‘White Supremacy is a Poison’: Emotional Biden in Buffalo Condemns Those Who Push ‘Perverse’ Replacement Theory

‘White Supremacy is a Poison’: Emotional Biden in Buffalo Condemns Those Who Push ‘Perverse’ Replacement Theory

Editorial credit: Marlin360 / Shutterstock.com By Joey Garrison, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said “white supremacy is a poison” and vowed “hate will not prevail” during a trip Tuesday to Buffalo, New York, where he grieved with family members of 10 victims killed Saturday in a racially motivated mass shooting at a supermarket. […]

How the ‘Replacement’ Theory Went Mainstream on the Political Right

How the ‘Replacement’ Theory Went Mainstream on the Political Right

Washington, DC, USA / November 7, 2020. People gather at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to celebrate after Joe Biden is announced President-Elect. (Shutterstock) By Domenico Montanaro, NPR Following the shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., focus has been trained on the “replacement” theory, also known as “white replacement” theory. That’s because a white […]

Despite Evidence, Rep. Stefanik Denies Role in Mainstreaming “Invasion” and “Great Replacement” Conspiracy Theories

Despite Evidence, Rep. Stefanik Denies Role in Mainstreaming “Invasion” and “Great Replacement” Conspiracy Theories

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 21, 2017: Protesting against white supremacy and racism in downtown Chicago after the tragedy in Charlottesville. (Shutterstock) Washington, DC – Following the white supremacist killings in Buffalo, we highlighted how the gunman’s online manifesto included Great Replacement Theory and “invasion” language that echoed those of Republican candidates and elected officials, and called them […]

A Black Nurse is Honored by an Illinois Hospital 71 Years After Being Denied Entry Into its Program

A Black Nurse is Honored by an Illinois Hospital 71 Years After Being Denied Entry Into its Program

By Alexandra Jane, The Root Seventy-one years ago, Betty Brown of Elgin, Illinois was refused entry into the nursing school of Advocate Sherman Hospital because she was Black. Now in 2022, the 90 year retired nurse is being named as the “honorary chief nursing officer” of the institution. “It was very emotional,” Brown told ABC News, […]

Editor’s Letter: The Legacy and Liberation of Black Beauty

Editor’s Letter: The Legacy and Liberation of Black Beauty

By Jessica Cruel, Allure Last spring, Allure launched The Melanin Edit, an editorial destination that celebrates the highly melanated. We wanted to create a place to have meaningful conversations about skin color and culture. This year, we decided to extend that digital project to print. And to help bring this first-ever Melanin Edit issue to […]