Controversy Brewing at Westchester School District Over Assignment Based on Book Addressing Racism

Controversy Brewing at Westchester School District Over Assignment Based on Book Addressing Racism

By Marcus Solis, ABC7 NY SOMERS, New York (WABC) — The superintendent of one school district in Westchester County stopped and English class mid-lesson after getting complaints from parents. An optional handout during the 10th-grade English class at Somers High School sparked outrage among parents who were texted pictures by their children of journal prompts. […]

The Devolution of Kanye West Continues…THRICE

The Devolution of Kanye West Continues…THRICE

Kanye West attends the in-store signing of his new release ‘Graduation’ held at the Virgin Megastore Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, California, United States on September 13, 2007. (Shutterstock) By Shanelle Genai, The Root The seemingly never-ending saga of Ye—the artist formerly known as Kanye West—continues as more and more developments arise in the aftermath […]

Racial Wealth Gaps are yet Another Thing the US and UK Have in Common

Racial Wealth Gaps are yet Another Thing the US and UK Have in Common

By Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation It’s an old saying that Britain and America are two countries separated by a common language. But they are united by racial wealth gaps that formed at a similar time for related reasons. Black Britons of the “Windrush generation,” arriving in Britain from the Caribbean between 1948 and 1973, and […]

Whiteness is an Invented Concept That Has Been Used as a Tool of Oppression

Whiteness is an Invented Concept That Has Been Used as a Tool of Oppression

MEMPHIS – AUG 19: Protesters surround Nathan Bedford Forrest statue, calling for its removal in the #TakeEmDown901 campaign to dismantle confederate propaganda, August 19, 2017. (Shutterstock) By Meghan Tinsley, The Conversation Whiteness is a modern, colonial invention. It was devised in the 17th century and used to provide the logic for genocide and slavery. The […]

1 in 3 U.S. Students Attended a Racially Segregated Public School in 2020-21, Watchdog Says

“Ensuring equal access to educational opportunity … remains a persistent challenge,” the lead author of a new report wrote.

1 in 3 U.S. Students Attended a Racially Segregated Public School in 2020-21, Watchdog Says

Topeka, Kansas / United States of America – November 2nd 2019 : Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site. Exterior of building, eastern facade with main entrance. (Shutterstock) By Zachary Schermele Nearly 19 million students in the U.S., or more than a third, attended a public school in the 2020-21 school year where at […]