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March 15, 2018
The SPLC Found that the Reality of American Slavery is Severely MisTaught in Schools. Here's What You Can Do.
By Nikki Igbo
A Southern Poverty Law Center report based on a national study conducted in 2017 has revealed a sad truth about how American slavery is taught and learned. Plain and simply, American kids don’t know much about it and teachers are ill-equipped to provide students with information on the key concepts surrounding slavery. How bad is the problem? Only 8% of high school seniors know that slavery was the central cause of the Civil War. 68% of high school seniors don’t know that it took a constitutional amendment to end slavery. America’s youth don't know that white supremacy sustained and protected slavery. The vast majority of textbooks present a sanitized, downright nostalgic version of the institution. Slavery was not just a fragment of American history; it was the foundation.
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Photo of Sharanda Jones via CNN |
If you’ve ever signed an online petition then you probably receive at least two invitations a week to sign another one to stop, combat, protest, prevent, derail, support, fund, defund, rescue, remove, rebuild, renew and/or cancel one thing or another. You’ve also most likely forwarded an online petition. You may have even created an online petition. Why? Because we’re living in the age of internet activism, you’re woke, and woke people in the age of internet activism have to do SOMETHING. In the midst of all of this digital signing, you’ve probably wondered if these online petitions actually make a difference. The answer is yes. In fact, here are five examples of countless online petitions that have made a significant impact and will inspire you to keep signing, forwarding and creating.
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By Nikki Igbo
On my mother’s side of the family tree, we can trace certain roots back to the 16th century. The lineage leads to a collection of nobles and landed gentry who had the power and resources to literally own people. Other than the discovery that Barack Obama and I share a common ancestor, I can’t say I’m thrilled with these revelations. As if anyone cares how these people relate to me. As if anyone would classify me as White or European because of it.
I wanted to know about the people who gave me my Black identity so I decided to test my DNA.
November 9, 2017
7 Black Women Making Serious Moves In Media
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Luvvie Ajayi by Damon Dahlen via The Clarion-Ledger |
By Nikki Igbo
Many of us of a certain age can easily recall growing up with the desire to see our own faces, stories, opinions, style and identities reflected in magazines, newspapers and on television. We understood that we had a unique perspective of the world—a valuable perspective—and we were eager for others to recognize, appreciate and uplift it. Today, we are happy to be able to name many black women in mass media who are shattering glass ceilings to have our voices acknowledged and applauded on a grand scale. Here are just a few of those luminaries making moves, voicing the true and unedited spectrum of beauty that is the Black woman.
October 25, 2017
7 Reasons to Watch 'The Rundown with Robin Thede'
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Artist Miles Regis |
By Nikki Igbo
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” French impressionist artist Edgar Degas once made this statement and it could not be truer when considering the contributions of visual artists throughout history. Visual artists, through their work, clarify, expose, underscore and inform in ways that transcend age, ethnicity, language and time. Think Jean Michel Basquiat, Kara Walker, Romare Bearden and Elizabeth Catlett—all African-American artists whose work still speaks volumes and has great influence. The following 7 African-American artists are taking the baton from these artistic giants and running us all into a new age of beautiful and much-needed expression.Continue
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Colin Kaepernick: The fashionisto.com |
Despite the fact that Colin Kaepernick has become a household name whether a football fan or not, it’s amazing how most people don’t really know the former 49er quarterback’s background. Besides leading what can be easily described as the civil rights and social justice fight of current times, Kaepernick is pretty badass in general. Here are seven interesting facts about the kneeling freedom fighter.
October 10, 2017
The Five Nominees You Oughta Know for the 2018 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
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LL Cool J. & Nina Simone |
By Nikki Igbo
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September 20, 2017
7 Women Giving Us #ActivismGoals
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Tamika D. Mallory speaking at the Women's March on Washington |
By Nikki Igbo
By now, most, if not all have heard about the Equifax
data breach in which hackers gained access to potentially 143 million
consumers’ sensitive data including social security numbers and driver’s
license numbers. Based in Atlanta, Equifax is the oldest of the three biggest
American consumer credit reporting agencies. Its breach did not take place in a
vacuum.