Source: Canton Ohio Police bodycam I‘ve written this before, but it’s worth repeating: One of the main reasons Black people’s tumultuous relationship with police officers is all but assured to continue is that cops don’t seem to learn from previous high-profile incidents. Stop me if this sounds familiar. Police officers approached a Black man and struggled with him while placing him in handcuffs. The Black man shouted the words, “I […]

  Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Last week, we reported that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said it plans to deploy more than 100,000 attorneys and volunteers across battleground states to monitor the counting of votes and potentially challenge the count. The plans were confirmed by the RNC, which announced that attorneys would be stationed at “every single target processing center where mail ballots are tabulated.” Obviously, this is being done […]

Source: Radio One D.C. / Radio One Digital   Dr. Francis Cress Welsings’ mentor, Neely Fuller Jr. returns to our classroom on Thursday morning. Mr. Fuller will expound on his tome on Racism White Supremacy. Mr. Fuller, as many of you know, contends that if you don’t understand how the system of RWS works and all that it entails, then everything else you think you understand will only confuse you. […]

Source: SolStock / Getty NATIONWIDE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday the steps they plan on taking to promote health through school meals. These steps, which will be implemented in the coming years, include the first ever limit on added sugars, reductions in sodium content, and the ability for schools to source more foods locally. Most of these updates to school meals will be implemented between the […]

Source: Chesnot / Getty On Wednesday, April 24, President Biden signed a bill that has the potential to impose a nationwide ban on TikTok, a development that could significantly affect Black content creators on the platform. The bill was passed by Congress earlier in the week as part of a comprehensive foreign aid package aimed at providing support to Israel and Ukraine, according to CNN. Under the new legislation, TikTok is now required to secure a new owner within months […]

Source: Dmytro Chernykov / Getty In the intricate tapestry of racial epithets that mar American history, there exists one word that may seem innocuous at first glance but carries a heavy history of oppression and racism: “Cracker.” Despite its relative lack of prominence in discussions compared to other racial slurs, the term “Cracker” holds a deep-seated historical significance and carries weighty implications. In 2013, the term “Cracker” gained renewed attention […]

  Source: Bill Chizek / Getty   The Tennessee legislature passed a bill Tuesday that allow faculty and staff  to carry concealed handguns in schools as a response to last year’s school shooting in Nashville that killed six people, including three nine-year-olds. For years Republicans have responded to high-profile school shootings by yelling that armed teachers would protect students. But teachers aren’t paid enough to carry out their normal duties […]

Source: Radio One D.C. / Radio One Digital Join us on Wednesday morning when the Sistahs take over our classroom. Attorney Marilyn Mosby will check in to tell her story of the efforts to silence her. Attorney Mosby is the former Maryland State’s Attorney for Baltimore. Before Attorney Mosby, Dr. A will discuss National Minority Health Month. Dr. is a Medical & Holistic doctor. If you have a health issue […]

Source: Anadolu / Getty Student-led protests on college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza have led to increased tensions with administrators and arrests. Protests supporting the Palestinian people in the Gaza region of Israel during the nation’s conflict with the Hamas terror organization on college campuses such as Columbia University in New York City have become highly intense within the last few days. The school is the home of […]