Two days after George Floyd’s bereaved family and an emotional nation laid this unlikely icon of systemic American racism and anti-Black police brutality to rest in Houston, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar called on Zakat Foundation of America — for the third time in 10 days — to haul in and hand out a truckload of farm-picked […]
By Katrina Tiktinsky As Black Lives Matter protests continue throughout the U.S., the nation’s activists are extending their call for change to institutions of power well beyond the police force. In an ironic, but fitting, turn of events, the educational bodies which taught students to use their words are now seeing those rhetorical skills employed […]
By Jason Tayer × Vaughn Lowery Alternative singer/songwriter Dominic Fike makes a powerful statement via Instagram regarding Black Lives Matter protest. He delves deep into systematic racism and how it has an adverse impact on both him and his family. As Dominic grows his fan and social media bases, he also uses these platforms to spark social […]
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 115 media and press freedom organizations sent a letter last week to officials in Minnesota, demanding that law enforcement officers immediately stop attacks against credentialed, clearly identifiable journalists covering nationwide protests in response to a white Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd, a Black man, on […]
By Jason Tayer VFILES is a powerful newsletter that appeals to young audiences around the world regarding music, fashion, and other trending pop culture pieces. Their site contains various collections of video, image, or music posts, which are called vfiles. Individuals can create their own profiles on the site and begin uploading and sharing vfiles […]
W.E.B. Du Bois spent many decades fighting to ensure that African Americans could claim their place as full citizens and thereby fulfill the deeply compromised ideals of American democracy. Yet he died in Africa, having apparently given up on the United States. In this tour-de-force, Elvira Basevich examines this paradox by tracing the development of […]
FPWA’s chief executive officer and executive director, Jennifer Jones Austin, and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, president of Repairers of the Breach and national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, will hold a virtual rally on June 9 to bring attention to the campaign’s Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington, to […]
On June 1st, thirty minutes before DC’s curfew, Attorney General Barr ordered an escalation of police force to clear protestors on a public street outside of the White House. That’s not just an abuse of power — it’s a violation of our constitutional rights. Sign your name here to condemn breaking up peaceful protesters and […]
The Poor People’s Campaign calls for a national fasting of food, systematic racism, systematic poverty, and denial of health care.
