Monday, October 7, 2024
This year, Mississippi state Sen. David Jordan allocated $150,000 in state funding to erect a statue for the preservation of Emmett Till’s memory in the town of Greenwood. Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Till’s last living relative who witnessed his kidnapping, told ABC News, “This is a great day as we […]
Photo courtesy of Natalie Tsur. The Black Student Union (BSU) and Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance (EDIC) invited educator and psychologist Dr. Broderick Sawyer to host a free allyship workshop for white students in light of Black Solidarity Week. The event was held over WebEx on Nov. 2 before […]
Photo courtesy of Google Maps Dr. Scot Beckerman, the superintendent of Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, N.J. has recently caused a stir on social media and on the local news for allegedly dismissing movements like Black Lives Matter and Anti-Asian hate as political movements rather than human rights […]
Photo courtesy of Jason Hargrove, Flickr On May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, a Black 46-year-old man named George Floyd attempted to pay for cigarettes in a convenience store with a counterfeit $20 bill. The owner called the police as a result, and squad cars rushed to the scene. Attempting to […]
Photo courtesy of Chris Montgomery, Billy Penn On Oct. 26, Walter Wallace Jr. was shot and killed by police on the streets of Philadelphia. His death made national headlines and caused protests across the city. This Wednesday, bodycam footage and 911 calls were released. "The Wallace Family, the Mayor, District […]
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College of New Jersey The Black Lives Matter Colloquium at Ramapo College has provided me with extensive information regarding the essential aspects to the movement that I was previously unaware of. The information about Black activism at Ramapo College by Professor Regina Clark was eye-opening […]
Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Television, Flickr On Sunday, Sept. 20, the 72nd Emmy Awards held its ceremony, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the show was structured much different than past years, host Jimmy Kimmel still moved the show along, despite the large impact of […]
Photo courtesy of FloNight, Wikipedia Breonna Taylor was a 26-year-old African-American woman who worked as an emergency medical technician. Before her untimely death, she aspired to advance her career in healthcare. On the night of March 13, Louisville officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove forcibly entered Taylor’s home […]
As another installment of Ramapo’s “!!!Public Art???” series in the Berrie Center, academics Deshonay Dozier and Shamell Bell spoke on the subject of black protest art. Both visiting scholars had explored different ways black communities used art as a form of protest throughout the years. Dozier’s work focuses on poetry […]
Photo courtesy of Disney ABC Television Group, Flickr On Tuesday April 4, Pepsi uploaded what they thought would be a well-received and praised advertisement for their world famous soft drink. What ended up happening however was the exact opposite. The advertisment, which was posted to their YouTube page, featured people […]
