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By Shamar Walters and Maia Davis – Shannon LaNier, a TV host in Houston, is pictured in a photo in Smithsonian Magazine alongside his direct ancestor, Thomas Jefferson. Shannon LaNier, a ninth-generation descendant of Thomas […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown – “We call it the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and I call it historic because this is the first time in many years that Congress has taken up […]

The breakfast brand Aunt Jemima is removing its logo and will be renamed, amid public outcry that the branding perpetuated a racist stereotype, its parent company said . Quaker Oats said in a statement that […]

By Mike Vulpo  – After Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by police in Atlanta, Hollywood director Tyler Perry is stepping up to help the family out. One Hollywood director is doing his part to help […]

By Dana Givens– In the conversation about racism, there has been much debate about the how the word should be defined. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, racism is defined as a “a belief that race is the primary […]

BY DENEEN L. BROWN – A VIDEO SHOWS George Floyd, a black man, lying in the street in anguish, with his head crushed against the pavement. A white officer presses his knee into Floyd’s neck. “I can’t […]

PORTLAND, Ore. — by Lincoln Graves – The Black Lives Matter movement sprang to life in 2013, after George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin. It’s spotlight has grown over the years because of various high-profile […]

By Clare Corbould – Associate Professor, Deakin University –  he protests that have engulfed American cities in the past week are rooted in decades of frustrations. Racist policing, legal and extra-legal discrimination, exclusion from the major […]