By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In September of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The document declared that enslaved people throughout most of the country would now … [Read more...]
Hidden in Plain Sight? Black Female Activists Feel Left Out of BLM Movement
By Princess Safiya Byers Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Telling the Other Side, Digitally
By Nyesha Stone America is the melting pot. It’s supposed to be a place for all genders, sexualities and races to come to and prosper. It can be hard to find the right people to tell their stories … [Read more...]
The Power of Hip-Hop
By Dylan Deprey Chants rang across Cleveland State University, as a 14-year-old boy was arrested during a Black Lives Matter Protest in July 2015. The crowd persisted and pleaded that the … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Theater Activist Brings Back PocketBook Monologues – With a Twist
By Mrinal Gokhale As 150 people sat in the Body & Soul Healing Arts Center on the evening of June 18, over 20 African-American women performed monologues on sexuality in the former church … [Read more...]