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Shiqeerah Ebanks
Jun 30, 20195 min read
Innocent Blood
“You know, if I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” These were the words that a sincere and sympathetic President Obama uttered when he...
Shiqeerah Ebanks
Feb 28, 20193 min read
Black History Icon: Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke (born Samuel Cook, 1/22/31) is known as a musical icon for his unique, soulful, yet delicate sound. He was born in Clarksdale,...
Shiqeerah Ebanks
Jan 11, 20197 min read
Eric Garner and the Continuance of Modern-Day Lynching
It has been four and a half years since Eric Garner died due to the unauthorized choke-hold and chest compressions by his arresting...
Shiqeerah Ebanks
Aug 29, 20163 min read
The Myth of Black-on-Black Crime: Remembering Michael Brown
I stopped acknowledging the term “Black-on-Black” crime two years ago when Michael Brown (an unarmed Black teen) was shot six times and...
Shiqeerah Ebanks
Jul 13, 20164 min read
A Failed Compassion
When Michelle Gregg's son fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo a few weeks ago, throngs of people took to social media,...
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