#ENDSARS, #ENDSWAT and Nigeria’s Role in the Global Fight for Black Lives
The world watches Nigeria as its youth leads a revolution.
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Black Media as a Community Resource Event Recap
On Friday, October 2nd, FunTimes hosted its biweekly FunTimes Friday event. This event’s theme was ‘Black Professional Discussion: Black Media as a Community Resource,’ and explored strategies for communities to expand their reach through partnering with Black media.
Truth and Redistribution: How to fix the racial wealth gap, end plutocracy, and build Black power.
In a nutshell, our racial dilemma is grounded in a political, economic, and identity-based devaluing of Black lives that has persisted ever since the first enslaved African arrived in Jamestown in 1619. The ensuing history of the United States is built on both racial and economic injustice, two related but distinct problems. These racial and economic injustices, while entrenched, can be addressed.
Careda’s Caribbean Cuisine Soars Despite COVID-19 Turbulence
Founded by Jamaican native Careda Brown, this newly opened small business faced difficulty during COVID-19 but persevered and triumphed through hardship.
Election Education Event Recap
On Friday, September 18th, 2020, FunTimes hosted its bi-weekly FunTimes Friday event. This time, the virtual event was themed ‘Election Education,’ and shared resources for voting in the 2020 election.
Toward a Cure: Cities Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
“We can see the impact when we look at Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and many others,” says Dr. Tracie Collins, dean of The University of New Mexico College of Population Health. “The racism really warrants attention, it warrants prevention, diagnosis, and treatment like any other crisis.”
Are we Victims of Zombie Virus on Social Media?
There is a brutal viral strain spreading on the internet, it’s the zombie virus.
African Diaspora Leaders Roundtable Part II Event Recap
On Friday, September 4th, 2020, FunTimes hosted its biweekly FunTimes Friday event. The theme of this event was ‘African Diaspora Leaders Roundtable Part II,’ and continued a conversation about strategies to build and strengthen connections between the African Diaspora.
The year common sense died
There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn is the belief of absurdist proponent, Albert Camus. The revolt we see …
How Public Banking Could Make Black Lives Matter
Today, white families have thirteen times the wealth of Black ones—a gap that persists at every educational level. Black household’s average net wealth is $11,000, compared to a white household average of $141,900. How did this happen?