One shining Jesse Williams moment
Remember: A moment is not a movement, but a moment can start a movement. […]
Month: July 2016
OUR VOICE, Guest Editorial: New York Times Black Press story is not fit to print
On the front page of last Sunday’s edition, the New York Times carried a story under the headline, “Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival.” It was a flawed, shallow critique of the Black Press and, to be blunt, was not fit to print. […]
REV. BARBER TO TRUMP: “YOU REPRESENT HATE, GREED, RACISM”
The NC NAACP leader’s letter to Trump is noteworthy because in several of his speeches, the wealthy New York businessman has claimed that his policies will help African-Americans in the nation’s inner cities rebuild their communities with more jobs. […]
Somali Woman, Defying Odds, Runs For Top Spot In Next Month’s Polls
“We have a way of leading, a Somali way of leading,” she declared. “This is my approach, home grown solutions to the problems in the country.” […]
South African Writer On Mental Illness Wins Major Literary Prize
In a conversation with The Daily Vox, Lidudumalingani described the inspiration for the story. “The first might have been mental illness, or at least the way in which villagers […]
Crisis Erupts Over Police-Linked Killing Of Kenyah Human Rights Lawyer
“In Kenya,” it reads in part, “it is far too easy for a corrupt or incompetent police officer to frame and imprison an innocent person, who must then wait in jail, often for years on end, for a chance to prove his or her innocence. […]