Share: This past week marked the 67th anniversary of Emmett Till’s violent murder. On March 29th President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act classifying lynching as a Federal hate crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison. The Emmett Till Anti-lynching act is a law that will give prosecuters the opportunity to prosecute a violent act that still takes place to this day. Lynching is usually symbolic of alerting people that they are not welcome in a specific area. Dr. Fanon Che …
‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ still persists in politics
Share: Andrew Gillum, former mayor of Tallahassee and gubernatorial candidate, was considered a rising star in the Democratic party. In March, several media outlets reported that Gillum was one of three men who was found inebriated with crystal meth in a Miami hotel room. One of the men was a known gay male escort. Gillum’s critics casted judgments on his sexuality, which raised questions about the acceptance of the LGBTQ community in politics. So while America alleges to be this open, inclusive and diverse society, …
Lancers’ Lives: Teaching to challenge a system
Share: In an empty room, replete with chairs, is a music professor preparing to go on stage and perform. Except he isn’t performing music. He is passionately teaching students about the history of rock music but does it with such dedication and precision, it feels as if it is a lively music performance happening right before the students’ eyes. Follow:
Take a knee to make a statement is the American way
Share: Seems like using the platform you earned for peaceful protest is frowned upon in this country. Follow:
I beg your pardon, Trump
Share: President Donald Trump sent the wrong message to the country when he pardoned the disgrace to the name Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Follow:
This is what censorship looks like
Share: The free speech of marginalized groups in the United States has been consistently and systematically impeded and undervalued, but I think it’s safe to say that 2017 can officially be declared the year free speech became a sobriquet for white privilege. Follow:
Cataloging civil rights
Share: Over the course of a century, the Pasadena High School Chronicle, now the Pasadena City College Courier, has seen multiple social paradigm shifts. As the decades passed, the social attitudes of the general public, and by extension the Chronicle/Courier staff, changed as advancements in civil rights were made, most notably with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which brought an end to segregation and made institutional discrimination illegal. Follow:
Civil Rights activist speaks at Creveling
The Creveling Lounge was packed to the brim Feb. 21 with students and faculty gathered to hear legendary civil rights lawyer, activist, and author Connie Rice speak about her new book Power Concedes Nothing.