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May 25, 2021: “IRIE! CARIBBEAN GURL, APRIL H., RETURNS!”

 

YOUR META WELCOMES YOU TO THE YEAR TWENTY-AUGHT-TWENTY AND ONE!

 


 

Welcome to another year of hope, relevance, relief, self-awareness and SELF-CARE-NESS! We've brought you:

 

THE INTERVIEW: THE RETURN OF CARIBBEAN GURL, APRIL H.!


AND we're still serving up music, mindful, and META: ALLLLL the things YOUR BLACK META does with PASSION AND PANACHE!




 
 
 
 
 
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WORDSofWISDOM&RELEVENCE


“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” —Malcolm X.

 

“Nearly all men can stand the test of adversity, but if you really want to test a man's character, give him power.” —Abraham Lincoln

 

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” Bishop Desmond Tutu


“No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” —
Martin Luther King Jr.






 

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 THE INTERVIEW

 

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MULTIMEDIA


  1. "Trained To Kill But Also Love 💘." April H, Youtube. [0:51] New cast & Trailer coming 2022  web series adult content.. urban thriller  coming . More details coming. A female who was raped and killed one of her attacker's is forced to join FBI to stay out of jail. They were amazed of her style of killing. Her friend and partner on force also been through traumatic events. Angie is a good agent but she's harder than bricks and gets into trouble. 2022 new cast and new trailer will take place. Produced by April H. from connecticut  and I'll be looking for actors soon. follow me on Instagram  I'm on Instagram as @browngalstory. Website will update this weekend with details. May 19, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbRReZU-R2Q
  2. "2019 Bad Blood Animosity episode 7. My character Kandy." April H., Youtube. [0:25] Bad Blood Animosity Kandy is fed up of Aj. April H. & Andriene Hampton . When I was actess for Bad Blood.2019- 2020. September 22, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf1qPNRieoc





A  L  L    A  B  O  U  T    A  P  R  I  L ...


My name is April Hedge and I'm 49 years old.

I was born to two immigrant Multicultural parents. My sister and I also had a music talk show. We did all kinds of music. In 2001 - 2005 I took an indie producing course along with my sister and we got certified in eight weeks. That's how all the producing started. In 2005, I became unemployed for several years and I had to think of something to do, so I went back to doing hair at home. I also made some body scrubs that were made out of salt and other natural oils at the time. It put a few dollars in my pocket and I was glad to come out with body scrubs that were sort of different. My products have been upgraded since then. In 2006, I received a Proclamation Award along with my sister, for producing a makeover shows that help ladies. We gave one lady a makeover. I had one lady named who was overcoming drug addiction. She lived it and has stayed on the right track.

In 2015 my first oils were created: Avocado olive and Tahitian coconut
 
In 2018, my business was registered and launched in 2020. I also went back to fulfilling my dream ... I went back to acting. I auditioned for a Brooklyn web series, called Bad blood Animosity. I worked with the series for one year, and I left in January 2021 to do my own thing. Now, I'll be producing my own web series: Trained to kill But Also love 💘. Coming 2022

I am perfecting my coconut cinnamon bark toner for the face. It has benefiting oils that prevent breakouts. I have not had a breakout of pimples and eczema while using it. Along with FACE BUTTA. I have the Karen Oil. Now, it's time to create more skin care that helps Eczema and   burns.

Our launch will feature all products at Sample Extravaganza, along with shirts.

 

 

Caribbeangurl.com | Facebook.com/Caribbeanoilwigwash | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8G5vGMi9diYPTTC1cXeguw






 

FreedomWalker's Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links





COFFEE & GREEN TEA COMBO


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(Re)Sources for “Meta on The Meta: It's Not Complicated” and Black X-Files: What is Your Response(ibility)?” 




Multimedia



  1. "Michael Brooks & Cornel West On Martin Luther King Jr. & How We Win!" The Michael Brooks Show, Youtube. [3:00] This is a clip from the January 28, 2020, “Defend Your Class.” speakers series Harvard College hosted by the Harvard College YDSA.  Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBle6DKLq3s. January 18, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hjlo7KlM-s
  2.  "Michael Brooks takes a question on Israel." The Mill Series, Youtube. [7:12]  The Mill Series hosted Michael Brooks (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2U...) at Lafayette College on Thurs Feb 27, 2020. March 10, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62I61kBahNY
  3. "Let’s Talk About the Israel-Palestine Conflict | The Daily Show." The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Youtube. [8:53] Tensions between Israel and Palestine escalate, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. Here’s a look at the nuances of the conflict. #DailyShow #Israel #Palestine. May 11, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeZ4yXyzUG0






Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites


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  • https://ifamericansknew.org/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_observation
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autochthon
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autochthon_(ancient_Greece)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief#Justified_true_belief
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_knowledge
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_and_political_rights
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflation
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistency
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical_research
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_nationalism
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnocracy
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_concept
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_dark_web
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_responsibility
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_rigor
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_virtue
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_(epistemology)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprey
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_truth
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_occupation
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalist_terrorism
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_(protest)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology 
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotype
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigour
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigour#Intellectual_rigour
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_ethics
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Charles_Kinsey
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Daniel_Shaver
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjectivity
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Responsibility_of_Intellectuals
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_judgment
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_munitions
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom#Sapience




[Referenced / resourced, but not aired]

Multimedia

  1. "White Fear Of Retribution Grips Nation: Jane Elliott Explains Why US Is Getting Increasingly Racist." Roland S. Martin, Youtube. [10:00] As the demographics of the United States begin to change those who felt they were in control are gripped with fear.  Why? Diversity educator Jane Elliott says "white fear of retribution."  Elliott said, "The fear of white people [is] that when people of color get power they're going to want to treat us the way we have treated them". May 7, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI54Y6ALGbM
  2. "Top U.S. & World Headlines — May 13, 2021." Democracy Now!, Youtube. [10:22] Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org    Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: https://democracynow.org/donate. May 13, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOR9fbMe3z0
  3. "Israel & Biden Hammered In Fiery Speeches From Democratic Congresswomen." The Rational National, Youtube. [14:48] Democratic congresspeople took to the House floor to condemn the recent actions by the Israeli government, and President Biden's enabling of those actions. I highlight three of the speeches. Sources:
    https://bit.ly/3hlpJSW (Rashida Tlaib full speech)
    https://bit.ly/3uJaaZ0 (Haaretz)
    https://bit.ly/3fg4DCR (Ibrahim)
    https://bit.ly/3ffNiKd (Ibrahim 2)
    https://bit.ly/33G2wCO (Forward)
    https://bit.ly/3bqKUPK (Ayanna Pressley clip)
    https://bit.ly/2Raqe7P (Krystal Ball)
    https://bit.ly/3y9g2gn (Ilhan Omar full speech)
    https://bit.ly/2SLJcln (Farah Nabulsi)
    May 14, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIbPJX5DdqU
  4. "You Up?" The Benjamin Dixon Show, Youtube. [39:06] May 15, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D-9Kz8EvfE
  5. "Why The Squad's Condemnation of Israeli Apartheid is HUGE | Twitch Highlights." The Humanist Report, Youtube. [23:28] The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking, fact-based commentary that aims for the highest level of objectivity. May 15, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwKMvSSus_I
  6. "Hanan Ashrawi & Rashid Khalidi: U.S. Backing Has Given Israel License to Kill & Maim Palestinians." Democracy Now!, Youtube. [23:07] Palestinian scholar Hanan Ashrawi says Israel’s latest assault on Gaza is turning life in the besieged territory into “sheer hell,” aided by U.S. military and diplomatic support. “Israel has total license to use unbridled power to kill and destroy and maim and get away with it,” Ashrawi says. We also speak with Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, who says President Joe Biden’s continued defense of Israeli actions reflects long-standing erasure and dehumanization of Palestinians. “One wonders what proportion you have to have of Arab deaths, of Palestinian deaths, over Israeli deaths. Is it 20 to 1 before the United States finally begins to recognize that this is not legitimate self-defense?” Khalidi says. “This is a perfect illustration of the bias that has been a feature of American policy for many, many years.”  #DemocracyNow    Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org. May 14, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K1vYhdoJyY
  7. '"Sadistic & Grotesque": Noam Chomsky on How Israel Limits Food & Medicine in Occupied Gaza.' Democracy Now!, Youtube. [19:22] http://www.democracynow.org - On Gaza, MIT Professor Noam Chomsky says the debate inside the Israeli government is whether to allow "bare survival" or to inflict "misery and starvation," as a former Israeli national security adviser recently proposed. “Israeli experts have calculated in detail exactly how many calories, literally, Gazans need to survive, and if you look at the sanctions that they impose, they’re grotesque,” Chomsky says. “I mean, even John Kerry condemned them bitterly, they’re sadistic — just enough calories to survive." Chomsky also addresses the widespread focus on the Hamas charter platform calling for the destruction of Israel. "The only people who pay attention to it are Israeli propagandists, who love it," Chomsky says. "It was a charter put together by a small group of people under siege, under attack in 1988. And it’s essentially meaningless. There are charters that mean something, but they’re not talked about. So, for example, the electoral program of Israel’s governing party, Likud, states explicitly that there can never be a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River… And they don’t only have it in their charter, you know, their electoral program, but they implement it." Watch Part I of this interview here:  http://www.democracynow.org/2014/8/7/...   Watch all appearances of Noam Chomsky on Democracy Now! http://www.democracynow.org/appearanc...   Watch full Democracy Now! coverage of the Gaza conflict: http://www.democracynow.org/topics/gaza  Democracy Now!, is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1,200+ TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9am ET at http://www.democracynow.org. August 11, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HiUagHbSc0
  8. 'Noam Chomsky on Media’s "Shameful Moment" in Gaza & How a U.S. Shift Could End the Occupation.' Democracy Now!, Youtube. [11:54] http://www.democracynow.org - As a new 72-hour ceasefire takes hold in Gaza, we turn to part two of our interview with world-renowned dissident and linguist, MIT professor Noam Chomsky. Criticizing U.S. media coverage of the Israeli assault on Gaza, Chomsky says: "It’s a shameful moment for U.S. media when it insists on being subservient to the grotesque propaganda agencies of a violent, aggressive state." Chomsky also discusses his longstanding view that popular pressure at home is critical to ending the U.S. government’s backing for Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. “The United States continues to provide the critical, decisive support for the atrocities," he says. "Sooner or later, it’s possible—and that’s really up to us—that domestic pressure will compel the U.S. government to join the world on this issue. That will be a decisive change.”  Watch Part I of this interview here:  http://www.democracynow.org/2014/8/7/...   Watch full Democracy Now! coverage of the Gaza conflict: http://www.democracynow.org/topics/gaza  Democracy Now!, is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1,200+ TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9am ET at http://www.democracynow.org. August 11, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUSYKrX8GF4
  9. 'Noam Chomsky on BDS and How the Israeli Occupation is "Much Worse Than Apartheid.' Democracy Now!, Youtube. [15:20] http://www.democracynow.org - MIT Professor Noam Chomsky discusses U.S. support for Israel; the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS); and the blockade of Gaza. "In the Occupied Territories, what Israel is doing is much worse than apartheid," Chomsky says. "To call it apartheid is a gift to Israel, at least if by 'apartheid' you mean South African-style apartheid… There’s a crucial difference. The South African Nationalists needed the black population. That was their workforce. The Israeli relationship to the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories is totally different. They just don’t want them. They want them out, or at least in prison."  Watch Part I of this interview here:  http://www.democracynow.org/2014/8/7/...   Watch full Democracy Now! coverage of the Gaza conflict: http://www.democracynow.org/topics/gaza  Democracy Now!, is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1,200+ TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9am ET at http://www.democracynow.org. August 11, 20214. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf-ULLCOgAU
  10. "Canadian Lawmakers React To Israeli Strikes." The Rational National, Youtube. [17:09] Going over the recent event in Israel and the occupied territories, including reactions from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole, and Green leader Annamie Paul.  Referenced resources: https://bit.ly/33Aum3p (Mehdi Hasan video) https://bit.ly/2RexrDJ (Jacobin article). May 11, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0P3PesuMMA
  11. "Trudeau Government Blocks Call For A Ceasefire." The Rational National, Youtube. [8:20] The Canadian government and the opposition party couldn't even support the bare minimum.  Sign the CJPME letter: https://bit.ly/3byBr98. May 16, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJXyZkzij8E
  12. "Michael Brooks @ Lafayette (full event)." The Mill Series, Youtube. [2:35:16] The Mill Series hosted Michael Brooks (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2U...) at Lafayette College on Thurs Feb 27, 2020. March 10, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCWtjzKGQ90
  13. "Soul Of The Democratic Party: With Dr Cornel West, Michael Brooks, Esha Krishnaswamy, Philip Agnew." The Michael Brooks Show, Youtube. [1:15:38] "Soul Of The Democratic Party" Panel at Harvard with Dr Cornel West, Michael Brooks, Esha Krishnaswamy, Philip Agnew.   This is free content from the weekly edition of TMBS. To support the Michael Brooks Show on Patreon and receive hours of weekly members-only content, subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS  Follow The Michael Brooks Show and crew on twitter: @TMBSfm @_michaelbrooks @mattlech @davidslavick @davidgriscom. February 1, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBle6DKLq3s
  14. "Black Visions Collective: We Need to Abolish the Police & End Militarized Occupations of Our Cites." Democracy Now!, Youtube. [15:24] The police murder of George Floyd added jet fuel to a nationwide push to defund the police. We go to Minneapolis to speak with Kandace Montgomery, co-executive director of Black Visions Collective, about their response to the guilty verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd and an update on the push to divest from Minneapolis police and invest in communities.   #DemocracyNow​    Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org​. April 21, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlSkKpjzQww
  15. "Meet Cariol Horne, Black Police Officer Fired After Stopping Fellow Cop's Assault on Handcuffed Man." Democracy Now!, Youtube. [11:03] Amid nationwide protests over police abuse, we speak with Cariol Horne, the Buffalo police officer whom a New York court has just vindicated for stopping a fellow cop from choking a handcuffed Black man during an arrest. In 2006, Horne, who is Black, saw a white officer repeatedly punching the man in the face before putting him in a chokehold. After Horne heard the man say "I can't breathe," she intervened by grabbing the officer's arm. Horne was sanctioned by the Buffalo Police Department, reassigned, then fired in 2008, just months before she was eligible to receive her full pension. A new ruling makes her eligible for back pay and pension benefits. Horne says she is now calling on state governments and Congress to follow the lead of Buffalo, which passed Cariol's Law, legislation that makes it the duty of officers to intervene in cases of brutality. "I knew that I did the right thing," Horne says. We also speak with Intisar Rabb, a Harvard Law professor who is one of three attorneys representing Horne. Cariol's Law "should spread far and wide" to other cities and states, Rabb says. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org. April 19, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGtNSMJGEP8"Cornel West Moves Don Lemon To Tears." The Rational National, Youtube. [10:05] Dr. Cornel West brought CNN anchor Don Lemon to tears in a powerful segment. April 2, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9DjLNzMls
  16. "'Kinder, Gentler Cages Are Still Cages': How Prison Abolitionists Are Working Towards a Less Carceral Future." Jessica Moulite, Theroot.com. [3:56] Last summer’s racial reckoning was the first time many people in the United States ever heard of concepts like prison abolition and defund the police. In fact, there was a spike in online searches for the phrase “prison abolition” in early June 2020, according to Google Trends.And after President Biden issued four executive orders on Jan. 26, 2021—one of which specifically designed to end the use of privately operated prisons—many critics of the measure felt it did not go far enough, including prison abolitionist, Kim Wilson, Ph.D. March 19, 2021. https://www.theroot.com/kinder-gentler-cages-are-still-cages-how-prison-aboli-1846505239
  17. "'Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic': Why This Abolitionist Believes Biden's Executive Order on Private Prisons Isn't the Progressive Measure He Thinks It Is." Jessica Moulite, Theroot.com. [5:11] Kim Wilson, Ph.D., is the living embodiment of “I’m not new to this, I’m true to this.” The co-host and producer of the Beyond Prisons podcast’s commitment to prison abolition goes well beyond her academic and media work.“I have two sons who are currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole. So this is something that I live,” said Dr. Wilson. “This is my life, every single day.” March 18, 2021. https://www.theroot.com/rearranging-the-deck-chairs-on-the-titanic-why-this-ab-1846502613





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Articles, Bibliographies, Resources & Websites



  1. "Police Abolition Isn’t New And Is An Essential Step Towards Equality." DarkSkyLady, Medium.com. Many people who argue against police abolition, act like it is something new that the “liberal left” has created to scare some Democrats into supporting Republicans. They’ve never read a book about it, and have little understanding about it. All their arguments against it are weak, yet because of people’s fear they will easily latch onto these arguments. The arguments range from who will solve crimes, what about rapists/pedophiles, and it’s just not possible. They would rather reform the police than defund/abolish them. April 25, 2021. https://darkskylady.medium.com/police-abolition-isnt-new-and-is-an-essential-step-towards-equality-1841a3200dc5
  2. "Bodycam Footage Contradicts Chicago Police Narratives About Adam Toledo's Shooting." Terrell Jermaine Starr, Theroot.com. April 16, 2021. The city of Chicago released bodycam footage of 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s March 29 shooting in which the officer immediately shoots him after the boy puts his hands up. The officer, Eric Stillman, shot Adam less than 20 seconds after the officer got out of his car.  Again, the boy had his hands up, per the cop’s request, and was shot anyway. https://www.theroot.com/bodycam-footage-contradicts-chicago-police-narratives-a-1846697877
  3. "Sean Hannity Calls 13-Year-Old Child Killed by Police a ‘Man.’ Twitter Drags Him for It." Stephen A. Crockett Jr., Theroot.com. If a used domestic terrorist boot and a discarded sock with a meth addiction had a baby it would be Sean Hannity.The inherently racist, spewer of hate and lover of all things white Fox News host will stop at nothing to make his point, including desecrating the memory of Adam Toledo, the 13-year-old gunned down by Chicago police.On Thursday, during his radio broadcast, “Whiny White Men and the Things We Love to Claim Are Unfair to Us” or whatever it’s actually called, Hannity claimed that the police killed a 13-year-old man that March 29 night despite his hands being up when he was shot. April 16, 2021. https://www.theroot.com/sean-hannity-calls-13-year-old-child-killed-by-police-a-1846698257
  4. "Black Teen Fatally Shot by Tennessee Police. Initial Reports Says He Shot Officer, Later Says Bullet Did Not Come From Teen's Gun." Zach Linly, Theroot.com. Last Monday, 17-year-old Anthony J. Thompson Jr., a Black student at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tenn., was shot and killed by police officers in a restroom at his school after police responded to a call about a “possibly armed” student, the New York Times reports. April 17, 2021.  https://www.theroot.com/black-teen-fatally-shot-by-tennessee-police-initial-re-1846705503
  5. "Las Vegas Police Handcuffed Deaf Woman and Forced Her Kids to Interpret for Cops." Stephen A. Crockett Jr., Theroot.com. A deaf North Las Vegas woman had a tense moment with police after she was pulled over, handcuffed and then her children were made to interpret for police. April 16, 2021. https://www.theroot.com/las-vegas-police-handcuffed-deaf-woman-and-forced-her-k-1846700013
  6. "At Least 6 Mass Shootings Occurred This Weekend." Terrell Jermaine, Theroot.com. Another bloody weekend in America has renewed calls for gun reform out of Washington, after at least six mass shootings took place over a four-day span, starting Thursday night. April 19, 2021. https://www.theroot.com/at-least-6-mass-shootings-occurred-this-weekend-1846712319
  7. "Tamara Lanier’s Fight to Reclaim Her History Could Be Any One of Ours." Vanessa K. De Luca, Medium.com. Imagine if you learned that photographs of your enslaved ancestors had been rediscovered in a museum at Harvard. Then imagine how you would feel if someone told you that you have no right to those photographs. Such is the plight of Tamara Lanier, who has taken on the Ivy League behemoth to secure the rights to the photos, which languished in a drawer out of sight and away from the public eye for years. The daguerreotypes depict women and men, breasts and genitalia exposed, their haunting stares a riveting testament to the degradation our ancestors endured during slavery’s shameful reign. February 3, 2021. https://zora.medium.com/tamara-laniers-fight-to-reclaim-her-history-could-be-any-one-of-us-9824dc49c365
  8. "The 10 Most Infuriating Things People Have Said to Me as a Black Woman." Sondra Rose Marie, Medium.com. ‘Do you know how to read?’ In the time of coronavirus, I spend a lot of time sitting around with the friends in my quarantine circle trading stories about our lives before the pandemic. Recently, our conversation turned to the worst dates we’d ever been on, and as I relayed one of my dating failures, I shared a racially charged comment one suiter made on a first date. January 24, 2021. https://zora.medium.com/the-10-most-infuriating-things-people-have-said-to-me-as-a-black-woman-bd8355da546e
  9. "Woman fights Harvard over rights to nude SC images of her enslaved ancestors." Jennifer Berry Hawes, Postandcourier.com. What on earth were these? Nothing in the drawer explained what they’d discovered. Only small, handwritten labels affixed to each offered clues: “Fassena (carpenter), Mandingo, plantation of Col. Wade Hampton, near Columbia, S.C.” “Jack (driver), Guinea, plantation of B.F. Taylor, Esq., Columbia, S.C.” “Jem, Gullah, belonging to F.W. Green, Esq.” One of the researchers rushed downstairs to summon their colleagues. The discovery sent Reichlin and others on a quest to solve the disturbing mystery. It continues today, 45 years later. But Harvard historians weren’t the only ones hunting for clues. In 2019, a woman named Tamara Lanier sued the university for possession of the daguerreotypes. Based on her own research, she claimed to be a descendant of two people captured in them. February 1, 2021. https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/woman-fights-harvard-over-rights-to-nude-sc-images-of-her-enslaved-ancestors/article_72ddeef0-45e8-11eb-a13a-6b9662e76945.html
  10. "GOP-Led States Still Mad About The 1619 Project, Considering Legislation to Dictate How Slavery Is Taught." Joe Jurado, Theroot.com. It’s Thursday, so you know what that means: Another round of Republicans being unwilling to face the fact that slavery was the horrific, violent foundation upon which this country was built. In several states with GOP leadership, legislation is being considered to ensure that the brutal reality of slavery isn’t taught in schools. February 4, 2021. https://www.theroot.com/gop-led-states-still-mad-about-the-1619-project-consid-1846198928
  11. "Power." Audre Lord (1978). The difference between poetry and rhetoricis being ready to killyourselfinstead of your children. Accessed from Poetryfoundation.org on April 12, 2021. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53918/power-56d233adafeb3 
  12. "I HAVE A DREAM." Delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on August 28, 1963. I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of the Nation.Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon of light and hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as the joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacle of segregation and the chain of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corner of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. Accessed April 27, 2021. https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/speech/dream.htm
  13. '3 often forgotten parts from Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.' Michelle Garcia, Vox.com. MLK’s speech highlighted the unfulfilled promise of economic freedom for black Americans — and the White House feared the aftermath. January 17, 2019. https://www.vox.com/2016/1/18/10785618/martin-luther-king-dream-speech








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