It took almost three years, but Ed Buck is finally sitting in a jail charged with nine federal counts–including that he supplied the crystal meth that caused two overdose deaths and that he engaged in a pattern of soliciting Black men to consume drugs that he provided.
The house is on fire and it is burning down, and it should burn down.
Alicia Garza, who coined the term “Black Lives Matter,” is an Oakland-based organizer, writer, public speaker and freedom fighter who also serves as the special projects director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance which stands as the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in America.
Although the African American community appreciated her efforts, the same couldn’t be said for the LAPD which labeled Patrisse a terrorist and fabricated a flimsy excuse to conduct a SWAT team raid of her apartment. All of the above is revisited in riveting fashion in When They Call You a Terrorist, a fascinating combination autobiography and blow-by-blow account of the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Since the beginning of its inception, women have dedicated their lives to shaping and transforming America into the country we see today. This week, we kick-off the celebration of Women’s History Month by paying homage to a few women of color, who have rallied for change both locally and nationally.
Recently, the Black Alliance for Just Immigration convened the first-ever Black-led delegation and strategy meeting at the U.S.-Mexico border.
On February 26, 2012 Black America was in an outrage over the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin who was killed in Sanford, Florida by a white 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman after reporting Martin to the police as “suspicious.”
Black Alliance for Just immigration (BAJI) Celebrates its 10th Anniversary fighting for fair immigration practices of Black people from across the diaspora at the African American Museum in Los Angeles.
Correspondent Brittany K. Jackson speaks with BAJI Founder and Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Movement Opal Tometi, Actress T’Keyah Crystal Keymah, Rapper Tabi Bonney and Singer Goapele to get their thoughts on the matter.
BAJI Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter movement Opal Tometi organized and hosted the event, which joined numerous social advocates, philanthropists, and culturally diverse people of African descent