by adminsybilwilkes | Oct 27, 2020
Racism is on the ballot in Alabama this election season. For the third time since 2000, voters in the state have the chance to remove racist language from the state’s 119-year-old constitution. Even though segregation has been illegal for decades nationwide, voters in...
by adminsybilwilkes | Oct 27, 2020
An investigation is underway following the police killing of a Black man on the street of a West Philadelphia neighborhood Monday and protests that night. The victim was identified as 27-year-old Walter Wallace, Jr. An attorney representing the Wallace family said the...
by adminsybilwilkes | Oct 27, 2020
White House adviser Jared Kushner and the Trump administration are facing backlash from many in the African American community after his description of Black America’s issues with inequality and racism as “complaining.” “The thing we’ve...
by adminsybilwilkes | Oct 26, 2020
In the wake of the pandemic, cities across the country have offered temporary tax breaks for those who were financially impacted. As a result, officials are finally starting to scrutinize the inflated property taxes that Black homeowners have to deal with. For decades...
by adminsybilwilkes | Oct 26, 2020
Education experts are voicing concern about the instability of school re-openings and its negative effect on students’ and teachers’ performance and mental health. The on again-off again patchwork of school re-openings reflects the immense political and social strain...
