Source: iOne Digital Creative Services Airika J. Cross, a cultural organizer with Dream Defenders, recently spoke to NewsOne about the vital role of mental health in activism and community empowerment. Meet Airika J. Cross Cross, a behavioral mental health technician in South Florida and a former educator with Broward County Public Schools, emphasized the importance…
Dr. Umar Johnson believes that polygamy is a lifestyle founded by African women to ensure the well-being of their communities. Unlike the depiction of it being a relationship choice for those seeking to explore committed connections with multiple people or religious practice simultaneously, the Pan-Africanist says that the act of a man having multiple wives…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services Nailah Summers-Polite, the co-Executive Director at Dream Defenders, explained that her unique upbringing and influences — including learning about the history of the Civil Rights Movement, Black history and the way the country was built — all contributed to her current work at the human rights and abolitionist organization lifting…
Source: marjua / Dream Defenders Dream Defenders training lead and Florida International University student Kassandra Toussaint began her social justice journey in 2020 during the George Floyd uprisings when she realized the protests were bigger than just her. “Everyone was going through so many similar problems trying to make it through life and be as…
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ alleged history of domestic violence has been traced back to his collegiate days in the wake of video footage surfacing of him brutally beating and stomping his former girlfriend Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel. The Bad Boy record label founder is not only a defendant in eight civil suits…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services As NewsOne embarks on a new partnership with Dream Defenders, we’re privileged to spotlight the organization’s Co-Executive Director, Jonel Edwards Mickles. Mickles began social justice work in 2012 while attending the University Of Florida. Majoring in political science at the time, she became motivated to get involved after the execution…
Source: Ronald Martinez / Getty If you haven’t heard by now, Major League Baseball has finally incorporated Negro League stats in its database. MLB announced in December 2020 that it would be “correcting a longtime oversight” by adding the Negro League statistics, and sports fans across America, particularly Black baseball fans, are excited that it’s…
Source: Dream Defenders As NewsOne launches its new partnership with Dream Defenders, we’re publishing profiles of several leaders within the human rights organization. Meet Brittany King Brittany King, also known as “BK,” has been a dedicated organizer with Dream Defenders since 2014. She shared insights into her journey and the transformative power of the…
A video of two Florida cops punching, using a Taser to shock a Black 16-year-old boy and pulling his hair has gone viral, sparking outrage and demands for police accountability. The video that was reportedly first shared on Facebook shows Lakeland police officers beating the teenager WWE-style as he backed up into a corner at…
Al Jolson wearing his infamous ‘black-and-white minstrel’ make-up. | Source: Hulton Archive / Getty Late last year, a white author, Cait Corrain, who had landed a lucrative book deal with a major publisher flushed her literary career down the proverbial toilet because her racism and insecurity led her to create a fake account on Goodreads…
