On August 20th, 2019, in the pre-Covid-19 world, many of us saw an amazing and transformative performance created by Faye Carol, Joanna Haigood, Marcus Shelby, Cheo Tyehimba-Taylor, David Goldberg, Kim Euell, Steven Anthony Jones, and Joe Warner. The performance took us from Mother Africa in the 1600s to the present day. In the intervening sevenContinue reading "At Long Last – The Remembering 1619 Video is Released"
Supreme Court Creates Higher Standard for Racial Discrimination Claims
This week the U.S. Supreme Court voted unanimously to require a higher standard of proof for bringing racial discrimination claims under United States Code Section 1981. In Comcast v. National Association of African American-Owned Media News, a Black-Owned Media Company founded by Byron Allen sued Comcast for placing burdens on them during the contract formationContinue reading "Supreme Court Creates Higher Standard for Racial Discrimination Claims"
This Week in White Supremacy, Week #117: Coronavirus sparks an epidemic of people helping people in Seattle
Naomi Ishisaka, Seattle Times: What this crisis has also exposed in the past week is the way in which people, guided by their hearts, are stepping up to support each other in extraordinary ways. People like Yadesa Bojia, who is a Seattle-based artist and University of Washington graphic designer. Bojia recently became alarmed after talkingContinue reading "This Week in White Supremacy, Week #117: Coronavirus sparks an epidemic of people helping people in Seattle"