On Monday, the LGBTQ community was granted a major coup after the Supreme Court ruled that a landmark anti-employee discrimination law also applied to gay, lesbian, and transgender people. But ultimately, this victory was bittersweet in light of two violent deaths of black transgender women in the United States the …
Read More »'He Shook the World': George Floyd's Legendary Houston Legacy
Cal Wayne’s words come fast, toppling over one another. “I ain’t gon’ lie it’s devastating,” the Houston rapper says. “I idolized him.” Then Cal describes the morning he received a text from a friend that changed his life, about an event that would lead to millions of Americans taking to …
Read More »Jay-Z: 'I Am More Determined to Fight for Justice Than any Fight My Would-be Oppressors May Have'
Amid protests in the Twin Cities and nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, Minnesota governor Tim Walz revealed Sunday that he received a phone call from Jay-Z, who told the governor, “Justice needs to be served here.” “I received a call last night – to understand how big this …
Read More »George Floyd Killing: How to Help Minneapolis Protesters
In the wake of the brutal death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man killed by a white police officer while in custody, people all over the country have united to protest police violence and call for charges to be brought against the police officers responsible for his death. Others have …
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