The Tulsa Race Massacre: What Happened in 1921
What Happened During the Tulsa Race Massacre? The Tulsa Race Massacre is a prime example of racially-motivated violence. Over the course of two days, a violent white mob of people used an accusation as their excuse to destroy a successful Black local economy known as “Black Wall Street.” What Was Greenwood Before the Massacre? In…
Anti-Trans Legislation: What the Bills Actually Do
What Is Anti-Trans Legislation, and What Does It Target? Anti-trans legislation refers to bills that restrict transgender people’s rights and access to care, and it has targeted gender-affirming medical care for minors at an accelerating rate since 2021. NBC News reported that in 2021 there were a total of 191 anti-LGBTQ+ bills filed, and 153…
Japanese Internment Camps
When Were the Japanese Internment Camps? When we hear the term “concentration camp,” most people think of the Nazi concentration camps, which American soldiers bravely fought to end during World War II. What is lesser known is that the United States also had concentration camps on American soil at the same time: the Japanese internment…
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
What Does MMIWG Stand For? MMIWG stands for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The sheer volume of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls is a travesty of incredible proportions, effecting both the United States and Canada. A study done by the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHU) in 2016 showed that 5,712 cases…
Standing Rock Protests and the Dakota Access Pipeline
The Standing Rock Sioux Nation and the Dakota Access Pipeline What is the Dakota Access Pipeline? The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is a stretch of 1,172 miles of underground pipeline that starts in North Dakota, crosses through South Dakota and Iowa, and ends in Illinois. This pipeline moves 570,000 barrels (1 barrel = 42 gallons)…
The Trail of Tears
What Was the Trail of Tears? In 1828, someone discovered gold in Cherokee territory. On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed The Indian Removal Act. This act basically informed Native Americans that the United States purchased the land east of the Mississippi River and the Native Americans were “free to move” to somewhere across…
Emmett Till
Emmett Till What Happened to Emmett Till? In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was beaten, shot in the head, and thrown in a river with an old cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. Who was responsible for this violence? Emmett Till lived in Chicago, Illinois, but was in Money, Mississippi visiting family….
