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Jacob Rush’s legal Challenge to Graduate while wearing Locs Is Successful – Graduates May 21st

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Jacob Rush’s legal Challenge to Graduate while wearing Locs Is Successful – Graduates May 21st

CJ Lawrence April 20, 2022

Black With No Chaser Fam Stand up! Thank you to all who signed the petition and turned up on Jacob’s behalf! Your participation played a significant role in galvanizing these efforts! Attorney Sue-Ann Robinson and Jacob Rush Il have been notified by Abeka Academy that Jacobwill be allowed to walk in his graduation ceremony on May 21, Following the changes made to their guidelines that nolonger bars students with...

Black Honor Student Required to Cut Locks to Participate in High School Graduation

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Black Honor Student Required to Cut Locks to Participate in High School Graduation

CJ Lawrence March 12, 2022

Jacob Rush is a Straight A student at Abeka Academy and he’s on track to graduate this year as a senior. As you can see in the above photo, Jacob has locks. His hair hasn’t been an issue for Jacob (at least outwardly) until now. Abeka Academy sent Jacob’s mother a letter stating that unless Jacob agreed to shorten/cut his hair he would be refused the opportunity to walk...

Video: Flight Attendant Knocks phone out of Black Father’s hand as Black Couple with 7 week old Baby Kicked Off American Airlines Flight

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Video: Flight Attendant Knocks phone out of Black Father’s hand as Black Couple with 7 week old Baby Kicked Off American Airlines Flight

CJ Lawrence December 6, 2021

American Airlines has some explaining to do after kicking off a Black Couple and their 7 week old Baby from a flight traveling from Charlotte to Philadelphia. In the video you can see the mother holding the infant while trying to explain to the flight attendant the nature of events that occurred. She does so calmly even as her voice trembles from what she’s currently experiencing. A male flight...

“Prison Of My Own” by Nasir Salaam

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“Prison Of My Own” by Nasir Salaam

BWNC Blog September 8, 2021

Question, would you rather be physically incarcerated or mentally incarcerated? That’s a question that you’re questioning, what type of question is that? I pose that question because as someone who’s currently incarcerated, we’re viewed by a large population of the public as castaways that are no good for society. Some of it is partly true, and some of it is ignorance from not knowing or misinformation of how a...

Why We Should Be Hella Concerned About Environmental Racism By Kymberly Akpowowo

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Why We Should Be Hella Concerned About Environmental Racism By Kymberly Akpowowo

BWNC Blog September 3, 2021

What does August 29, 2005, vs. August 29, 2021, have in common? Sadly, a lot. Exactly 16 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in the state of Louisiana residents are dealing with Hurricane Ida. 16 years later we have made minimal progress in the fight to dismantle/improve the damaging effects of structural and environmental racism. To note, about 60% of the population in New Orleans is...

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