“The broader lesson of Lee's statue coming down is that no victory is ever definitive. No surrender ever final. Because the forces that oppose it […]
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Was Corporate America’s Promise To Fight Racial Injustice Just A Fad?
“It seemed many of the central institutions in American corporate life suddenly signed on—at least in word or performance—to a simple but genuinely radical demand […]
Continue readingMartin Sheen’s New Film Judas & Black Messiah Is ‘Reflective Of So Much Of What Is Going On Today’
Actor Martin Sheen, star of the Oscar-nominated film “Judas and the Black Messiah,” draws the parallel between the struggles of the Black Panthers in the […]
Continue readingAfter Trump Loss, Busta Rhymes Reflects On Confronting ‘Agent Orange’ | The Beat With Ari Melber
After Trump first announced a travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries in 2017, rapper Busta Rhymes publicly criticized him and dubbed him "Agent Orange." The […]
Continue readingDerrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO on protests and racial injustice | Storytellers Project
Uprisings: Stories of the Work of Civil Rights presents Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO, speaks on protests and racial injustice in the United States. […]
Continue reading100 days of racial justice protests in Louisville: Courier Journal staff reflects | USA TODAY
The Courier Journal staff reflects on 100 days of racial justice protests in Louisville. RELATED: Armed demonstrations in Louisville – what does their presence achieve? […]
Continue readingLeBron James, Doc Rivers Lead NBA Boycott Over Jacob Blake’s Shooting | MSNBC
After players like LeBron James and even LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers have become increasingly vocal in their activism against police shootings and racial injustice, […]
Continue readingBasil Smikle: ‘The President Is Fueling The Energy Against Him’ | Deadline | MSNBC
Democratic strategist Basil Smikle says voters will remember how Trump made them feel with his lack of leadership through coronavirus and instances of racial injustice. […]
Continue readingTrump Voter: Would Like To See The President Be ‘More Compassionate’ | MTP Daily | MSNBC
NBC News reporter Dasha Burns talks to voters in Beaver County, Pennsylvania in the aftermath of the ongoing protests against racial injustice as part of […]
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