(Washington, DC) In a tweet today from the mayor of Washington, DC, the section of 16th street in front of the White House is now officially “Black Lives Matter Plaza”. Washington D.C.’s mayor renamed a street near the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza” Friday, and directed city crews to paint a huge mural to […]
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In response to the continuing civil unrest in America following the tragic murder of George Floyd, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a two-night special “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?” that will simulcast on OWN and across all of Discovery’s 18 other U.S. networks on Tuesday, June 9 (Part 1) and Wednesday, June 10 (Part 2) at 9 p.m. ET/PT both nights. It will also stream for
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A POEM BY BOBBY BURNS “History is not hatred” Malcolm X America has been a roaring train on a track of absurdity, picking up steam all the time, on and on and on… Take the A B C D E Examination: A.How/ How/ HowThe Indian Land GrabThe Headrights: The Greatest Land Giveaway to whitesThe Jefferson’s Curse: Primogeniture
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URBAN ONE, INC. announced today the presentation of a virtual town hall to discuss the current political and racial climate plaguing the African American community titled, We Are One: More Than A Hashtag, on Thursday, June 4 at 8 p.m. ET. The one-hour virtual town hall will stream live on the digital platforms across the Urban One brands Radio One, Reach Media, TV
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By: Lawrencia Nelson Currently there are two pandemics spreading through the United States of America, Coronavirus and Racism. On the other side of the world, hearing statements such as ‘This is not our issue’ ‘I do not live in America, so why does this affect us?’ ‘All lives matter’. Imagine for one second being black
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Today marks the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, one of worst acts of racial violence in American history. In the 1921 attack, mobs of white residents attacked and ultimately destroyed the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at that time the wealthiest black community in the United States, known as “Black Wall Street”. The story of that
