Category: Color of Law

It doesn't have to be this way with the media, as media can become an agent for restorative justice.

When African-Americans begin to view their plight with a human rights lens, they are able to link their predicament with that of people of African descent in Latin America, Europe and throughout the diaspora.

After all, a white man acting in the interests of the enslaved to overthrow the plantation police state was the greatest fear for white supremacist Southerners.

Facing threats to their land from climate change, hurricanes and rising sea levels, Black folks in the Sea Islands and Lowcountry are hoodwinked and bamboozled by gentrification and corporate interlopers.

J-pop groups known as Exile Tribe have Black members, in an industry where some Japanese groups only a few decades ago performed in blackface to mimic Black folks.

When Black people say they have Indian in their family, there's truth in that.

Oh, my children, they tried to bury you, but they didn't know you were seeds. Remember that it's all connected.

A healthy fruit associated with Black freedom was weaponized to damage the Black psyche.

Trump leads a cult of paranoia, with policy dictated by conspiracy theories of a "deep state" and "secret societies" and people opposing critical thinking and creating their own facts to match their own reality.

As we celebrate progress, we must also acknowledge the relentless nature of injustice, and the need to remain vigilant in order to eradicate it.