Legalizing marijuana doesn't erase systemic racism
As the legalization of marijuana continues to increase amongst many states in the U.S, it is time to take a closer look at the war on drugs, specifically marijuana laws and charges that impact historically…
Police no longer trusted to make routine traffic stops
Philadelphia City Council voted 14-2 to approve the Driving Equality Bill, an ordinance prohibiting police from stopping drivers for minor traffic violations, which was signed into law by Democratic Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (Oct. 2021)….
Black millennials using spirituality to reclaim religion
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Will Americans’ right to vote live or die on Capitol Hill?
The Capitol Hill arrests of a small group of protesters led by Black women brought about a strategy meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris (Jul. 2021), however, this wasn’t the Biden administration’s first meeting with…
It’s not only drugs — Black athletes are suspended from Olympic games for their DNA.
The wide-ranging suspensions of Black athletes from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics are in line with the international multi-sport event’s lengthy history of punishments. By Antonio Cooper The 2021 Olympic games are facing criticism…
Fentanyl’s deadly contribution to America’s criminalized drug culture
There is a silent drug crisis in America, which escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic as illegal production of the synthetic opioid called fentanyl caused a spike in overdose deaths throughout the country. By Antonio…
Defunding the police means reallocating funds
By Antonio Cooper The proper way to defund the police is through reallocating and redirecting funding away from the police department to other local taxpayer-funded Government agencies. “Defund the police” is both a…
America's crisis management has excluded systemic oppression
By Shayler Richmond Following the police killing of over 100 Black people in the first four months of his presidency, and the American COVID-19 death toll reaching almost 600,000 people, President Joe Biden addressed…
Black people’s distrust in the COVID-19 vaccine stems from racism
By Antonio Cooper Black people’s reasoning for not trusting the COVID-19 vaccine is rooted in the medical field’s history of racism and past experimentation on Black people. Historically Black people have been subjected to…
