Blake Neff The U.S. Navy is taking fire for commissioning a ship as the USS Jackson, with activists claiming it wrongly commemorates the legacy of a racist slaveowner. The new USS Jackson, the third ship to bear the name, is a littoral combat ship (LCS) — a smaller vessel intended for operations in shallow water. The ship…
Josh Fatzick Parents in a Washington, D.C., suburb are calling on the local school board to ban all Washington Redskins attire from classrooms. Jared Hautamaki was dropping his child off at Highland Elementary School in Montgomery County, Md., in September when he noticed the school’s principal wearing a shirt emblazoned with the the Redskins logo,…
From our friends at Hypeline.org By Kelsey Petruzzi NAACP chapter president and Democratic strategist L. Joy Williams took a racial shot at Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson on MSNBC Sunday, calling him a “safe negro.” Now let her backpedal a bit. Williams is claiming that the phrase she used was what supporters of Carson are…
Blake Neff Activists at Harvard University are calling for the university’s law school to abolish and replace its long-standing seal, because it is based on the crest of a family that owned slaves. Harvard Law School (HLS) was founded in 1817 and is the country’s second-oldest law school. The land Harvard used for the school, and…
Blake Neff A professor at the University of St. Louis has discovered a new and rather novel kind of racism in the world: One-sided college football games, which he claims exploit “black bodies” for the sake of wealthy whites. The source of law professor Aaron Taylor’s ire is the so-called “guarantee game,” games where small-time…
By R. Brownell Recently, Dr. Ben Carson stated that there is nothing wrong with displaying a Confederate flag on private problem, no issue, right? Wrong! According to ivy league professor Anthea Butler, who during her MSNB interview on the matter earlier this week, decided it was appropriate to call Dr. Carson “Coon of the Year”….yah……
This Feminist Is Over Being Outraged About Manspreading. Here’s Why. by Avens O’Brien I’m a libertarian feminist. I’ve said it numerous times. I have defined what it means to me and written essays and articles on the topic. I don’t expect state solutions to social problems, and I certainly apply my feminist arguments for equal…
Social Justice Warriors Take Fight To The Final Frontier: Mars! By: Ryan Carrillo An article in the Guardian last week asked “How can our future Mars colonies be free of sexism and racism?” In it the author, Martin Robbins, is concerned that Mars will just be another oppressive white male patriarchy, and that our desire to…
Why Black Lives Matter: Because All Lives Do By Avens O’Brien Given recent news headlines, riots and police brutality, an understandable hashtag has arisen: #blacklivesmatter, but some people don’t like singling out one race, don’t all lives matter? In my second video in my new YouTube series, I explore the concept behind #blacklivesmatter. Transcript: Let’s…
By Lina Bryce Police say an internal investigation has been launched relating to the video posted on social media where an officer can be heard threatening to break the leg of a 17-year-old high school student near the Blaisdell YMCA in south Minneapolis. Urban League Academy High School senior and 17-year-old Hamza Jeylani, alleges that he…