News From A Colorful Perspective
LOST? CLICK HERE FOR AOC STORY. Dr. Maya Angelou is a respected and revered icon in the Black community. She was a singer, dancer, a poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Angelou was also an esteemed elder to many. She passed away in 2014 at the age of 86. A…
An 11-year-old boy was arrested for not following orders and “causing a disruption” when he refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in class. On Feb. 4, substitute teacher, Ana Alvarez, at Lawton Chiles Middle School, asked the students in her class to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. The…
The NAACP and Rev. Dr. William Barber called out evangelical Christians who back President Donald Trump’s family separation policy, and called the policy racist. “We see this happening,” Barber said, “and this attack on children we know it’s brown children, it wouldn’t be happening if it wasn’t brown children at…
Lola Jean-Baptiste, a Haitian immigrant with U.S. citizenship, was attacked and threatened by an angry middle-aged white woman in Brockton, Mass. The incident allegedly started when Jean-Baptiste pulled into a parking spot in a shopping plaza. The woman was supposedly waiting for the spot Jean-Baptiste parked. The woman was said…
Georgia State Sen. Nikema Williams, the first Black woman elected to lead the state’s Democratic party, was jailed last year for just standing among protesters at the state Capitol. Williams is now taking a stand to prevent the mistreatment of women of color by law enforcement. She was among more…
Judge Cassandra Hollemon, one of the 17 Black female judges who made history when they were elected to serve in Harris County, Texas, in November, has died at the age of 57. Hollemon’s daughter, Brandy Hollemon, said her mother passed away Monday, about a week after being diagnosed with stage…
R. Kelly is facing a new scandal following reports of another alleged sex tape involving an underage girl. The Chicago-native singer has been embroiled in scandal for decades regarding his alleged penchant for underaged girls. None of the accusations have ever been proven in a court of law. Over recent…
Peter Kouzmov, VP, Enterprise D&I Learning Leader at Wells Fargo addresses his experiences with microaggressions and how people inadvertently perpetuated them against each other, and gives candid advice on how to respond appropriately. 00:00:00 – Webinar Introduction 00:03:09 – Peter Kouzmov Introduction/Agenda 00:07:10 – Peter’s Personal Story 00:15:21 – Bias…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) gave her first annual address to the state on Tuesday focusing on infrastructure, education and bipartisanship to reach effective solutions. But a local TV station chose to focus more on Whitmer’s curves in her dress. It’s “a cheap, sexist and indefensible shot at a strong…
It’s 2019 and lynching still hasn’t been properly outlawed. A bill, introduced by Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), was cleared on Thursday in the Senate to make lynching a federal crime. The measure will now go to the House. Harris, Booker and Scott are…
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