Sunday, December 22, 2024

Tag: Black Lives Matter

KKK prison guards convicted for conspiring to kill black inmate after...

All three former guards are guilty of conspiracy to commit murder.

When will the United States transcend white supremacy?

The only people who routinely get indignant at the question are other white people.

Millions consumed potentially unsafe water in the past 10 years

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the U.S. a “D” grade for the quality of its drinking water systems based on an evaluation of their safety, condition, capacity and other criteria.

White supremacy and Trump’s statues of limitations

The growing movement for racial justice is making demands and taking action.

Charlottesville was not a “protest turned violent,” it was a planned...

Isn’t it time for the media to be honest and call white supremacists the domestic terrorists that they are?

It’s time to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act

On the 52nd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, 31 states with histories of racial discrimination no longer have federal oversight of their voting process.

White supremacy in the age of Trump

Never forget that this country has a long history of upper-class whites using racism to their advantage.

Land taken from freed slave’s descendants for Amazon data center?

It’s time to ask ourselves what kind of country takes property purchased by a freed slave to enrich a corporation.

100 years ago, black people marched down 5th Avenue to declare...

The “Silent Protest Parade” was the first mass demonstration of its kind and marked a pivotal moment in civil rights history.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.