African Americans
Boycotting the NFL: Colin Kaepernick and the right to resist
August 10, 2017“They're treating Kaepernick like a runaway slave, making him an example so other players get the message: Do not get too uppity, or we will blackball you.”
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Rep. Barbara Lee hosts meeting on Trump’s impacts on African Americans
August 9, 2017Lee told constituents: “You remember Donald Trump said to the black community, ‘What do you have to lose?’ Well, we have to look at what we are losing.”
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Tennessee offers inmates shorter sentences if they submit to sterilization
July 31, 2017This is the latest in a historical pattern of medical experimentation often targeting poor, mentally ill people of color.
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Domestic workers share stories today on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
July 31, 2017Despite being integral to the nation, Black women continue to make only 63 cents to every dollar that white men make.
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“Girls Trip”: A showcase of unapologetic Black womanhood in film
July 17, 2017Movies such as Girls Trip challenge the confines of the ways women are allowed to be funny—especially Black women.
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