- 1. Black Monuments Matter: Journalist and Civil-Rights Activist Ida B. Wells Gets Statue in Downtown Memphis
- (Feminism)
- ... people happening in the American South. With discussions about the continued existence of statues dedicated to Confederate heroes still happening around the country, we seem to spend more time thinking ...
- Created on 14 July 2021
- 2. BUST Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know About The Late Iconic Actor Cicely Tyson?
- (Movies)
- ... this 1972 film, a performance that got her nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. a. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman b. Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All c. Diary of a Mad Black Woman ...
- Created on 21 May 2021
- 3. Ani DiFranco's New Single Is A Protest Song: BUST Intervie
- (Music)
- If there’s a silver lining to 2020, it’s that the year is rife with subject matter for protest art. Whether it’s a confederate monument coated in anti-racism manifestos or a mural honoring those lost to ...
- Created on 14 December 2020
- 4. In "Antebellum," Janelle Monáe Contends With Slavery In America's Past And Prese
- (Movies)
- ... America to contend with racism when they hear the language of today repeated back to them by a confederate soldier. But Antebellum doesn’t just reveal how pervasive the history of slavery is. It explores ...
- Created on 04 September 2020
- 5. Mother Nature Disagrees: Confederate Statue Brought Down By Hurricane Laura
- (Living)
- ... The hurricane didn’t spare the Lake Charles region of Louisiana. Alongside a chemical fire that erupted on the outskirts of the city, the fate of a Confederate monument was decided by the storm. The ...
- Created on 28 August 2020
- 6. The Band Formerly Known Lady Antebellum Is Suing A Black Singer For The Name Lady A (And We’re Tired of Performative Allyship)
- (Music)
- Lady A, the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum, is currently suing a Black blues singer, Anita White — who has also gone by Lady A for over 20 years — after they could not come to an agreement over ...
- Created on 09 July 2020
- 7. Mississippi Will Remove State Flag Bearing Confederate Symbol
- (Living)
- This past Sunday, the Mississippi state legislature voted to replace its state flag: the last in the U.S. to display the Confederate battle emblem. Now, the bill goes to Republican Governor Tate Reeves, ...
- Created on 29 June 2020
- 8. 13 Queer and Trans YA Books That Actually Have Happy Endings
- (Entertainment)
- With pride month coming to an end, we must celebrate young adult literature that features LGBTQ+ characters. Unlike usual queer and trans media, these books will not have unnecessary pain, death or ...
- Created on 26 June 2020
- 9. Let's Stop Naming American Schools After Confederate
- (Living)
- As the United States comes to grips with its ugly history, more and more people are calling for an end to the ways we honor those with dark pasts. Statues and monuments of former slave owners and confederates ...
- Created on 24 June 2020
- 10. 8 Incredible People to Replace Racist Statues With
- (Living)
- ... are not for history, they’re for recognition. Most of the confederate statues were put up during the Jim Crow era and the Civil Rights Movement as a way to strike fear and “put people in their place”. ...
- Created on 24 June 2020
- 11. Apparently Americans Were Much Happier 50 Years Ago
- (Living)
- ... 1972 was when carvings of confederates Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson — the confederate president and two generals — were completed at Stone Mountain, Georgia. The sculptor Gutzon ...
- Created on 22 June 2020
- 12. How To Virtually Celebrate Juneteenth This Year
- (Feminism)
- ... Confederate states due to the fact that there weren’t many Union soldiers there to enforce it. People also tried to suppress the news of the Confederate loss and never informed the people that they enslaved ...
- Created on 19 June 2020
- 13. BUST's Top 7 Moments From S8E4 of Game of Thrones (The Good And The Bad
- (TV)
- ... racial politics in GoT from a white male writing duo that thinks a show like Confederate is a good idea. 2. Arya Says: "Fuck Gender Roles!" Again! After some of Arya’s best moments this season, ...
- Created on 06 May 2019
- 14. Gary Clark Jr. On Finding A Voice And Having His Moment
- (Music)
- ... scope, the mini-movie features powerful images of children standing on Confederate flags and later watching a Confederate flag burn. When asked about the intent behind the emotional track, which confronts ...
- Created on 10 April 2019
- 15. Lauryn Hill Is Going On Tour For The 20th Anniversary Of "Miseducation": Link Roundu
- (Music)
- ... of what could happen should a white person feel uncomfortable, says Johnson. Tennessee’s House Retaliates Against Removal of Confederate Statues in Memphis Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House ...
- Created on 18 April 2018
- 16. Michelle Obama Compares Trump’s Presidency To Bad Parenting: Link Roundup
- (Living)
- ... rage about removing confederate statues, Michelle Duster has a different mission: She wants to establish a statue of her grandmother, journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells. This would be one ...
- Created on 09 April 2018
- 17. Why Just Wearing Black To The Golden Globes Isn't Enoug
- (Style)
- ... school; white students planned to wear Confederate clothing to “defend the South” the day after. People wear black as a silent protest, usually against violence, which more commonly than not is responded ...
- Created on 20 December 2017
- 18. The 7 Worst Quotes From Trump’s 77-Minute Arizona Speech
- (General)
- ... everything. KKK? We have KKK. I got 'em all." 3. On the removal of Confederate monuments: "They are trying to take away our history and our heritage. The only people giving a platform to these hate groups ...
- Created on 23 August 2017
- 19. Solange Deleted Twitter And Sent A Powerful Message About White Supremacy
- (Living)
- ... but before I dip when we gonna pull up? And what we got to do to get my new hero Takiyah Thompson free?” Takiyah Thompson is a 22-year-old college student arrested for helping pull down a Confederate ...
- Created on 22 August 2017
- 20. What The Trump Presidency Has Taught Me About America
- (Feminism)
- ... Anthem. They refused to acknowledge his reasons were about race and police brutality. They say Confederate monuments in squares and parks are about “heritage” and “history.” White fragility helps them ...
- Created on 21 August 2017
