Listen to the fascinating talk on how jury duty was designed to stop black people from participating in jury duty. The designers wanted white supremacy built into every trial.
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DR. LONNIE JOHNSON: A BRILLIANT MIND & HUMBLE MAN
Dr. Lonnie Johnson may be best known as the inventor of the Super Soaker®, but he holds over 100 patents. The Mobile, Alabama native and Tuskegee University graduate was the…
The brief but shining life of Paul Laurence Dunbar
A poet who gave dignity to the Black experience by The Conversation, Verite Minnita Daniel-Cox, University of Dayton Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906.…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis knows exactly what he’s doing with his war on books
OPINION: Empty the libraries and you hide evidence of historical crimes. DeSantis and his minions want to erase Black people from the historical record and deprive people of that knowledge so…
Jim Crow Says, Don’t Call It A Comeback
I’ve Been Here For Years. What is the best way to execute somebody? If you had to guess, what would you choose? Lining them up and having a firing squad…
The inheritance of black poverty: It’s all about the men
The inheritance of black poverty: It’s all about the men Scott Winship, Richard V. Reeves, and Katherine Guyot DOWNLOAD Black Americans born poor are much less likely to move up the income…
“Elite” Police Units Face More Scrutiny as Memphis SCORPION Unit Disbanded over Tyre Nichols Death
From Our Partners at Democracy Now.Org Watch Full Show This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. TOPICS GUESTS LINKS Memphis police have revealed a sixth and a…
Book Attempts to Dismantle Racism
Deconstructing Racism: A Path Toward Lasting Change by Barbara Major and Joseph Barndt by Orissa Arend The book is new; but the authors’ involvement with my church is not.…
16 THINGS BLACK PEOPLE SAY OR DO THAT ANNOY WHITE PEOPLE AT WORK (AND IN GENERAL)
We published a list of things that white people should never say to their black co-workers. Now, Risha Grant, a public relations professional and diversity and inclusion expert, asked white people on…
The 50th Anniversary of a Student Movement
The 5oth Anniversary of a Student Movement and the Deaths of Denver Smith and Leonard Brown is an Opportunity, Not Just an Occasion by Angela A. Allen-Bell[1] & Brittany Dunn[2]…