Controversial group ADOS divides black Americans in fight for economic equality.
Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?American Descendants of Slavery advocates are stirring debate and anger online.Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Reparations and the lingering racial wealth gap have been conversations largely within the black American community. Both issues have received wider attention of late, particularly among the current crop of Democratic presidential candidates.
ADOS advocates are adding a whole new layer to the conversation on reparations and economic justice by advocating only for black descendants of slaves and not the black community as a whole. There are myriad theories and studies on why these gaps exist but the fact that many black immigrants are outpacing black Americans economically and educationally, compounded with the vast racial wealth gap between black and white America, adds fuel to the ADOS movement.
Yvette Carnell and Antonio Moore are the two most-followed ADOS activists on social media. They have both engaged in heated and controversial exchanges on Twitter and what some might call targeted harassment. Rapper and activist Talib Kweli is an outspoken ADOS critic. While he is also an activist for black economic empowerment and is pro-reparations, he disagrees with ADOS’ rhetoric.
Alvin Bernard Tillery, Jr., Ph.D, is an associate professor of political science at Northwestern University. He has written about the issue of reparations and the sources of racial inequality. Tillery began to take notice of ADOS’ web activism over the last two years or so, he said. Despite the controversy, conversations involving ADOS are happening frequently online. A social listening tool by Brand24, shows that in one recent week, there were over 25,000 conversations across social media including the term"ADOS" with an engagement reach of over 56,000. In addition, Moore said that 2,000 people showed up to attend the ADOS event that he put together with Carnell in Kentucky this past October.
Sourles is a full-time Uber driver in the Bay Area. He told ABC News he has been struggling financially, and even found himself homeless after a foreclosure on his home. He said the ADOS message of black economic empowerment really resonated with him as he works to upright himself economically and that he will never forget the first time he watched Carnell on YouTube.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Migrants enter slowly at Guatemala-Mexico border after scufflesCentral American migrants entered Mexico from Guatemala in small groups on Satur...
Read more »
Hank Azaria says he will no longer voice Apu, 3 years after 'The Simpsons' character came under scrutinyAfter 30 years as a controversial Indian-American character on 'The Simpsons,' Hank Azaria has announced he will no longer voice the thickly accented Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
Read more »
New Poll Shows 83% of African Americans Believe Trump Is Racist83% of Black Americans surveyed in new poll say Donald Trump is a racist:
Read more »
Sevdaliza Speaks Out About the Iran Crisis \u200b'Every human being deserves peace and equality.'
Read more »
Women will eventually get equal pay... in 257 yearsThe UK has fallen in gender equality rankings
Read more »
Lori Loughlin, other parents in college admissions scandal likely to go to trial in groupsFifteen parents still fighting charges in the nation's college admissions scandal, including Lori Loughlin, will go to trial in multiple groups later this year.
Read more »