Chandelis Duster

3 weeks ago | theemancipator.org | Chandelis Duster

When I first heard that the Trump administration was considering a $5,000 “baby bonus” for women to have children, I rolled my eyes. While government-funded financial assistance for childbirth may sound good on the surface and be an answered prayer for those longing for motherhood, it is, in fact, a slap in the face to all women, considering the tremendous financial cost of raising a child and the toll childbirth can have on a woman’s body, emotional state, and .

1 month ago | theemancipator.org | Chandelis Duster

This month marks five years since George Floyd was murdered by a White police officer — an internationally condemned act that, coupled with the heightened attention on police brutality and its fatal impact on Black people, was a catalyst in 2020 to the so-called “racial reckoning.” It was an era many hoped would lead the country to make lasting progress toward racial equity.

1 month ago | theemancipator.org | Chandelis Duster

The Trump administration has painted a picture that President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office is an unprecedented start to an era of peace and prosperity that will enhance the quality of life for all Americans. This is far from the truth. Through a deluge of legally questionable executive orders and policies, the administration has implemented hundreds of measures that disproportionately impact Black, Brown, and LGBTQ communities.

1 month ago | gpb.org | Chandelis Duster

Shedeur Sanders, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, has finally been drafted by the NFL. The 23-year-old, who quarterbacked under his father at University of Colorado, had been expected to be drafted during the first round. Sanders was also surprisingly passed over by teams for the second and third rounds. Finally, on Saturday, he was selected by the Cleveland Browns during the fifth round as the No. 144 pick.

1 month ago | theemancipator.org | Chandelis Duster

Derrick Williamson says that when the Hardee family promised to give him 40 acres of land in Morgan County, Georgia, in June 2021, he thought his dream of opening an animal sanctuary had come true. He hewed wood and tilled soil, filled his biblically referenced animal sanctuary, The Way Dynamic Animal Therapy Encounters, with more than 100 animals, including sloths and wallabies, built enclosures, and made improvements — all of which increased the property value.