Tag: #blacklivesmatter
Jul. 22, 2016
Black Lives Matter: Examining the meaning behind the hashtag
On July 13, 2013, George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot the unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, was acquitted on the charges of second-degree…
Aug. 7, 2015
The lion, the dentist, and the outrage
Cecil was a beloved lion in Zimbabwe that was killed by dentist Walter Palmer while he was hunting for sport (why his occupation matters, I…
Apr. 30, 2015
‘Philly is Baltimore’ takes over Dilworth Park
City Hall stood at the center of a resurgence of a movement that changed the face of history and marked the year 1964 as a…
Apr. 10, 2015
The double standard of terrorism
On Jan. 11, 2015, millions of people, including an array of world leaders such as British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and…
Feb. 26, 2015
Black History Month panelists discuss why BlackLivesMatter
Andre Carrington, professor of English and Philosophy at Drexel University, organized a panel discussion Feb. 20 on the hashtag “BlackLivesMatter,” as part of the nationwide…
