NEW ORLEANS (April 16, 2021) – We watched the Black Lives Matter Movement reignite in all its vigor as videos and articles of the murders of black men and women circulated the Internet. 2020 should have radicalized you, and 2021 is no exception. We bore witness to an insurrection just […]
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Here’s my response to “Protect Black Women” chant
NEW ORLEANS (September 25, 2020) – Seven Lancaster, Pennsylvania, protesters received a $1 million bail for arson and riot-related charges during a demonstration after the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Ricardo Munoz by a Lancaster police officer earlier this month. One of the seven protesters in custody was Taylor Enterline, […]
‘Black Lives Matter’ to Ben & Jerry’s
Rolanda Joubert NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 10, 2016) – Kudos to Vermont-based creamery Ben & Jerry’s, which recently released an official statement through the company’s Twitter account and its website in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, calling “systemic and institutionalized racism” the defining civil rights and social justice issues […]
We support you, Kaepernick
Recent protests against police brutality and inequality by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick have caused controversy among the U.S. population. Kaepernick began sitting during the national anthem on Aug. 14. At the time, his protest went unnoticed and didn’t gain much support. It wasn’t until Aug. 26 that his protests began […]