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7.31.2020

Oprah Wants Justice for Breonna Taylor

"Oprah Magazine Features Breonna Taylor on the Cover"

                                                                                                                        -Time Magazine


Oprah Magazine features Breonna Taylor on the cover of her magazine. This is a big deal because Oprah is always on the cover of her magazine. More importantly, Breonna Taylor was murdered by police and they have not been charged. 


11.08.2018

Does Voting Matter in Black Communities?

Dr Claud Anderson and Dr Boyce Watkins discuss why voting doesn't seem to work for black people.

7.21.2018

Has Black America Progressed?

This is a question I have been contemplating recently. I can only come to the conclusion of no. Black America has not made any progress. We have been stagnant since the 1960's. If there is proof otherwise I have not found it yet. Here are a few Black in America timelines:




We are still in a struggle for equal civil rights. What will it take to progress?

63 Year old Emett Till Case Reopens

What new could they possibly have discovered about this case? One can only wonder if they'll find any guilty parties and punish them.

7.06.2018

1.03.2018

The Black Woman (1970) - feat. Nikki Giovanni and Lena Horne


Definitely not as entertaining as RHOA but absolutely educational. There were lots of nuggets of information in this video.

We don't have these conversations anymore. 

The Black Woman (1970) - feat. Nikki Giovanni and Lena Horne

Inspired by the book by Chester Higgins, this special episode of Black Journal features a discussion between Joan Harris, Vertamae Grosvenor, Martha Davis, Marian Watson and Amma Baraka. A separate conversation between Nikki Giovanni and Lena Horne.

2.06.2017

11.03.2016

Lil' Wayne's Embarrassing BLM statement on Nightline

Lil' Wayne is disillusioned with reality. That entire interview was a waste. He's embarrassing. I hope he gets a reality check soon.


What are your thoughts?

This is Dr. Boyce Watkin's response to Lil' Wayne's interview. 


10.17.2016

the normal state of things


“People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.” 

 ― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

The other side of the story in 2016


 

1.11.2010

Glenn Beck Can Go To Hell

Personally, I refer to myself as Black American. I am Black but was not born in Africa. I am American. So I am a Black American.  Glenn Beck obviously isn't one of those people who "has Black friends." Beck's remarks proves he could use a few Black friends and a tan.

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