Bilal Morris

Atlanta

Senior Editor at NewsOne.com

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Articles

Op-Ed: Trump Wants To Make Hollywood Great Again. Tariffs Won't Help.

5 days ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris |Michael Arceneaux

CLOSE As so often the story goes, our deranged president made an online proclamation that is either completely meaningless or a measure that will decimate an entire industry. Still, for all the other fires attributed to the current administration, the prospect of the reality TV president killing what’s left of Hollywood is too painful a scenario to ignore.
Movement For Black Lives Creator Academy Offers New Approach To Organizing Online

6 days ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris

CLOSE Culture workers and creatives have always been critical to our fight for justice. As barrier breakers, innovators, and translators, they have sustained and inspired Black communities to build new spaces beyond the status quo. With the rising importance of the digital information ecosystem, the enduring influence of culture workers and content creators cannot be understated.
The Downfall Of Allensworth: How Racism And Lies Destroyed A Black Town In California

1 week ago | blackamericaweb.com | Bilal Morris

Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Source: creative services / iOne DigitalAlmost 70 miles south of Fresno, California, tucked away in the small county of Tulare is a tiny state park. Although it may not look like much, it was once a true testament to Black American resilience.
How Trump's Team Is Systematically Dismantling Civil Rights

1 week ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris |Michael Arceneaux

CLOSE How many times does an administration have to show it has been shaped by the legacy of Jim Crow and a chronically online incel’s wildest racist fantasties for it to come under greater scrutiny?
How Trump's Team Is Systematically Dismantling Civil Rights

1 week ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris |Michael Arceneaux

CLOSE How many times does an administration have to show it has been shaped by the legacy of Jim Crow and a chronically online incel’s wildest racist fantasies for it to come under greater scrutiny?
3 Former Memphis Officers Acquitted In Tyre Nichols' Fatal Beating, Ben Crump Calls It A 'Devastating Miscarriage Of Justice'

1 week ago | bossip.com | Danielle Canada |Bilal Morris

UPDATED: May 7, 2025 4:45 p.m. EST Three ex-Memphis cops were acquitted of state charges Wednesday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. According to AP, after 8 1/2 hours of deliberations, the jury found Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges, including second-degree murder.
Calling A Black Child The N-Word Could Make You A Millionaire

1 week ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris |Michael Arceneaux

CLOSE In America, calling a Black autistic child a n****r on the playground can potentially make you a millionaire. I know we are collectively supposed to use “the N-word” now, but if Shiloh Hendrix is bold enough to not only hurl that slur at a 5-year-old but defend her use of it while seeking to cash out on racism, the rest of us shouldn’t bother with pretense or politeness either.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Case Highlights Rights Over Foreign Policy

1 week ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris |Chimène Keitner

CLOSE Chimene Keitner, University of California, DavisTrump administration officials have repeatedly claimed that judges who order the administration to take action to bring deported Venezuelans back from the El Salvador prison where the U.S. sent them are meddling in the conduct of foreign policy. “The foreign policy of the United States is conducted by President Donald J.
‘Riot To Repair’ Exhibit Highlights Voices Impacted By 2020 Uprising

1 week ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris

CLOSE Efforts like Media 2070’s Black Future Newsstand breathe new life into media and storytelling. On Friday, the Black Future Newsstand gave Los Angeles residents a look at the “Riot to Repair Soundscape Exhibition,” offering a five-year retrospective on the uprising sparked by the police killing of George Floyd.
Trump Seeks To Reshape How Schools Discipline Students

1 week ago | newsone.com | Bilal Morris |F. Chris Curran

CLOSE The Trump administration is trying to reshape how schools discipline students – and alter the federal government’s role in the process. On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suggesting schools have been using racially discriminatory discipline policies.