#black people

Author: Melinda Sineriz / Source: did you know? Although February is Black History Month, it is always important to know Black history if you want to be able to understand America. The achievements of Black people have often been downplayed or overlooked in our history books and schools, and that

Author: Jan Ransom / Source: New York Times Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times He hated black men. He wanted to kill one, and he did. In a videotaped confession, James Harris Jackson, a white Army veteran from Baltimore, told investigators that he spent several days two years ago stalking

Author: Daniel Victor / Source: New York Times What makes the police encounters chilling is how routine they are. They’re sparked by black people going about their everyday lives, only to be interrupted by someone calling the police for the thinnest of suspicions. In the past month, more than a

Author: Jennifer Earl / Source: Fox News Celebrities have been using fashion to make political statements at popular award shows and events for decades – and Sunday’s Academy Award show will be no different. Stars were draped in all black in solidarity with Time’s Up and the #MeToo movement at

Author: JAY-Z / Source: New York Times This month Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating his probation. #FreeMeek hashtags have sprung up, and hundreds of his fans rallied near City Hall in Philadelphia to protest the ruling. On the surface, this may look like the