Before George Floyd turned into a hashtag, he was somebody’s father. “I want to touch the world,” Jonathan Veal recalls Floyd saying. In Floyd’s youth, he received an athletic scholarship and is remembered for his sense of humor, compassion and tall physique. After...
Black History Month is an annual celebration every February meant to highlight and shine a spotlight on the struggles and the achievements of the African American population throughout US history. It’s an amazing designation and is much needed - but it’s not enough. ...
What began as nightly vigils and peaceful protests at the Cardiff Kook, Encinitas4Equality evolved into a nonprofit organization to support Black residents and address systemic racism. The organization demands a long-term solution to address racism by educating,...
"Zootopia" is an animated Disney movie that depicts a bunny police officer as its protagonist in the fictional city of Zootopia. This is a place where all animals, predators and prey, have evolved and live together in harmony, living out their lives in whatever way...
It has been a chaotic last few months as the Black Lives Matter movement has inspired protests nationwide since the tragic death of George Floyd on May 25. As a resident of L.A. county, I have directly seen the protests in my area as well as plentiful news and media...
While the Black Lives Matter protests continue to fire around the world, some people — mostly conservatives — have found two new slogans to contradict the message of the BLM movement — "all lives matter" and "blue lives matter." However, before delving into the...
If segregation ended in 1964 when the Civil Rights Act was passed making it illegal to discriminate, why does it still happen now? Why does racism continue after many have fought for their freedom? Police brutality, inequality, hate crimes and economic injustice...
As an Asian-American myself, I like to attribute most of our ethnicity’s success to the hard work we put in. But I’ve come to realize that a narrow mindset is what’s feeding into the dangerous model minority myth. And no, as appealing as the term “model minority”...
Social media is filled with headlines praising K-pop fans and idols for allegedly supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement through a black box or a donation. News of BTS and their fans donating millions of dollars to Black Lives Matter, and a multitude of fandoms...
George Floyd's killing, engulfed by the arms of racism with the perennial knee that has congested itself on Black existence for generations is an image the world will never forget. Black people articulating the suffering, outrage and frustration they have experienced...
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