Not all riots are created equal: A response to the Philly Eagles riot
The Eagles, Philadelphia’s beloved football team, won the Super Bowl for the first time Feb. 4, and chaos ensued after the game. A Slate article […]
ferguson
Resignations follow mayor’s election
Missouri continues to be the site of great racial tension and turmoil, following the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014 in Ferguson.
The soft bigotry of white expectations
The elasticity of human perception is a glory that is underappreciated. Some five billion years from now, our Sun will eventually evolve into a red giant star, begin expanding into Earth’s orbit and extinguish all life on the planet, provided there’s life there and the Earth hasn’t spiraled outwards.
#ShutItDown: VCU students blocked Broad Street
VCU students gather to protest Eric Garner’s death by policeman chokehold, following the protest of the failure to indict Darren Wilson.
Wilson avoids trial over Brown: students, locals react peacefully
The unified cries of native residents echoed alongside the voices of VCU, Virginia Union University and Virginia State University students mere hours after a single announcement ignited demonstrations in over 150 cities and set ablaze a whirlwind of polarizing conversations regarding race relations in America.
