So there's a group of 15 college students who are leading a protest designed to pressure the government into forgiving their student loan debt. Now, we all know that student loan debt can be brutal for those who don’t pay back the money. Our government is all too happy to sit back and allow the …
Let’s blame Hip-Hop for Racist Frat Boys!
So, there was an incident recently involving the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity at The University of Oklahoma. Apparently while riding on a bus, several members of the frat decided to start singing a chant which goes as follows: "There will never be a n----r SAE, you can hang them from a tree but they …
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The US is the Biggest Jailer of Kids
I saw something on Twitter from the ACLU about a report that was submitted to the UN regarding the treatment of children in youth detention centers here in the US. It reminded me of my time working at the Ella Baker Center when I first learned about the horrors of The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), …
Ferguson is just one city out of the country…
Since the DOJ came out with their report highlighting the fact that the Ferguson Police Department is completely corrupt, DOJ officials plan on meeting with Ferguson city officials in the next couple of weeks to discuss just what should and what can be done about the police department. Now don't get me wrong, I think …
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NCAA and college sports- the new Slave System
Now, I'm not a big college football fan but I came across an article today that had me shaking my head at how utterly ridiculous and shameful the politics of the NCAA and college football can be. The article is about Silas Nacita, a college running back for Baylor who was deemed ineligible to play …
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Who are the true Moors?
When most people hear the term "Moors" they think of men of an Arab ethnicity, when in fact the truth is the original Moors, like the original Egyptians, were Black Africans. And I say "Black Africans" to speak on the original peoples, not those from the neighboring regions who came into the land and began …
Did you know there used to be a “Black Wallstreet”?
I recently discovered a piece of history that has conveniently been left out of our history books. On June 1,1921 one of the most affluent Black communities in northern Tulsa, Oklahoma was destroyed. The community stretched across 36 blocks, encompassed over 600 businesses and had a population of 15,000 Black folks. From what I've read about that community, …
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Why do we Care about the Oscars?
As an artist, I get the need for recognition, for being acknowledged for the work that you produce, whether it be as a writer, poet, singer, actor, director, etc. When we bare our souls and share our creations with the rest of the world, we all seek, even its tiniest form, some sort of validation. …
What is the REAL agenda of ISIS?
It's been several months since Pres. Obama announced that there will be US led coalition air strikes with the mission of destroying ISIS. Yet how effective have they been? Have we made any significant progress in capturing the leaders of this group? The rhetoric that this group spouts and degree of barbarism and utter lack …
What is the true meaning of “Black History Month”?
In 1926 historian Carter G. Woodson along with the Association for the Study of Negro Life (now called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History) and chose the second week of February to be "Negro History Week", with the specific aim of encouraging the coordinated teaching of Black American history in …
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Dawn M. Edwards 