Race Matters
Harvard University is making big changes to how it handles DEI or diversity programs on campus—changes that many believe are happening because of growing pressure from the Trump administration. The Ivy League school is also fighting to get back $2.2 billion in frozen federal funds. According to the National Review, Harvard is renaming its Office […]
UPDATED—10:16 AM 04/28/2025 A rep for the NMAAHC says that no artifacts have been removed. Both the Greensboro lunch counter and the stools where college students sat in protest during the Civil Rights Movement are still on display, according to a statement from a representative to journalist Phil Lewis. “A stool from the sit-ins remains […]
Racial slurs used by a news station? Los Angeles news station KTLA issued a public apology on Friday after its official X (formerly Twitter) account posted a single-word tweet containing the N-word. The tweet was published the morning of April 11 and deleted shortly after—but not before screenshots began circulating widely across social media. As […]
A high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, ended in tragedy Wednesday when a 17-year-old student was fatally stabbed during an altercation under a team tent, prompting a murder charge against another student. Questions about event security and self-defense laws are rising since the event. According to ABC News, 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, a student-athlete at […]
SELMA, Ala. — On March 7, 1965, Black civil rights activists were brutally attacked while marching for voting rights in what became known as Bloody Sunday. The violent response to their peaceful protest sparked national outrage and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Now, 60 years later, thousands are gathering […]
It’s March 7, which means it’s the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the legendary freedom march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery. And since, under the current presidential administration, every single day is a day to wonder which civil rights protections our revolutionary icons fought and bled for will be rolled back next, Democratic leaders […]
Days after the anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s killing, Winter Garden, Florida, lost a member of the community to unjust vigilante violence. Tragically, 32-year-old Ja’Keem Williams was shot and killed while riding his ATV through a residential neighborhood. Now, his loved ones—backed by civil rights attorney Ben Crump—are demanding full accountability. From the looks of it, […]
A historically Black town in Ohio is taking protection into its own hands after a neo-Nazi rally sent shockwaves through the community. Residents of Lincoln Heights have been arming themselves and patrolling their neighborhood, determined to ensure that hate has no home there. Neo-Nazis Pull Up and Get Chased Right Back Out On Feb. 7, […]
Friday, Feb. 28 is soon upon us, which means it’s time for people who oppose the direction this country is rapidly plunging into — where capitalist greed is consuming our government and diversity, equity and inclusion are being scapegoated as the root cause of white people’s problems (a tried and true political strategy throughout American […]
Ralph Yarl's shooter, Andrew Lester, dies just days after he pleaded guilty to second- degree assault for the 2023 shooting.
Apparently, crackin’ racist jokes looks good on a government resume. When social media rumors started flying about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids happening in Oak Cliff, Dallas, just a day after the Presidential inauguration, fear spread fast. But while families braced for the worst, one X (formerly Twitter) user seemed to be celebrating—and even […]
While President Donald Trump is out here hosting pseudo-celebrations of Black history at the White House, his anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion policies appear to have caused the suspension of a scholarship program for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to the department’s website, the program — known […]
