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5 things that will continue to divide black people in 2016

In life, I try to avoid being around negative ignorant people who are too set in their ways to be enlightened. Sadly, I buck up on these people every day on social media. I spent a lot of time …

Racist: What it is…

I can’t believe that a discussion on what a racist is, still needs to be had in 2015. The meaning used to be clear cut but as more Black people speak out against injustice racists seek to muddy the …

How respectability politics hurts Black people

Respectability politics believes that conformity to established mainstream standards of appearance and behaviour can protect people who belong to marginalised groups if they conform to prescribed …

Viola Davis makes history at the Emmy Awards

On 20 September 2015, actress Viola Davis made history at the Emmy Awards when she won for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her role in How to Get Away with Murder. This is the first time a …

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka: A Landmark Supreme Court Case in the Fight for Equality

‍The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, decided on 17 May 1954, was a seminal moment in the American Civil Rights Movement. This landmark Supreme Court decision declared the “separate …

Sandra Bland conspiracy: Anonymous release video calling out Texas police

Hacktivist group Anonymous has released a video where they claim to ‘expose’ Texas police over the death of Sandra Bland. The chilling voiceover, which has been digitally disguised, is …

Sandra Bland – Say her name

Sandra Bland is another black life lost under hinky police circumstances. The 28-year-old’s death in a Texas county jail on 13 July, three days after a routine traffic stop turned into a …

Kanye and Kim on Time’s “100 Most Influential People” list

Time Magazine has released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world and Kanye West sits in the number one spot. The list is comprised of a selection of people who are blazing …

Piers Morgan sticks his nose into the N-word debate

Piers Morgan wrote an article for the ‘Daily Fail’ suggesting that if Black Americans want the N-word to die, they will have to kill it themselves. Asking black folks to stop using that word is …

Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind

This is a comprehensive documentary telling the life story of the controversial leader, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The documentary uses a wealth of material from the Garvey movement. Written documents, …

George Edwin Taylor: First Black person to run for the US presidency

Barack Obama is the first US Black President, but he is not the first black person to run for the US presidency. That honour goes to George Edwin Taylor. George Taylor was born in the pre-Civil War …

Marissa Alexander supporters plan ‘Stand Our Ground Week’ protests

Remember Marissa Alexander? She was the woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison after she fired a warning shot at the ceiling during a dispute with her husband. Marissa’s new court hearing will …