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October 23rd marks one month since a grand jury announced that it would not indict Louisville former detective Brett Hankison, and Officers' Myles Cosgrove and Jonathan Mattingly for the death of Breonna Taylor. The public remains angered by the lack of accountability for these law enforcement officials responsible.
Last week, Yolanda Carr, the mother of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson, died in the same Fort Worth, Texas, house where her daughter was shot and killed by Police Officer Aaron Dean on the early morning of October 12, 2019. While Carr had already been ill,
For the culture, and ONLY for the culture. This year some of our favorite artists made music for our melanin, our tribe, and our love of Black people. Whether it was to boast about black beauty or address the racial injustices that exist - they covered it all giving us powerful anthems that we'll sing beyond this new decade.
"You know what I'm realizing ... Black women change their hair often. White women don't really constantly change their hairstyles like you all do ... Why is that?" These words came from my white boss at my first full-time job as he observed my new hairstyle.