Black Lives Matter is more than a slogan. It is a movement of people fighting for liberty, justice, and freedom. Black Lives Matter Long Beach is, as they describe, “…a local organizing effort … in solidarity with the national, U.S.-based, #BlackLivesMatter movement.” The organizers are clear about their goals and mission as a Black-led organization…
“Scholars Cornel West and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor respond to the global uprising against racism and police violence following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “We’re seeing the convergence of a class rebellion with racism and racial terrorism at the center of it,” said Princeton professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. “And in many ways, we are in uncharted…
“In this inspiring and powerful 2016 talk, Megan Francis traces the root causes of our current racial climate to their core causes, debunking common misconceptions and calling out “fix-all” cures to a complex social problem. In her award-winning book, Civil Rights and the Making of the Modern American State shows that the battle against lynching…
“Products like Aunt Jemima are going through a branding and advertising overhaul as companies respond to the Black Lives Matter movement. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on America Inc’s efforts to address and eliminate brand names and imagery that reflect America’s racist past.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour
“Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, there have been reports of anti-Asian discrimination and racism, including in schools. Now, as schools across the country weigh in on reopening in the fall, parents of Asian-American children fear they may not be a safe place. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at…
“Will the horrific death of George Floyd and the global Black Lives Matter protests be a turning-point in the struggle for racial justice? Human rights lawyer Dexter Dias QC (http://twitter.com/DexterDiasQC) believes they can be – but only if we use our power and privilege as citizens to demand change in every one of our spheres…
“President Trump said Wednesday he will “not even consider” renaming U.S. Army bases named after Confederate military officers. There are 10 such bases — all of them in Southern states. He tweeted, “These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom.” Bree Newsome…
“The uprising against police brutality and anti-Black racism continues to sweep across the United States and countries around the world, forcing a reckoning in the halls of power and on the streets. The mass protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 have dramatically shifted public opinion on policing and…
“As the United States grapples with widespread unrest after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, our fraught national relationship with race is again in the spotlight. How can we move forward from this moment? PBS NewsHour believes we should begin the conversation by listening to black Americans. For that, we turn to a…
“Racism in the United States isn’t all that it seems. While many of us like to believe that we’re closer than ever to reaching a post-racial society, the research of Dr. Candis Watts Smith paints a very different picture. In her talk, Dr. Watts Smith dispels what we think we know about racism, and explores…