by admin | Aug 16, 2017 | Featured, LGBTQIA+, Racism
Yesterday, conservative commentator Star Parker made a guest appearance on “Fox & Friends.” What followed was an egregious comparison between the Confederate flag and the LGBT flag. “The same people that are demanding that the Confederate flag comes down...
by admin | Apr 19, 2017 | Featured, Racism
There’s an alarming number of Americans who believe racism no longer exists. But talk to any person of color and they’ll tell you that it certainly does. Part of the reason people believe that racism is no longer an issue is because blatant, overt acts of...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, News, Racism
Beverly Whaling, Mayor of Clay, West Virginia, has resigned following her involvement in a racist social media post. It all started when Pamela Taylor, Director of Clay County Development Corporation, created a prejudiced Facebook post aimed at First Lady...
by admin | Feb 24, 2015 | Equality, Racism, Women's Rights
E!’s Fashion Police, a show that was formerly hosted by the notoriously harsh Joan Rivers, has sparked controversy for a comment one of its hosts made about Zendaya after the Oscars on Sunday night. Zendaya is an 18-year-old Disney actress and musician who attended...
by admin | Feb 18, 2015 | Equality, LGBTQIA+, Racism, Resources & Info, Women's Rights
Today is the birthday of late activist and author Audre Lorde. Lorde was a Caribbean-American writer, radical feminist, womanist, lesbian, mother, and civil rights activist. For many, Lorde and her writings are the embodiment of feminism; her works tied together...
by admin | Dec 17, 2014 | Equality, Racism, Resources & Info
Earlier this month, it was announced that the NYPD officer who caused the death of unarmed Eric Garner would not be indicted for the actions that led to his death. This incident, coupled with the similarly baffling and upsetting grand jury decision not to indict...
