Video series: Slavery in America: The Roots
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured […]
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a novel written by Alex Haley and first published in 1976. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured […]
Source: Reuters Nearly 200 workers, mostly Somali immigrants, have been fired from a meat-packing plant in Colorado after staging a walkout to protest what they said were insufficient prayer accommodations, the company and Islamic advocacy groups said on Thursday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the workers were treated […]
By Taryn Finley; Black Voices Associate Editor, The Huffington Post The traditional image of Jesus as a blue-eyed, blonde-haired white man is historically inaccurate. In her latest video for MTV […]
Source: Time The white police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland in 2014 will not face criminal charges, the county prosecutor announced Monday. “Based on the evidence they heard, and the law as it applies to police use of deadly force, the grand jury declined to bring […]
Source: BBC Labour MP Stella Creasy has called on the prime minister to challenge the US after a UK Muslim family was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles. […]
Source: Huffington Post By Sajdah Nubee A Muslim, African-American, Interfaith Presenter, Blogger, Seeker of Truth, Promoting Consciousness, Driven by Intuition, Tar Heel Born and Bred As a Black-American Muslim who feels […]
Source: Huffington Post By Greg Worthington Former Teacher, UT-Austin Ed Policy PhD Student, Advocate, Beloved Son, Proud San Antonian, Hoping/Praying to be a Change Agent. Never not a student. Recently, I came across a racist meme featuring my friend. His name is Darsh Preet Singh. For those who know Darsh, […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Qasim Rashid Visiting Fellow, Harvard University’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal School of Islamic Studies “How do you tell someone he’s a racist?” During a recent lecture […]
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia raised eyebrows on Wednesday with a comment he made during the court’s hearing of an affirmative action case, in which he seemed to suggest some African-Americans belong in lesser colleges. Scalia was questioning the attorney for the University of Texas, which is defending […]
Source: Daily News Amid loud calls for his resignation, Chicago’s mayor apologized Wednesday for his role in the Laquan McDonald shooting fallout that has shaken the city. “I own […]
Source: Huffington Post By Ahmed Alkhateeb Researcher at Harvard Medical School There was a story that happened yesterday that you probably did not hear about. It happened in Boston between the […]
Source: Time (NEW YORK) — Dozens of black pastors pressed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday to address what some called his use of racially charged rhetoric, with several describing a meeting that became tense at times as attendees raised concerns about his blunt language. While some left the […]
Source: Al Jazeera The leader of Nepal’s ethnic Madhesi community, which is waging mass protests against the country’s new constitution, has accused mainstream political parties of racism. “The mainstream Nepali […]
theguardian: by Michael Safi — Survey of 600 Muslims finds they are three to five times more likely to experience extreme levels of bigotry compared with other Australians Muslims in Sydney face high levels of racism, yet still believe Islam is compatible with Australian norms Muslims in Sydney are three […]
Source: Time (LAWRENCE, Kan.) — A white University of Kansas professor is on paid leave after using a racial slur during a class discussion about race. The school told Andrea […]
Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas by Sylviane A. Diouf New York: New York University Press, 1998. 254 pp. $55 (paper $18.50) Reviewed by Daniel Pipes Middle East Quarterly December 2000 Slowly, out of the surprisingly full records of slavery, an important fact is coming to light: […]
Source: Huffington Post By Kimberley Richards; Trends Writer, The Huffington Post Malcolm X Suggests Cure To Racism In Newly-Discovered Handwritten Letter A recently-discovered letter reportedly handwritten by Malcolm X in […]
Source: Time University of Missouri police have arrested a suspect accused of making online threats against black students and faculty over social media. The threats are the latest in a […]
Source: Washington Post By Matt Zapotosky November 10 at 3:58 PM The way authorities tell it, the Richmond area white supremacists got together at one of their homes in September […]
Source: Time Missouri football just earned one of the biggest wins in sports history. On Monday Timothy Wolfe, president of the University of Missouri,resigned after weeks of student protest regarding […]