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Click here to watch the video Identity Politics is a political approach that emphasizes the experiences and perspectives of individuals based on their particular characteristics, such as race, gender, sexuality, and so on. The focus is on the recognition and representation of these identities in political decision-making and discourse. Critical Race Theory (CRT), on the other hand, is a specific framework for examining the intersection of race and the law and the ways in which these intersections reinforce and perpetuate racial oppression. While (CRT) recognizes the importance of identity and lived experiences, its focus is on analyzing the systemic and structural factors that contribute to racial inequality and injustices. So, while both Identity Politics and (CRT) are concerned with the experiences and perspectives of marginalized communities, the focus and approach are slightly different. Identity Politics is primarily focused on representation and recognition, while (CRT) is focuse...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Sen. Bernie Sanders encountered some tough questions during a Black America forum last Friday night, when participants questioned the presidential contender's position on slave reparations for African-Americans. The forum was organized by the nonprofit Neighborhoods Organizing for Change. This wasn't one of Sanders' common campaign occasions, where he answers a few quick questions with quick answers then splits. Activists had him cornered this time. Patrick Henry High School was crowded with voters and many of them were Black Lives Matter supporters and activists, who had eagerly been waiting to question the senator since his interview last month with Fusion reporter Nando Rodriguez-Villa. In that interview when asked does he supports reparations he responded, "No...I don't think so." Friday night, panelist Felicia Perry challenged Sanders saying, "I know you're afraid to say black, and I know you're afraid to s...

Following the Chicago Police Department's release of the dash-cam video of teen Laquan McDonald's shooting by police officer Jason Van Dike earlier this month, another cop shooting is under scrutiny. 25-year-old  Ronald "Ronnie" Johnson, who was shot twice and killed by Chicago Police  Officer George Hernandez in October of 2014. Hernandez fired 5 times. Ronald Johnson, 25 According to Ronnie's mother Dorothy Holmes in a CNN interview. Ronnie was leaving a party when the car he was in with three others was shot at. Ronnie in fear of his life got out of the car running when he encountered police officers responding to the gunshots. One of those officers firing and killing him. She also explains how the CPD has been withholding the video footage regarding that incident, despite her attorney's request. Monday, the CPD finally released the video an entire year later a fter being compelled by U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang. Contrary to the facts of...