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The Farewell Post

December 4, 2015by AG 1 Comment

In November 2008 I was just 4 months shy of the voting age and significantly worried that if I didn’t vote our country would lose it’s chance at the First […]

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Debunking the Black on Black Crime Myth

October 29, 2015by AG 1 Comment

Black on Black Crime is Not an Excuse for Racism Against Black People. Black on Black Crime is Not a Valid Argument Against Systemic Racism. Solving Violence in the Black […]

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Interview with Devon Young: A look at the experiences of being Black & Southern

October 21, 2015by AG 1 Comment

This interview was done as a follow-up piece from Devon Young’s guest post on BITNB, The Path of Righteous Destruction. What are some symbols you could recommend to represent the […]

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The Path of Righteous Destruction

October 20, 2015by AG 1 Comment

“This might be the unpopular opinion, But I honestly could care less about the flag coming down. I want more, I want their lively hood.” That is the reoccurring statement […]

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True Life: I Have Trust Issues – Black People vs. The American Media

October 7, 2015by AG Leave a comment

I was listening to a recent episode of the Joblogues podcast when I was reminded of why I pursued my undergrad degree in journalism: “The Fourth Estate”; the frenemy of our […]

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Headline Roundup: 9/27 – 10/3

October 3, 2015by AG Leave a comment

Trap Queens and Freak Hoes: On Exclusivity in the Carefree Black Girl Movement / ForHarriet (4 min. read) This piece presented an interesting perspective on Carefree Black Girls that I haven’t seen or considered: […]

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What Does Justice Look Like for Black Americans

September 21, 2015by AG Leave a comment

The questions of how can Black Americans receive Justice, or what does Justice for Black Americans look like are questions that a White America doesn’t want to answer. In a […]

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Young, Black, & Woke: 6 Things I Wish I Knew as a Black Student Activist

September 15, 2015by AG 4 Comments

No lie, I’m a little nostalgic from all of the back-to-school posts I’ve been seeing. On the various social media platforms I see posts from budding Black student activists and […]

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#iamhiphop Series Recap

August 26, 2015by AG Leave a comment

If you were on Twitter on Friday night between 7pm and 8pm (CA time) you may have seen myself and a few others talking about hip-hop and identity. This fruitful […]

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The Black American Dream: A Hip-Hopera

August 18, 2015by AG 1 Comment

The idea for a series on Hip-Hop came amidst a bunch of incidents that presented the obvious need to discuss it: A group of white fraternity members were caught on […]

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