Events & Occurrences – hypheNation

Announcements!

In lieu of a post today, I would like to make two announcements. Firstly, I have posted the Glossary page. It’s in its infancy stages, so comment here (or using the box on the page itself) on what other terms you’d like to see defined. I’m excited to build this page to help us allContinue reading “Announcements!”

The backstory of Ferguson, MO, or, Why it IS a Racial Issue (even though you’re sure it’s not)

Too many people have been confused, or maybe just convinced. “It’s not a racial issue,” they’re saying. Even if those of us who can see through the veil know better, let’s suspend disbelief for a moment. Maybe that instant, that decision to use deadly force, was not directly a racial issue. Let’s pretend that DarrenContinue reading “The backstory of Ferguson, MO, or, Why it IS a Racial Issue (even though you’re sure it’s not)”

I’m a White Parent. My Kids are Black. Am I Alone?

Short answer, you aren’t. With permission, I’m sharing the feelings of a woman well versed in navigating the complex issues of being a part of an interracial family. She’s educated, active, and great at applying that knowledge in raising her daughter. Everyone feels lost on this one. Please post your feelings, reactions, and suggestions inContinue reading “I’m a White Parent. My Kids are Black. Am I Alone?”

We’re tired. We’d like to not be dead.

Recently, too many cases have come to light from the past six months. Too many cases of a police officer, the people–people, aka human beings who are, in fact, fallible–who are charged with protecting and serving our communities, doing the exact opposite. Does it protect and serve our communities if someone illegally selling loose cigarettesContinue reading “We’re tired. We’d like to not be dead.”

What do the newly released witness statements tell us about the Michael Brown shooting?

View Original Post on PBS.org (note: this is not original material, and is quoted here in its entirety for your convenience, but you should read it on the original site) BY LAURA SANTHANAM AND VANESSA DENNIS November 25, 2014 at 7:43 PM EST In the grand jury case against Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, the prosecutionContinue reading “What do the newly released witness statements tell us about the Michael Brown shooting?”