Race Archive
STUDENT VOICES By Jade Reyes Not every issue of morality that we are faced with is easily discernible— with an easily ascertainable correct action. Many of these issues are nuanced and multifaceted, affecting every person differently and involves a …
Trayvon Martin, Kalief Browder and Mike Brown have three things in common: parents who fiercely loved them, siblings who cared for them deeply and dreams that were never realized. They are also young black men whose tragic deaths started a …
Tells us a bit more about yourself, your work, and your alter ego. The primary labels I put upon myself are of cartoonist, writer and performance artist. More specifically I am an accidental cartoonist and an accidental performance artist. The …
By JJIE Staff At the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Michael Gandy, now 28, draws from personal experience as a young black teen. He talks to his mentor and “big brother” Austin Scee, 44, about police, mentorship …
Statement from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice on Police Violence The Southern Coalition for Social Justice is appalled and outraged by the killing of Keith Lamont Scott by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer. Unfortunately, the killing of Mr. Scott is …
In 2009, my fiancé and I had dinner at my parent’s house. We had each had a glass of wine with dinner and had switched to tea with dessert so by the time we left 2 hours later, everyone was …
Flint, MI – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) and several of her Democratic colleagues in visiting Flint families affected by the city’s water crisis. She released this statement: “I am in Flint …
by Paul Kiel ProPublica, Dec. 31, 2015, 8 a.m. This story was co-published with The New York Times’ Sunday Review. The most recent federal survey in 2013 put the difference in net worth between the typical white and black …
A D Carson, Clemson University In the wake of the resignation of University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe, much is being written about the power of collective action among student groups to affect positive change on their campuses. The …
By Ebony O McGee, Vanderbilt University Dressed in a black hoodie and sagging jeans, DeAndre (name changed) swaggers down the street, singing loudly the gritty lyrics of a gangsta rap. This routine typifies DeAndre’s journey to and from school. Many …
