Why voting became a focus of WNBA’s season of social justice
Swish Appeal: "WNBA players did not intended to play the political game, but Loeffler’s criticisms dragged them onto the court." Photo: Twitter WNBA players above sporting shirts that…
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Gregg Popovich: People who don’t Understand BLM “Just Ignorant”
Popovich: "People who don’t understand Black Lives Matter or are offended by it are just ignorant.” Photo: YouTube San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, never one to bite…
NAACP Announces Virtual March to Address Police Violence, Voter Mobilization
Derrick Johnson: “Our 2020 Virtual March on Washington is about asking everyone — from protesters in the streets to elected officials at all levels of government — to…
NBA Restart Approaches Amid COVID-19 and Racial Policing Crises
CBS: "The NBA and the players have been outspoken in advocating for the movement toward social justice and the end of police brutality." Photo: YouTube The NBA players…
Freedom March NYC to Hold Sunday Black Women’s Vigil in Brooklyn
The vigil for Black women will be held in collaboration with: Justice for Black Girls; Black Women’s March; NAN Youth Huddle; Until Freedom; Girl Vow; Black Chef Movement;…
Barkley: Sports World Turning in “Circus” on Social Justice Issues
Barkley: “We need police reform, we need prison reform. My concern is turning this into a circus instead of trying to do some good stuff.” Photo: YouTube Is…
Black Lives Matter Movement Driving Customers to Black Businesses
Of the 5.7 million US firms with paid employees, about 124,000 -- or a little more than 2% -- were Black-owned in 2017, according to a Brookings Institution…
HOW DO WE PUBLICLY DEMONSTATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS?
Glick: "Some issues demand that we be out there visibly demonstrating, safely and at an appropriate social distance." Photo: YouTube What are the appropriate ways of engaging in…
BRONX LIVING LEGEND CLAUDETTE COLVIN GETS STREET NAMED IN HER HONOR
Claudette Colvin was one of four plaintiffs, namely Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald and Mary Louise Smith, who filed a lawsuit against segregated bus seating...The case was successful, thus…
BALLET HISPANICO CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH EVENTS THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER
Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico: "We celebrate our Latinidad on a daily basis, but it is vital that we come together during this month…