Slavery was on the ballot in the 2022 election, with three states approving changes to their constitutions to outlaw slavery and involuntary servitude as forms of criminal punishment. In Alabama, Tennessee, and Vermont, slavery was outlawed. According to ABC News, Oregon is leaning yes, but the votes are too early to call. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
According to a report from Deadline, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that could possibly grant reparations for descendants of slaves in the United States. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Following this week’s presidential debate, Gov. Newson said, “After watching last night’s debate, this signing can’t come too soon. Advancing this cause […]
It is no surprise that the constitution was written by white men to protect them and the institutions that benefit them. One of those institutions from the jump was slavery. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Ibram X. Kendi, author of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (2016), […]
Akon is currently in the process of building his $6 billion Akon City in Senegal and gave some insight into the history of slavery. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information He claims Africa has moved on from the ugly past, unlike Americans. “In Senegal, we’ve kind of overcome the thought of slavery. We don’t even think […]
The District Of Columbia Public School system has some explaining to do after one of its elementary schools assigned its Black students to portray slaves in a classroom exercise. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Principal Carrie Broquard of Lafayette Elementary School issued a statement, saying, “We believe in the importance of teaching painful history with […]
In a House of Representatives hearing in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Ta-Nehisi Coates used his opening statement to respond to the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s remarks on slavery reparations. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On the eve of Juneteenth, Senator McConnell responded to a question on slavery reparations citing the Civil War, Civil Rights […]
Kanye West says he hasn’t full-fledged his perspectives on annulling the Thirteenth Amendment – which prohibited slavery, however, he guarantees he’ll be prepared to clarify it when he shows up Monday on TMZ Live. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Ye began clarifying the starting point of the Constitution following his SNL performance to TMZ, yet […]
The first remains were discovered in February in Sugar Land, a suburb southwest of Houston and now authorities have learned who these people were freed Black people forced to work in convict labor camps. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information For over a century, these graves were underground and untouched. But the finding that they likely […]
Today, July 28 marks 150 years since the 14th amendment to the constitution was ratified in 1868. For Blacks in America, this motion is groundbreaking towards achieving social equality in North America and overall civil rights history. The 14th Amendment targets and defines citizenship rights and establishes them through due process and equal protection rights. […]
There’s a new film in town and it’s called Tag. The Jeff Tomsic-directed flick is based on a true story revolving around a real-life game amongst five best friends “caught in a seemingly never-ending mission to continue their longstanding game.” The motion picture stars Hannibal Buress, Jeremy Renner, Jake Johnson, and Jon Hamm. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
Donald Glover hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend, alongside musical guest Childish Gambino, and you know he had to sprinkle some Kanye West shenanigans in his skits. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In a parody of the 2018 thriller, A Quiet Place, A Kanye Place, Glover, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, and Cecily Strong try to silently make […]
One lawmaker in Nigeria slammed Kanye West on Friday for his recent comments on slavery. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Nigerian senator, Shehu Sani took to Twitter not only to take a shot at Yeezy but to invite him to see the slave sites in Africa for himself. In an interview with TMZ, The “New […]
Kanye West has the Hip Hop community divided with his recent erratic behavior. While some are checking him off, others like Jamie Foxx aren’t giving up just yet. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Foxx criticized TMZ for giving Ye a platform because he believes that something is wrong with him. In Yeezy’s interview with Charlamagne […]
If there’s ever been a filmmaker whose entire body of work speaks on the brilliance, legacy, and pain of Black people in America, it’s without a doubt Spike Lee. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information If he’s calling out Kanye West, well, in the words of Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act 2, “you better wake up […]
Kanye West is continuing to slip further and further into the sunken place. Political beliefs are one thing, but his latest comments during a TMZ interview is something that is objectively disappointing and embarrassing. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In the interview, Kanye West says that 400 years of slavery “sounds like a choice” and […]
A statue of a chained man is on display at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a new memorial to honor thousands of people killed in racist lynchings, Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. The national memorial aims to teach about America’s past in hope of promoting understanding and healing. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
In 2016, the United Nations’ Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent did a report that determined the United States of America owes African-Americans reparations for past and recent events that led to the destruction of the Black community. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The study that was picked up by the Washington […]
Roy Moore, the Alabama Senate candidate under fire for alleged sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30s, apparently believes America was a better place at a time when slavery was still legal. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information At a campaign event earlier this year, an audience member asked Moore for his […]
Shad Moss, who is formerly known as child rap star Bow Wow, sent out a controversial Tweet last night when responding to a fan about the 2016 Presidential election. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Man i only believe what the eyes see. Im mixed. I dont know what my ancestors was doing. I only know […]
A recent political poll found that nearly one in five supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump do not support the Emancipation Proclamation, the document which freed slaves during the Civil War. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Despite his controversial statements about Muslims, immigrants and women, Trump’s political star is shining brighter than ever. The […]
