Tag: African Americans
Why reparations to African-Americans are necessary – how to start now
Reparations are a way of making the country whole, by partially remedying the inherited inequalities that still plague African-Americans.
Police are still killing unarmed black people
So far this year, 390 people have been killed by police, according to a Washington Post database of police shootings.
How African Americans fought for & won birthright citizenship 150 years...
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
The South is rising again
The real story is that a fresh, "Reclaim the South" movement of young African-American populists is emerging, kindling long-suppressed hope in the racially scarred Deep South.
Ex-felons could soon get their voting rights back in Florida
Many believe that if this amendment passes, it will reshape "electoral politics" in the swing state.
Donald Trump’s Most Racist Speech Ever
Of all of the insults Trump has hurled at African Americans over the years, this speech was the worst.
What Would Happen if the Armed Men in Oregon Weren’t White?
When a group of armed African-Americans had a standoff with police they were shot at and bombed regardless of the repercussions.
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Israel and the United States are merging their military. Here’s why.
"From aid to partnership," the U.S. and Israel are set to become even more united in genocide.
Baby we can bomb Iran
A re-cast version of Springsteen’s “Born to Run.”
Moderate Democrats: Splitting the party in two
This is the most important midterm election in American history. If the Democratic Party leadership splits the party and the Republicans win, Democrats will go the way of the Whig and the Tory.
ICE killed a Maine father during an operation targeting someone else
Joan Sebastian Guerrero was fatally shot while driving to work, leaving conflicting federal and eyewitness accounts of why an immigration agent opened fire.
Federal agents turned crowd-control weapons on protesters and journalists
Researchers documented hundreds of cases involving close-range attacks, head shots and injuries ranging from blindness to traumatic brain damage.