Category: U.S.

BWNC-ME Get Familiar Exclusive: EmmoLei Sankofa – Past, Present and Future

iamsikaj

It may seem damn near impossible to embody the past, present, and future under one umbrella, until you meet EmmoLei Sankofa. But let’s be clear, EmmoLei expands the circumference of an umbrellas reach. When she joined The Black Lunch Break crew for Episode 41, we all easily agreed to the term ‘Ancestral,’ once cast mate and show host Cirilo coined her sound so poetically and might I add, necessary. Remember as a child searching for that four leaf clover in a shitload of three leaf suckas? Mane that shit was…

Video: Black Delivery Driver Blocked in By Homeowner Association President who then calls the police on him- For Delivering in their neighborhood.

CJ Lawrence

I don’t have a lot to say about this situation. This is a video of Travis Miller a home appliance delivery truck driver. On a regular day- he was attempting to his job in an Oklahoma neighborhood when several white men including Homeowners association President David Stewart blocked him in, began interrogating him, and refused to allow him to leave- falsely imprisoning him. The video is 40 minutes and during that time Stewart calls the police and several other men from the neighborhood- also white- begin helping him block Travis…

The Ahmaud Arbery Case….Where Do We Go From Here? (A Possible Solution)

tyrus78

As I sit here scrolling through the pages of my various social media feeds, I can’t help but to feel the sadness and anger associated with Black life in America. Although technically free, we are boxed in and beat down by the social and economic constraints of a system designed to rob us of our very essence. A system designed to rob us of our souls. Our blackness. Our right to just fucking be. We all have heard the stories. We all have seen the footage. We all have bore…

It’s Open Season on Black Bodies

Tyson J

Ahmaud Arbery isn’t the first Black person to be hunted down and killed by white terrorist. We know about Trayvon because of the 911 call, as we know about Ahmaud because of the subsequent video. However, I know with my entire being that so many more Black people who have been found shot dead with no murder suspects, where killed by white supremacist.

Jogging While Black

lmclemore23

Jogging is a cold-hearted b*tch. Well, I take that back. Cardio, in general, no matter what form it comes in, is a cold-hearted b*tch. Jogging is more of a passive aggressive asshole. However, once you do it for a while, jogging actually becomes therapeutic. And once you achieve some semblance of what is deemed as a “runner’s high,” a kind of internal bliss/tranquility sets in, even if the hardship of cardio is apparent. It’s weird, but again, it’s therapeutic. And when I jog, my guard is down. And why shouldn’t…