Posts Tagged ‘anti-Black violence’
From Slavery to Ferguson: America’s History of Violence Toward Blacks
English Prof. John Matteson teaches an 8-week course about the impact of the legacy of slavery on violence in law enforcement, race relations, and families.
Read MoreMost of you have no idea what Martin Luther King actually did
Hamden Rice writes about Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact his life has on Black Americans who lived in terror of white violence.
Read MoreGeorge Zimmerman: Violent Past and Future
Zimmerman recently dealt with police after pointing a gun at his pregnant girlfriend, but it isn’t his only violent action.
Read MoreHate Crime Punished With Execution
Harry Mitts Jr.’s execution evokes mixed feelings by the family of the two Black neighbors he killed in 1994.
Read MoreOprah: Trayvon Martin The ‘Same Thing’ As Emmett Till
The former talk show host and businesswoman compared the two Black teens who were killed after false accusations of crimes.
Read More‘Fruitvale Station’ Shows Black Male Humanity
The movie, starring Michael B. Jordan, depicts the real life of a young Black man who was needlessly shot and killed by a police officer.
Read MoreOn This Date in History, May 31, 1921: The Tulsa Race Massacre
The Tulsa Race Massacre, which decimated Black lives and the successful Greenwood neighborhood, was committed by a white mob.
Read More45th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassination
45 Years ago today Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. His dream endures today as we struggle to make the dream that so many others share into a reality.
Read MoreKimani Gray: Another NYPD Usual Suspect?
16 year old Kimani Gray was shot and killed by 2 NYPD Police Officers this past week. Unfortunately this is not an isolated event and while protests have been raging for the death of an African American Teen the larger theme of Police Violence against African Americans and other ethnic groups is discussed.
Read MoreA baby, the N word and a slap for Jonah Bennett
According to a child’s mother and at least one witness, a man on an airplane used a racial slur before slapping a nearby Black baby.
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