After President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, there was a wave of happiness and celebrations amongst the citizens of the United States. While this might seem as a ray of hope for the Afro-American population of America, what we are completely failing to understand is, “You cannot move an entire iceberg by just chipping off its tip.” This statement comes off as strong and opinionated, but maybe it is the intense emotion that catalyses the remark.
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The Adultification Bias: Short-changing Black Teens
Racism has permeated black lives in multifarious ways. Despite having abolished slavery decades ago, racial stereotypes and white supremacist behaviors continue to thrive even today right under the nose of a judicial and law enforcement system that’s supposed to check its spread. The latest hot topic that’s been doing the rounds in the black community […]