The guilty verdict in victim Ahmaud Arbery does not mean Black people have received justice. Following the verdict of the Kyle Rittenhouse case, the justice system seems to be taking a few steps back.
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The police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes was found guilty on all charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. USDtv gets student reaction to the verdict.
Read moreIn May of 2020, George Floyd entered Cup Foods in Minneapolis to buy cigarettes. Store clerk Christopher Martin believed that Floyd was using a counterfeit twenty dollar bill to pay and after Floyd left the store went to tell his manager. Another co-worker then called 911 and officer Derek Chauvin arrested Floyd
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The murder of George Floyd last May sparked a ferocious resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement across the world. The blatant and nonchalant manner in which Floyd’s life was taken from him caused the eyes of the world to turn to the U.S. and revealed the loathsome failings of our law enforcement and justice system.
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Deesha Dyer, former White House Social Secretary to President Barack Obama, shared her nonlinear journey from college rejections and self-doubt, to organizing events in the Rose Garden .
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Activist, political refugee, and relative to famed rapper Tupac Shakur, Assata Shakur lived a life of resistance.
Read moreBlack History Month is a month of celebrating the beauty of Black culture, recognizing the multitude of Black figures and voices that shaped society, and never forgetting the pain and hurt that the Black community has withstood in silence for centuries and still withstands today. While this month appears to be a time where Black culture and history are the most highlighted and recognized, many hope and strive for the time when Black culture and history will be highlighted, recognized, and respected every single day.
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“The major job was getting people to understand that they had something within their power that they could use, and it could only be used if they understood what was happening and how group action could counter violence…” – Ella Baker
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Bayard Rustin, civil rights activist and advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., is a Black leader often left out of history
Read moreWhat people do with their bodies, who they marry, and the existence of discrimination is not for politicians or anyone to argue about Jenny Han / Asst. Opinion Editor If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that we are quick to label flaws in our country as political issues. […]
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