Injustice
By Nolan Helmstetter During Black History Month, a former death row inmate reminded us all that we can still strive for justice, love and forgiveness even amid societal injustice. On Feb. 18, 2024, the Boulder County Branch of the NAACP held a Freedom Fund Celebration for the community at CU’s Macky Auditorium. On that winter […]
Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and Frederick Douglass might be the first names that come to mind when the subject of African American activism comes up. But there are thousands and thousands of brave men and women who have fought against racial oppression in US history. Take Action: Check Your […]
The miraculous history of our species is peppered with dark stories of oppression, tyranny, bloody wars, savagery, murder and genocide. When looking back, we are often baffled and ask: Why weren’t the horrors halted earlier? How could people have lived with them? The full picture is immensely complicated. But a significant part of it points […]
Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden: No, I — what I have always said is that Black history is American history, and we all play a role in the history of this country. We’re on this constant march toward a more perfect union. And my point to everyone, and I think what Lisa is saying is what […]
TOPEKA — Academy Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker Kevin Willmott welcomed the U.S. Army’s decision to set aside courts-martial convictions of 110 Black soldiers, including 19 executed for involvement in World War I-era race rioting in Houston. Willmott, a professor of film at University of Kansas, released “The 24th” in 2020 to shed light on injustices […]
In September, the United Nations held its annual SDG Summit, where it checked in on the sustainable development goals agenda adopted by the organization’s General Assembly in 2015. That agenda defined 17 main goals and 169 targets to be achieved by 2030. These included “eradicating poverty in all its forms” and realizing the human rights […]
When Celina Martin was expecting her first child, her concerns extended beyond delivery. “I’ve been dismissed, often for age, for a lack of education or this perceived lack of education, even for just asking too many questions,” Martin told CBS News. “I’ve been dismissed just on such small things. There’s already a lack of trust […]
Black Minnesotans who have experienced racism at the hands of law enforcement gathered Tuesday to tell their stories again — this time in front of an international body. Representatives from the United Nations traveled to Minneapolis this week to listen to and record the experiences of Black people who have been incarcerated or lost loved […]
“One day, on my way to work, I stumbled upon a Black woman and her child, sitting in front of a hospital in Yemen. The woman was profusely sobbing. I asked what was wrong, and she said that she and her son had just been evicted from the hospital because they were Black, hence dirty.” […]
For many people in Europe, South Africa is still understood in the context of apartheid. However, this understanding often does not expand into how the system still affects black people in the country today, especially those in queer communities, who are still targets of violence. “People have a residual sense of what apartheid means, but […]