“The very suburbs that were created to keep Black folks out, have now become pressure cookers of social injustice. ” Continue reading Ferguson: One Year Ago

I realized that now is the time for true courage the morning after the Charleston Massacre shook me to the core of my being. I couldn’t sleep. I sat awake in the dead of night. All the ghosts of the past seemed to be rising.Not long ago, I had watched the beginning of Selma, the reenactment of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and had … Continue reading Statement By Bree Newsome

Civil unrest is as American as apple pie. From the Tea Party to Civil Rights Movement in this country, right or wrong –  Americans have fought for their rights. Sometimes, this results in violence. Some Matriarchs can remember the Harlem Riots in 1943 while others can vividly remember the pain of the civil unrest of the 1960 ‘s. Today is the 23rd anniversary of the … Continue reading Today Marks the 23rd Anniversary Of The 1992 L.A. Riots; April 29th thru May 4th