California’s Reparations Task Force: An Unapologetic Call for Racial Justice

California’s Reparations Task Force: An Unapologetic Call for Racial Justice

by | Dec 2, 2022 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black History (Through Reconstruction), Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines, Video Essays on Black History and Politics

In 2020 California Secretary of State Shirley Weber put forward California Assembly Bill 3121. The bill’s passage established the first-in-a-nation task force to study reparations. Reparations seek to right the wrongs of the past, ensure that our children are not victims of the same injustices we have suffered, and heal as a nation.

Marcus Garvey and Bob Marley: The prophet and the profit.

Marcus Garvey and Bob Marley: The prophet and the profit.

by | Apr 10, 2022 | Black Art, Literature, and Music, Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines

‘One Love’ – Marcus “The Prophet” Garvey ‘One Love’ – Bob “The Profit” Marley ‘We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind.’ – Marcus “The Prophet” Garvey “Emancipate yourself...