November 14, 2011
Brown and black people from Milwaukee’s North and South side unite on the bridge that separates them to discuss issues that they all face. This was a powerful experience that brought plenty of emotions. #OccupyTheHoodMKE #Unity #Peace Check the whole album of powerful photos here.
October 11, 2011
Hoods all over the U.S. are getting together and starting there own movement. Occupy The Hood is a movement ran by people of color. Black and Latino Americans lack participation in the #Occupy movement, so Occupy The Hood is a movement started by Malik Rhasaan and Ife Johari Uhuru after participating in the #OccupyWallStreet protest. [...]
June 2, 2011
Does possession of marijuana (under an ounce) merit jail time and a lingering drug conviction? “More than a quarter of the 2.3 million American prisoners are jailed for drug offenses, which bloats the system and eats up tax dollars,” a recent report by the NAACP said. The report was endorsed by the Americans for Tax [...]
January 18, 2011
Monday was a celebration of the late great Martin Luther King‘s 82nd birthday. In Milwaukee, WI over 500 people of all different races, ages, and sizes rallied and marched in the snow to the Martin Luther King Statue on MLK Drive. Yes, in the snow! Singing “We Shall Overcome” in the snowy streets made me [...]
January 6, 2011
A very familiar scene: you are exiting the highway and getting close to your destination. As you pull up to the light, you see someone standing there with a sign stating that they will work for food. Familiar scene right? Have you ever seen someone whose work is something that you would have to go [...]
Truly an amazing kid, however, it is so sad to see that a 10 year old kid has more common sense than many black adults who deprecate themselves with the use of the word. The following video is more about Black America and the N-word:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP2U0jmZjec