters in San Francisco to discuss a project that I’m working on, mainly focused around police brutality. Funnily enough (or not so), I ended up being over an hour late, because this happened. I recorded the incident August 4th 2015 during the lunch hour. It…
At its heart, white supremacy is not about white hoods and burning crosses. EVEN AS SOUTHERN states—and GOP candidates—jumped through hoops to distance themselves from the Confederate flag, a backlash erupted among those claiming the flag was merely a symbol of “heritage.” Battle-flag waving Southerners (and Confederacy sympathizers) seemed to leap at the opportunity to…
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) campaign has reportedly reached out to Black Lives Matter activists to potentially set up a face-to-face meeting in Washington. Shortly before Sanders spoke on the issue of racism at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, BuzzFeed News reported his campaign had floated having “a more formal interaction”…