A Tale of Cobalt and Tears: The Brutal Reality of Congolese Cobalt Slave Labor

Background on the DCR Cobalt Situation The Democratic Republic of Congo is responsible for over 70% of the world’s supply of cobalt. Our smartphones, computers, and electric vehicles are all powered by it. Even though the DRC possesses more cobalt reserves than the rest of the planet, a “clean” cobalt supply chain from the country […]

The Unseen Tears of a Young Cobalt Miner

The scorching morning sun beats down on me As I’m forced to toil away cobalt Its dust coats my lungs and impairs my vision And even if my sight isn’t 20/20 I can still see what I’m doing isn’t right For my growth I’m merely a young boy Yet, the rest of the world depends on […]

Cruel World : An Analysis of “From Cruelty to Goodness” by Philip Hallie

“From Cruelty to Goodness” is an article by Philip Hallie and defines what cruelty means and also identifies institutional cruelty. He begins by analyzing the different possible definitions of cruelty and comes across some that would make sense but still are not concrete. Once cruelty is shown, the victim will have emotional pain, physical, and […]

Mary Turner and The May 1918 Lynchings

This entry of Black History 365 has situations of graphic violence. Reader discretion is advised. This true crime story I’ll be presenting in this entry Black History 365 is an event in history that I for one didn’t know about and you might not have known. The horrors of slavery and Jim Crow segregation complied […]

The Ole Miss riot (Black History 365)

Welcome to Black History 365 a series where I explain, educate and explore historical events, unsung black figures in world history and recount the struggles and triumphs of black people worldwide. In this entry I’ll be presenting the story of the riot at Ole Miss in 1962. The year is 1962 in Oxford Mississippi and […]

Solomon Northup’s 12 Years a Slave (Black History 365)

In this entry of Black History 365, I’ll be presenting the story of an African American man who was a farmer and musician, but his life as a person seeking a prosperous life was halted when taken hostage and sold into slaverly in 1841. This is the story of Solomon Northup’s 12 years as a […]

Till Death to Confess: The Murder of Emmett Till (Black History 365)

This horrific story is one of the most recognized crimes in America’s racist history. I remember watching a Dave Chappelle special that he had a few years back when he made his comeback, and near the end, he brought up the true crime story that was a fuel that ignited the civil rights movements and […]

They deserve better #ThursdayThoughts

It does not matter if you’re a black American woman, Caribbean black woman, or an African black woman, justice seems to always elude the misrepresented, marginalized, and neglected women in this nation. News that is to no surprise but is always disheartening and enraging came out yesterday on the Breonna Taylor case. A Grand jury […]

Riot Ready

“And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear? … It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned […]