Why are Black deaths the only deaths that are allowed to go viral? Why do people only record Black death and not physically help in preventing it? Why do we get FULL access to multiple angles of our lynchings? Why are the last words of our deceased made into slogans?…
Thank you. Nah, like fr fr…. thank you. We underestimate how valuable you are. We turn a blind eye to how vulnerable you are. We ignore the sacrifices you make because our well-being is both of our priorities. We forget the risks you face, working on the frontlines, to ensure…
The 2019 annual Homeless Assessment Report (HAR) to Congress reported 568,000 homeless Americans, a 2.7% jump from the previous year. Of that, 39.8% of the homeless population are Black. That number increases to 52% when assessing homeless people with children. Let me run that back. Of the 568,000 homeless Americans in this…
This is Vanessa Nakate, a 23-year old climate activist from Uganda. On Friday, she joined other climate activists, including Greta Thunberg who inspired Nakate to start her own climate movement in Uganda, for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During a news conference, Nakate joined four other climate activists:…
We lost an icon. You should know his name. You should respect his legacy. During the mid-to-late 90s, Dr. Ozel Clifford Brazil was a name mainly known amongst the black population in Los Angeles. A Black scholar, activist, minister, and leader who started the Los Angeles Community Outreach Program, which hosted college-prep workshops…