A seemingly impervious narrative dominates today’s social discourse in the Black community where Black men are painted as more vulnerable victims than their female counterparts. This far-reaching myth typically arises along with discussions about gender inequality or sexism where claims are made that Black women face less hardship than their male counterparts, or even — […]
Police officers in Cooks County, Illinois, are facing charges that they stripped a car accident victim of her clothing and took naked photos of her dead body for their own enjoyment. Jessica Mejia was a passenger in a car being driven by her drunk boyfriend when he slammed their vehicle into a pole, killing the 20-year-old. […]
This past November, Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann jumped out of his car and fatally shot twelve-year-old Tamir Rice, who was playing in the park with a toy gun. He and his partner Frank Garmback then tackled his 14-year-old sister who was coming to the boy’s aid, handcuffed her and put her in their vehicle, […]
“Some problems we share as women, some we do not. You fear your children will grow up to join the patriarchy and testify against you, we fear our children will be dragged from a car and shot down in the street, and you will turn your backs upon the reasons they are dying.” — Audre […]
