School Districts, Teachers Unions Kick Off ‘Black Lives Matter’ Week Of Action
Several school districts and teachers unions across the country are gearing up to recognize schools’ annual “Week of Action” promoting “restorative justice” and “trans-affirming,” from February 5th to February 9th. ing. Participating organizations include the Chicago Teachers Union, Los Angeles Unified School District, and Milwaukee Public Schools. “The founders and creators of Black Lives Matter […]
Pennsylvania university criticized after burying bones of Black Philadelphians
The University of Pennsylvania has historically housed hundreds of skulls used in racist scientific research promoting white supremacy. In response to growing calls for accountability, the university held a memorial service and laid to rest the bodies of 19 black Philadelphians. Although the university claims it will right the wrongs of the past, some local […]
Black police officers’ group calls for ethnic minorities to boycott joining Met | Metropolitan police
The National Black Police Association (NBPA) has called on ethnic minorities to boycott the Metropolitan Police Department, protesting a “racist and persistent” misconduct investigation into a senior police officer. In the first boycott call in 20 years, the association comes after Charles Ehikioya, president of the Metropolitan Black Police Association (Met BPA), raised concerns about […]
Labour plans to extend equal pay rights to black, Asian and minority ethnic staff | Equal pay
Under radical plans for the Race Equality Bill, reported by the Guardian, the Labor government will extend the full right to equal pay, which currently exists for women, to black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) workers for the first time. I will do it. This legal right will be introduced in stages, in consultation with […]
Penn Museum buries remains of 19 black Philadelphians
An Ivy League university on Saturday buried the remains of 19 black people whose skulls were used as part of a racist scientific research project in the early 19th century. The University of Pennsylvania will create a historic monument honoring Philadelphians whose skulls were unethically collected to support white supremacy research aimed at proving that […]
AMC Theatres offering $5 tickets for Black History Month
(PIX11) – AMC Theaters is offering $5 tickets to select movies in honor of Black History Month. The $5 Fan Faves program returns this February to give movie fans the opportunity to see movies starring or produced by Black people. Selected films will be screened twice daily at more than 100 AMC properties. Spotify’s tattoo […]
Biden aims to solidify support with Black voters as he seeks re-election to White House
Columbia, South Carolina – President Biden isn’t too worried about winning Saturday’s Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina. He is expected to win the contest in a landslide. South Carolina, where Black voters play a big role in Democratic politics, has topped the party’s official presidential nominating calendar for the first time, thanks in large […]
Black male voters tell MSNBC why Trump appeals to them: ‘We’re broke with Biden… with Trump, we had money’
A group of Black men spoke to MSNBC on Friday about why former President Trump appeals to them more than President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential election. MSNBC correspondent Trymaine Lee met with voters at a barbershop in Charleston, South Carolina, and asked them what kind of “appeal” Trump had to the Democratic incumbent […]
Target pulls Civil Rights activity kit containing errors about Black leaders
(NEXSTAR) – Target has removed civil rights-themed products from its shelves after TikTok users pointed out several inaccuracies regarding black leaders depicted within the products. The product was a children’s activity kit published by Bendon and marketed as “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Activities” that included magnets featuring illustrations of prominent leaders of the civil rights […]
Target pulls Black History Month product from shelves that mixed up three civil rights icons
Retail giant Target recently confirmed it would remove one of its Black History Month products from its stores after it was discovered that the product misidentified three civil rights leaders. A history-savvy user points out that Target’s Black History Month magnet book confuses three civil rights icons: Webb Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and Carter […]