Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on The Hill’s website. “Black Lives Matter is a radical social intervention.” That’s a direct quote from Black Lives Matter’s website. While the media have typically focused on Black Lives Matter’s assertions of societal racism and systemic police brutality, they have largely ignored the movement’s LGBTQ agenda. One of […]
Uh, her outrage is misplaced, to put it nicely: MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry shared her views on race in regards to the “Star Wars” franchise on Sunday. The TV personality went on a rant about how when “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader was evil, he appeared as a black character (apparently because he was voiced […]
It’s a great take on the issue of race in politics, and how it has become a global phenomenon after the Rotherham situation of the abuse of over a thousand girls.
WASHINGTON — In an interview with BET, or Black Entertainment Television, President Barack Obama said American society still has deep roots of racism. RealClearPolitics reported Obama’s quote along with a video clip of that specific statement, which transcript read as: “When you’re dealing with something as deeply rooted as racism or bias in any society […]
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, who has grown increasingly critical of President Obama, was back at it again today, hitting the President for the way he has handled race relations in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. Dowd, who has criticized Obama in the past for his handling of Benghazi—calling […]
“But I do not understand what I think is the maligning and maliciousness of this President. Why is he different? And in my community, that is the question that we raise. In the minority community, that is the question that is being raised. Why is this President being treated so disrespectfully,” said Rep. Sheila Jackson […]