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Part of the Series The Road to Abolition The murders of Banko Brown in San Francisco and Jordan Neely in New York City have illuminated the demonization that unhoused people, who are disproportionately Black in both cities, face from political leaders, media and the public alike. Related Story
Jim Brown, the legendary Browns Hall of Fame running back who was one of the NFL’s most prolific players and a civil rights icon, passed away. He was 87. “Jim Brown is a true icon of not just the Cleveland Browns but the entire NFL,” Jimmy and Dee Haslam said. “He was certainly the greatest […]
An armed Walgreens security guard accused of fatally shooting a 24-year-old Black trans man has been released from custody after San Francisco’s district attorney office declined to press charges. Last Thursday evening, Banko Brown was reportedly shot and killed by 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, who was working as a private security guard at a downtown […]
“You can’t take a Black trans life here. You have to answer to all of us now,” said Julia Arroyo at Monday afternoon’s rally calling for justice for Banko Brown, the 24-year-old trans man shot on Thursday, April 27, by a Walgreens security guard. “Banko was a loving person. Every […]
Kizzy Albritton, PhD, is a Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project at the University of Texas at Austin and an Associate Professor of School Psychology in the Department of Educational Psychology. Silencing Black and brown voices is not new, but it must not succeed in America today. A county in Texas recently decided to […]
Finalists from the CBS series “Big Brother 23” being interviewed for Entertainment Tonight, including Kyland Young, Hannah Chaddha, Derek Frazier, Xavier Prather, Azah Awasum, and Tiffany Mitchell CBS Photo Archive / Contributor Despite a lack of representation, contestants of color are using strategy to win competition-based reality TV shows. Chad Kultgen, a host of the […]
A brown widow spider Shutterstock/Vinicius R. Souza In parts of the southern United States, black widows are being supplanted by their more aggressive arachnid relatives: brown widows. However, residents of the region can take some comfort in knowing brown widows are less venomous toward humans than black widows – symptoms after a bite are usually […]
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Clint Brown joined the staff of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 881 in 1986 as a union representative. He has held many positions with the local, and his efforts have been instrumental in fighting for the rights of workers across Ohio, from paid sick leave to minimum wage increases and many more. Brown’s […]
The Traveling Fashion ShowPhoto bythe Brown Report Newspaper. Cleveland, OH – Valentine’s Day, Good Health, and Black History are the topics most people discuss during February. Most people acknowledge that February is the month for love, a healthy heart, and moments of History involving African Americans. “It’s a short month and a discerning moment. Couples […]