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Articles by: Clarkisha Kent

Karen, Please!
News · Op-Ed

Karen, Please!

It seems that some white women are offended by the term "Karen" and want to compare it to the n-word, but that's not how it works, Karen.
By Clarkisha Kent · Apr 7, 2020
Grand Rapids Could Become First City To Punish Racist People Using 911 Against Black People
News

Grand Rapids Could Become First City To Punish Racist People Using 911 Against Black People

Anyone who is anyone knows that there is a grave epidemic known as “Breathing While Black”. And that doing so in public is usually followed by some racist white person […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Apr 23, 2019
Protestors Demand Answers After Connecticut Police Shooting Involving Unarmed Black Couple Sitting In A Car
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Protestors Demand Answers After Connecticut Police Shooting Involving Unarmed Black Couple Sitting In A Car

There is a long laundry list of things that one can do to be unjustly harassed, or worse, potentially gunned down by police, especially when one is Black. Breathing while […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Apr 23, 2019
Florida Man Charged After Racist Threats Against Tlaib, Booker And Omar
News

Florida Man Charged After Racist Threats Against Tlaib, Booker And Omar

On April 19, a Florida man by the name of John Kless was arrested by authorities and charged with making threatening communications against several government officials. The communications were in […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Apr 23, 2019
With Maternal Mortality Rates On the Rise, Black Women In San Francisco Turn To Doulas Like Marna Armstead For Help
Culture · News

With Maternal Mortality Rates On the Rise, Black Women In San Francisco Turn To Doulas Like Marna Armstead For Help

Before becoming a doula herself in 2006, Marna Armstead experienced firsthand the dangers of not only being pregnant and Black, but not having anyone to advocate on your behalf before […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Apr 11, 2019
Sixers Hire Lindsey Harding, First Female Coach In Franchise’s History
News · Sports

Sixers Hire Lindsey Harding, First Female Coach In Franchise’s History

Over the weekend, Lindsey Harding, the former pro scout for the Sixers, became the first female coach, specifically their player development coach, in the franchise’s history. This also makes her […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Apr 11, 2019
Dyma Loving Officially Files Lawsuit Against Miami-Dade Police Department, Officers Alejandro Giraldo And J.F. Calderon
News

Dyma Loving Officially Files Lawsuit Against Miami-Dade Police Department, Officers Alejandro Giraldo And J.F. Calderon

In a press release issued this morning by civil rights attorney Justin Moore, it has been announced that Dyma Loving, 26, a Miami Resident who was brutalized by Miami-Dade police […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Apr 10, 2019
Upcoming ‘Sisters In Freedom’ Documentary Chronicles The History Of Black And White Female Abolitionists In Philadelphia
Culture

Upcoming ‘Sisters In Freedom’ Documentary Chronicles The History Of Black And White Female Abolitionists In Philadelphia

Philly is a city that’s very well known for a couple of things and people, both real and fictional. You may know it as the city that produced founding fathers […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Apr 10, 2019
Richmond Officer To Undergo ‘Remedial Training’ For Threatening To Arrest Black Students When They Turn 18
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Richmond Officer To Undergo ‘Remedial Training’ For Threatening To Arrest Black Students When They Turn 18

It is no secret that the relationship between Black people and police departments across the country is strained at best. However, the Richmond Police Department saw this rift deepen firsthand […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Apr 10, 2019
She, The People: How Rapsody Strives To Uplift Black Women, One Verse At A Time
In Her We Trust

She, The People: How Rapsody Strives To Uplift Black Women, One Verse At A Time

Rapsody wants to inspire other women in hip-hop, just as she was inspired by the fierceness and fluidity of Queen Latifah and MC Lyte. Ultimately, she says, it is important for female artists to “define what success looks like for themselves.”
By Clarkisha Kent · Mar 8, 2019
Instagram Attempts to Save Black History Month With #ShareBlackStories
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Instagram Attempts to Save Black History Month With #ShareBlackStories

If you ask any average Black person who’s been on the Internet this month, they’ll tell you, in probably not-so-nice and extremely colorful words, that this year’s Black History Month […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Feb 27, 2019
Black History Now: Leslie Mac—Grassroots Organizer, Connector, Facilitator and Advocate
Black History Month 2019

Black History Now: Leslie Mac—Grassroots Organizer, Connector, Facilitator and Advocate

Leslie Mac is more than a connector; she gets the organizing done with proven results.
By Clarkisha Kent · Feb 15, 2019
Black History Now: Vilissa Thompson—Activist, Writer, Licensed Social Worker And Disability-Rights Advocate
Black History Month 2019

Black History Now: Vilissa Thompson—Activist, Writer, Licensed Social Worker And Disability-Rights Advocate

Thompson grew up knowing about the complexities of being Black with a disability. Now she’s working to dispel the myths surrounding disabilities, including those that still go undiagnosed and ignored in our community.
By Clarkisha Kent · Feb 11, 2019
Angela Davis Clears The Air About BDS, Palestine, And Award Controversy
Politics

Angela Davis Clears The Air About BDS, Palestine, And Award Controversy

At the beginning of January, the city of Birmingham, Alabama found itself at the center and eye of a full-on media storm when it was announced that the Birmingham Civil […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Jan 14, 2019
This Is Officially The Longest Government Shutdown In American History
News · Politics

This Is Officially The Longest Government Shutdown In American History

We’re now living in the longest government shutdown in American history, thanks to President Donald Trump. Previously, the longest government shutdown took place under President Bill Clinton between 1995 and […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Jan 14, 2019
The Government Shutdown Is Endangering Holidays Like Martin Luther King Jr. Day
News

The Government Shutdown Is Endangering Holidays Like Martin Luther King Jr. Day

As the government shutdown enters its’ fourth week—and with no end in sight—many are wondering if the government shutdown will end in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The current […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Jan 14, 2019
51-Year-Old White Man Charged With Assaulting Young Black Girl
News

51-Year-Old White Man Charged With Assaulting Young Black Girl

In an event that took place this past Saturday, David Steven Bell, 51, was charged with several counts of assault after punching a Black girl under the age of 12 […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Jan 14, 2019
Trump Threatens A “National Emergency” If Congress Does Not Agree To Fund His Border Wall
Politics

Trump Threatens A “National Emergency” If Congress Does Not Agree To Fund His Border Wall

After Donald Trump threw a tantrum and stormed out of a budget meeting with Democrats this past Wednesday, on Thursday, he told Sean Hannity, a Fox News host, that if he […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Jan 11, 2019
Kroger Issues Apology After North Texas Racial Profiling Incident
News

Kroger Issues Apology After North Texas Racial Profiling Incident

After facing backlash in regards to racial profiling at its Mesquite, Texas location, supermarket chain Kroger has issued an official apology and says they will accelerate much-needed sensitivity training after an incident […]
By Clarkisha Kent · Jan 11, 2019

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