By Stacy M. Brown As public support for criminal justice reform continues to build — and as the pandemic raises the stakes higher — advocates remain vigilant that it’s more important than ever that the facts are straight, and everyone understands the bigger picture. “The U.S. doesn’t have one ‘criminal justice system;’ instead, we have […]
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Supporting Special Education Scholars in College
By Dr. Giani Clarkson Can I tell you a secret? Alright…here I go. I always cry at high school graduations. Some people may cry at weddings or baby showers, but for me…I always cry at high school graduations. High school graduations are a rites of passage ceremony for many students. It marks a walk into […]
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She Reps: Vanna Collins is Offering Organic Essentials
Vanna Collins, a Dallas native, is a mom, Leo, Braid Stylist, Yogi, Philanthropist, and full-on lover of life. Her ultimate mission is to share the correlation of the Mind, Body & Spirit and how to successfully combine the three for a total body and life experience. On the journey to pure living, Vanna created TuffBaby’s […]
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All Black Everything: American Airlines Celebrates Bessie Coleman with All-Black Flight Crew
Since the start of the pandemic, it seems companies have insisted on staking their flag in “diversity.” The term has become a buzzword and an insistence on attempting to prove that in the death of George Floyd, black people suddenly matter to these institutions. However, companies like American Airlines have continued to allow their actions […]
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Colorism, Texturism & Its Impact on Education
While awareness has grown around colorism and texturism, a deeper discussion should be had about their impact on Black kids’ ability to learn while maintaining their culture.
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Report Reveals ‘A Hidden Key to Combating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile Justice’
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia According to new Sentencing Project research, diverting youth from juvenile court involvement should be a central focus in reducing racial and ethnic disparities. It should also improve outcomes in America’s youth justice systems. The report’s author wrote that getting arrested in adolescence or having a […]
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Abbott says raising the age to buy an assault-style rifle is “unconstitutional” based on recent court rulings
BY SNEHA DEY, The Texas Tribune, texastribune.org Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that it would be unconstitutional to increase the minimum age to buy assault-style rifles from 18 to 21 years old — a key proposal Uvalde parents have called for after an 18-year-old gunned down their children’s […]
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COMMENTARY: Redistricting is Voter Suppression Too
By Ben Jealous When Charles Diggs, Jr. won election to Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in 1954, he launched nearly seven decades in which the city of Detroit had at least one Black member of Congress. That’s likely to change this year. Because of redistricting, Detroit no longer has majority-Black congressional districts. And in the […]
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Talking Painting & Perseverance with Desmond Blair
By Ray Johnson/DW Photojournalist “God does not make mistakes, He puts people here for a reason and He will make a way for them,” World renowned painter Desmond Blair recalls a quote of encouragement his late mother would often recite to him, when he was growing up as a youth with no hands (limb difference) […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Confessions of the “Other” Woman
By Shewanda Riley I have a difficult confession to make. It’s difficult because I’ve been forced to look at a part of myself that for years I really didn’t like because I didn’t like what I thought it said about me. I’ve finally just had to accept that who I thought I was had nothing […]