Uncle Ben’s rice firm to scrap brand image of black farmer
Parent company Mars says the character is out of step with the times and BLM campaign The rice company Uncle Ben’s is to scrap the image of a black farmer…
Polls show widespread support of Black Lives Matters protests and varied views on how to reform police
About two-thirds support the recent Black Lives Matter protests over police brutality and discrimination in the US, and there's agreement on a wide variety of proposals on how to reform…
The Struggle, As Well As Protest, Continues
Dr. Melina Abdullah, co-founder and organizer of Black Lives Matter-LA Calls to #defundthepolice have become the rallying cry of a majority of protests against the Memorial Day death of George…
Can art change the world? Inside the debate raging over Black Lives Matter murals
Keyonna Jones received the call from a fellow artist one Thursday night in early June, and she agreed to the job without knowing what or where she’d be painting. The…
Minneapolis Has A Bold Plan To Tackle Racial Inequity. Now It Has To Follow Through
When Kirsten Delegard's grandparents bought their first house in south Minneapolis in 1941, they signed the property's deed, as is standard for any homebuyer. But the deed came with this…
Most of my white friends avoid talking about racism. I don’t have that privilege
Bizzi Lavelle for IndigenousX It’s uncomfortable to talk about racism. But it’s even more uncomfortable experiencing it Not all topics of conversation are easy to have. Sometimes it’s about money,…
Women’s claims of abuse by NYPD join a growing list
NEW YORK — Two women who claim New York City police officers used excessive force and exhibited abusive behavior during their arrests at a march earlier this month after the…
Being Black at work right now means doing a lot of extra emotional labor
When I was a young, green writer just starting out my career, I lived in New York City while stop and frisk — the intrusive NYPD search policy of yesteryear…
Arthur Ashe statue defaced with ‘White Lives Matter’ graffiti
Vandals defaced a statue of Arthur Ashe Wednesday with “White Lives Matter” and “WLM” graffiti in Richmond, Virginia, where the Black tennis icon, humanitarian and civil rights activist grew up. A white…
The 20 Most Fatal Natural Disasters In History
We can’t truly respect the power of nature when the air is warm and there’s a light breeze fluttering gently against our skin. We bask in all those summer smiles and fluffy…
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