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Georgia’s Black Congresswoman confronts voter suppression
Georgia State Representative Park Cannon is a Black Congresswoman whose liberties were seized by authorities in Georgia’s State Building, Mar. 2021, her seemingly ill-deserved arrest is the unjust reality of how the freedoms of Black and brown Americans remain unprotected, especially Black women. By Shayler Richmond Authorities apprehended Georgia State Representative while she […]

Women raising kids through racism and COVID-19
By Kierra Gray Women, the world’s most vulnerable community, are once again being required to bear the greatest weight and carry society forward. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

Can’t stop won’t stop GameStop
by Dalila Da Silva Lopes Toward the end of January 2021, the stock market experienced something quite unprecedented, “Amateur” investors (as the mainstream media has branded them) gathered together on the Reddit platform and created chaos in the stock market by artificially pumping up the share value of GameStop. The struggling gaming retailer’s share […]

A fashion forward start for Madame Vice President
Treonna Turner The inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, marked a forever night of change for so many Americans, arguably the most important shift was Kamala Harris taking office as the first Black and South Asian woman Vice President. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 […]

America comes home to roost
What the world witnessed in the United States Capitol was the natural and inevitable consequences of 4 years of inflammatory, racist, and dangerous rhetoric spewed by President Donald Trump (Jan. 6, 2021). By Dalila Da Silva Lopes The events of Jan. 6, 2021, should not shock us. Trump’s rise to power legitimized and […]

American students and schools combat COVID-19 alone
By Kierra Gray COVID-19 exposed instabilities within the infrastructure of the American educational system at all levels, ostracizing students and forcing them to fight for learning necessities. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

Equity in America isn’t red or blue, it’s Black
By Shayler Richmond The unfaltering willingness of many Americans to align with hatred was made plain yet again by the narrow margins of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, and President-Elect Joe Biden’s 2020 victory; the persistent inability of America to flush out systemic oppression, emphasizes the reality that equity is not blue or red, in fact, […]

The privilege of American democracy
Shayler Richmond The privileges of American democracy have never been equitably or equally distributed, instead, non-white Americans are required to walk the line between global privilege and national oppression. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

The truth comes out as President Trump unravels America
By Dalila Da Silva Lopes After months of elevated racial tensions and continuous protesting against systemic racism and police brutality, over 200,000 COVID-19 related deaths, and more than 22 million jobs lost during the pandemic, the American people are yearning for leadership, yet on Tuesday night, they turned on their tv’s to watch the […]

The woke generation is still waking up
By Shayler Richmond ‘The woke generation,” an article I published Mar. 2017, racism has persisted and the awareness of systemic injustices and prejudices continues to grow in response to long-lasting suffering. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

Poetry short film advocates for justice on behalf of Breonna Taylor
By Shayler Richmond Black, 28-year-old, Queer-artist W.J. Lofton wrote and creative directed, “We Ask for Fire” a poetry short film that eloquently provides context for America’s racial unrest by articulating the truth -- Breonna Taylor was murdered by police. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 […]

We’re eating the rich — giving ‘Rich’ fresh purpose
By TRF Dear Rich Fam, Eating the rich and giving 'Richness’ fresh purpose helps to create space for everyone. Centering Blackness includes centering Black wealth, eating the rich helps to ensure the wealth we are building is not intertwined with the same capitalist values that have crippled America’s ability to build equitable communities. Enrichment needs […]