by African Elements News Writer | Dec 17, 2022 | Black New-US, Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Thirty-nine years ago this month, an African American Navy bombardier-navigator named Robert Goodman was taking part in a mission to destroy Syrian munitions in Lebanon when his plane was shot down. The pilot, Mark Lange, died, and Goodman, who was twenty-seven,...
by African Elements News Writer | Dec 16, 2022 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines, Video Essays on Black History and Politics
WNBA superstar, Brittney Griner had been entering Russia to play in the Russian Premier League during the off-season since 2014. However, in February 2022, Russian customs officials detained Griner after finding cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Over the years, the relationship between Black people and Soviet Russia has vacillated between acceptance and discrimination and violence.
by African Elements News Writer | Dec 9, 2022 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Jotaka Eaddy was sitting at her home in Washington on Thursday morning when she got a text message from a friend: Brittney Griner was coming home, it said. Eaddy paused, then reread the message as a flood of emotions — relief, joy, pride— ran through...
by African Elements News Writer | Dec 8, 2022 | Black New-US, Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
FILE – WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a courtroom after a hearing in Khimki just outside Moscow, on Aug. 4, 2022. Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange,...
by African Elements News Writer | Nov 22, 2022 | Black New-US, Black News-Africa and Diaspora, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Since Brittney Griner was sentenced was nine years in a Russian prison for possession of cannabis oil residue, many people have questioned why did she get such a tough sentence?A lot of people think her sentence is politically driven because of the U.S. government’s...