The culture of protests everywhere often seeks philosophical legitimacy via the thoughts of revered figures who are known to have been intimately connected with what is at hand.
Black protest in America has a long history from slave rebellions in households and plantations of privileged white families. For those who march in the streets today, the memory of how long the resistance has come is a source of pride.
Black thinker after thinker has moved to remind White America of the most fundamental principle enshrined at the beginning of the American experiment: a self-evident truth that all are created equal.
Interestingly, the polite and privileged class has never failed to co-opt and re-interpret the lessons of these thinkers. This is done, usually to calm down what is thought to be radical demands on the part of protesters.
On this note, we tried to imagine what some of the famous names in civil rights in history would offer on current Black Lives Matter protests. Interpretations are incumbent on the reader.
Four-year-old Cartier McDaniel from Denver miraculously survived after his heart stopped beating for 19 hours.…
A 21-year-old engineering student, Ibukun Quadri, avoided jail time after racially abusing England striker Callum…
For the past seven years, Denise Campbell and her two daughters, Chantel and Charnel Johnson,…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have touched down in Lagos, marking their arrival in…
Natiajah, a hairstylist, went viral after giving a free installation to a mother of four…
Get to know Candace Parker; she is a WNBA legend who spent 16 years in…
Marcy Venture Partners (MVP), which was co-founded by musician turned entrepreneur Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, is…
Authorities in Suffolk County have brought charges against a 71-year-old Long Island pastor accused of…
Khaya Njumbe has become the youngest college graduate in Indiana after receiving a bachelor's degree…
A New Orleans federal jury awarded $185,000 to a teenager who accused a sheriff’s deputy…
Former Boston Celtics star Glen "Big Baby" Davis was on Thursday sentenced to 40 months…
Aziza Graves, a 43-year-old from San Francisco, has been found guilty of one felony count…
Llayna and Saniah Maul, identical twins, will graduate from Godby High School as valedictorian (top-ranked…
Floyd Mayweather is facing a lawsuit over an alleged assault involving a member of his…
In 2023, a report from SponsorUnited stated that former LSU star Angel Reese had the most NIL deals of any college basketball player.…