What is Juneteenth and why are 42 states and the District of Columbia...
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. The first Juneteenth “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an...
View ArticlePattern of practice: Centuries of racist oppression culminating in mass...
by Mutope Duguma In 1619, the first Africans were brought to North America by force to be slaves. From 1619 to 1776, this brutal chattel slave system was able to flourish in the 13 British colonies....
View ArticleCenturies of rage: The murder of Oscar Grant III
by Malaika Kambon Six years ago, on Jan. 1, 2009, Oscar Grant III, 22, was shot and later died of bullet wounds received when Johannes Mehserle, then a BART police officer, fired his gun at point blank...
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