Racism Archives - Page 3 of 3
August 30th, 2017
It has become apparent in the wake of Charlottesville that there are those in this country who will relentlessly defend twisted ideologies. Hate has bubbled to the surface once again; How can we stop it?
Wave of Violence: Police Brutality and Racial Conflict in America
July 19th, 2016
America is a country divided in many ways. Politically, we are more polarized than at any time in recent memory. Economically, much of the country’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of an elite few. But most glaring is this: despite years of progress on
Muslim Boy Who Built Homemade Clock Resembling Bomb Demands $15 Million
November 24th, 2015
Ahmed Mohamed, the boy who made a clock at home and wound up being arrested and questioned for it is now demanding $15 million from the city of Irving and its school district.
Do Black Lives Matter at the University of Missouri?
November 18th, 2015
The University of Missouri, often called Mizzou for short, has been in the news recently after some racial unrest has been taking place at the school, largely via the Black Lives Matter movement.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Remembering Kalief Browder
June 15th, 2015
Last Saturday, a young man named Kalief Browder took his own life at the age of 22. Browder spent the last six years of his life as an example of the brokenness of the American justice system.
Grave Concerns
April 23rd, 2015
Is Heaven segregated? Is there one section reserved for blacks and perhaps a separate, but equal section for whites? If not, then why are so many historical cemeteries still segregated?
Hate is Still Hate
February 25th, 2015
Some time ago, we posted a blog that said, “hate is hate." As we now see many defending flying the Confederate battle flag over state capitols, we think it appropriate to reiterate - hate is still hate.
A Ballot or a Bullet?
September 8th, 2014
America continues to quiver in the aftermath of the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri earlier in August, sparking a reckoning on America's history of racism and racial inequality.
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