Jesse Williams’ Speech at the BET Awards was Magical and Real
June 29, 2016
Jesse Williams Speech at the BET Awards was Magical & REAL
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Saving the Young from Racism’s Cancer
June 8, 2016
Byrd Documentary Aims to Reach out to Next Gens and Millennials
The Politics of Peace
June 1, 2016
As about 100 citizens along with dozens of law enforcement and faith-based leaders from the city of Compton converged on Gonzalez Park last week to protest an alarming rise of homicides in that city, it seems that the revolving cycle of violence continues.
Let’s Talk About Race
June 1, 2016
Overwhelmingly, it’s people of color who actually pick the food or milk the cow; the farm workers who are almost all Latino today and were almost all Black yesterday. And today, like yesterday, they remain the only workers in California’s food production chain who don’t get paid overtime after 8 hours and are denied rest after six days of labor.
Denny’s Couple Reaches Mid Trial Settlement in Discrimination Case
February 10, 2016
A black couple and Denny’s Inc. reached a mid-trial settlement on February 4 in the pair’s lawsuit alleging the manager of the restaurant chain’s Koreatown location discriminated against them by demanding that they pay for their food in advance.
Violent Hate Speech, Racist Threats Target Ventura County Baptist Bishop
February 10, 2016
Bishop Broderick Alan Huggins is no stranger to overt or violent racism.
But the Southern California reverend was not prepared when he opened a mailed envelope on Jan. 27 containing a news clipping with a picture of him preaching at “The Annex,” the outreach and evangelism center of St. Paul Baptist Church in Oxnard, where he is the pastor. The grotesque and racist language scrawled all over the news article shocked Huggins.
Oklahoma’s playoff journey began with stand against racism
December 29, 2015
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — On a balmy morning in south Florida, Baker Mayfield and his Oklahoma teammates goofed around beneath the swaying palms as they posed for a picture in front of the Orange Bowl logo, their tight bond forged by the ups and downs of a long season — the grueling practices, the lonely hours in the weight room, the incessant scrutiny that comes with playing in a high-profile program. For the Sooners, though, it goes deeper than that. When a racist video shot by members of an Oklahoma fraternity went viral last March, exposing an ugly side
Students return to Washington campus after racial threats
December 2, 2015
Most, but not all, students returned to a Washington state university Monday as police investigate racial threats against black students and others on social media that shut down the campus last week. At a public forum about the racist remarks, one student said she had to force herself to come to Western Washington University in Bellingham to speak about the threats. “Frankly, I’m exhausted. This isn’t an ‘if’ but ‘when they come after you’ situation. I’m upset that Western let it get to this point,” said Lulu Sapigao, adding that students have been saying for a long time that they
Pepperdine Campus Meeting Addresses Racial Profiling
November 25, 2015
Pepperdine Student Government Association president Ima Idahosa (center) noted at a recent campus-wide meeting, addressing racism at the school, that hateful racist comments were circulated across the campus in a computer app called Yik Yak. (photo courtesy of community.pepperdine.edu.) The president of Pepperdine University has alleged that minority professors and students have been pulled over by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies in nearby Malibu for what he called “driving while black,” it was reported last week. University President Andrew K. Benton made the claim as he stood in front of an all-campus meeting on November 16 at the Malibu
Black Lives Matter leader Shaun King, the next Rachel Dolezal?
September 3, 2015
On the heels of various accusations regarding the misrepresentation of his racial identity, Black Lives Matter leader and community activist Shaun King heads to twitter to defend himself.
King is being accused of lying about his racial background, claiming that he was biracial in order to qualify and receive the Oprah Winfrey scholarship to the historically Black college Morehouse by an investigative blogger.
Let’s Talk About Race: MTV documentary White People discussing what it means to be young, white and privileged
August 12, 2015
Filmmaker, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and executive director Jose Antonio Vargas is traveling across the country in a new MTV documentary series White People that allows cameras to look into the lives of various White people and getting them to talk about the one issue that can be unsettling, race.
Confederate Flag sales soar after South Carolina Church shooting
July 2, 2015
Rising conversations about the origin and history of the Confederate flag continues to be a topic on America’s list of issues for discussion.
Borders Blurred by Racism in ICE Department
December 18, 2014
As administration officials start to implement President Obama’s immigration sweep actions, there are some issues that internal federal departments such as Los Angeles’ Department of Homeland Security needs to address, according to local agents.