by News Headlines | Aug 13, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Black men in Georgia are being disproportionately impacted by the latest terrifying virus to hit the planet. Monkeypox, early data shows, is spreading fastest in Atlanta among Black men. “A few weeks ago, when this was circulating in Europe, this wasn’t even being...
by News Headlines | Aug 13, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Photo: G-Stock Studio (Shutterstock) As long as I can remember, hustle culture has been a way of life. If you’ve got your eyes on a big raise or a corner office, doing the most is what gets you to the top and keeps you there. But apparently, there’s a whole movement...
by News Headlines | Aug 13, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
After the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) reviewed the US’ racial justice record, the UN human rights office issued a statement in which CERD Expert and Country Rapporteur Faith Dikeledi Pansy Tlakula recounted her observation that the...
by News Headlines | Aug 11, 2022 | Black Art, Literature, and Music, Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
As DBN GOGO detailed in our list of African women shaping the electronic and dance scenes across Africa last year, more women and queer folk have emerged and gained a following for the strong physicality and aesthetics of their performances, especially as the pandemic...
by News Headlines | Aug 11, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
When asked about the intersection of the disability rights and civil rights movements, I often think of a compelling advocacy image from the 1990s: a disability rights activist is in the midst of a rally. Attached to his wheelchair is a sign that reads, “I can’t even...
by News Headlines | Aug 11, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
My earliest memory of KTS is when I was about 4 years old. It started off as smaller lesions on the lower part of my left leg. People said it might be tumors, it might be benign cancer. Growing up, I just called it my leg sores or my lesions. I refused to call it...