The social media giant, which found itself in hot water after it was revealed that its employees were crossing out “Black Lives Matter” (and replacing the term with “All Lives Matter”) on the headquarters’ signature wall, has been a hot button issue as of late.

Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stepped forward to order his employees not to make such changes to the signature wall, citing the following statement which was included in a company announcement letter:

“I was already very disappointed by this disrespectful behavior before, but after my communication, I now consider this malicious as well”

For more on Zuckerberg’s written statement regarding his employees’ anti-Black gestures, please view the following photo.

As expected, the controversy surrounding this issue prompted many to take yet another look at the minuscule amount of Black employees who work for Facebook. This is perhaps one more case of the systematic exclusion of Black tech professionals from Silicon Valley. As seen in this story’s featured image, Facebook has changed its sign to be decorated with a traditional African tribal-themed print.

To get a glimpse of how the regular Facebook greeting sign looks, view the image below.

In spite of Zuckerberg’s attempt–albeit a contrived one–to smooth over his company’s image (as it pertains to Black people), many are not convinced. In recent months, it has been shown that many Melanoid people with a large Facebook following have witnessed their accounts be suspended when using their accounts to address specific Black issues, which is a stark contrast to the countless white supremacists who have used their Facebook pages to spread and cosign anti-Black–and often violent–rhetoric, which often goes unpunished.

In order for Black Society’s social media experience to remain fair and enjoyable, a solution has presented itself, which will prove to ensure just that…a fair and enjoyable social media experience; free of harassment and trolling by white supremacists.

For more on this solution, please follow this link.

B. Clark

#BoycottStarWarsVII

Under this hashtag, you will come across countless disgruntled users on social media outlets such as Twitter who feel slighted because the latest installment in the Star Wars series did not feature white male lead characters. The film, titled Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has a young lead character by the name of John Boyega. The budding star’s age isn’t the issue with the Star Wars diehards. It is because of the fact that he is a Melanoid man taking on the role of one of the infamous–yet wildly popular–stormtroopers.

Here are just a few Tweets which illustrate just how intense the white Star Wars fans’ dislike for the new film really is:

A bunch of racists are threatening to #BoycottStarWarsVII: https://t.co/J775UJcfDZ

pic.twitter.com/glgZfc8xqL

— Complex (@Complex) October 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/2partyhoax/status/656067071239962624

https://twitter.com/officialCritDis/status/655937448141287429

The dominant society’s outrage over the new film isn’t the first occasion that this has been witnessed. In announcing that this past summer’s Fantastic Four would feature a Black man as one of the heroes of the film (Michael B. Jordan as the “Human Torch”), the dominant society’s backlash of the news ensued. When it was rumored that the upcoming James Bond film may cast Hollywood star Idris Elba as “Agent 007” himself, the writer of the film–Anthony Horowitz–stated that Elba would be “too street” to portray Bond whenever another James Bond film is made.

While this may be a surprise to many, white supremacists abhor the possibility that a Melanoid person could portray one of their heroes–even if that hero is fictional.

In 2012, Tariq Nasheed (creator of the Hidden Colors film series) spoke on what seems to be an increasingly hot topic over the past three years since: that members of the dominant white society like their heroes to stay white and that they are not to be tampered with…even if the Black actors are more than qualified to take on these roles.

B. Clark

Although this developing story is guaranteed to spark much debate from many schools of thought, perhaps one of the most confusing (and disappointing) ideologies emanating from Black Society throughout this ordeal is the lambasting of Sandra Bland’s outspoken and unapologetic celebration of her own Blackness. Earlier this year, we here at Melanoid Nation touched on a topic that relates to the issue at hand, and that is some Melanoid peoples’ tendencies to not want to care about systematic racism/white supremacy “as long as it doesn’t affect them directly”. This particular topic stems from the “Sandy Speaks” series of videos that she would upload on social media, in which she would openly speak on topics such as racism/white supremacy, white privilege, and the empowerment of Melanoid people.

In some circles of Black Society, there is a belief that if Sandra wouldn’t have been as outspoken or unapologetically Black, then she would be alive now. This same method of assumptive thinking also applies to the “Maybe they just shouldn’t have sagged their pants” sector of Black Society as well. This couldn’t be further from the truth, as Melanoid men, women, and children were senselessly lynched during  the first half of the 20th century in large numbers wearing suits, dresses, and school uniforms. It’s quite safe to acknowledge that many of these innocent people did what they could to stay out of trouble, and were highly productive citizens of society at that time before being killed by white supremacists.

Everyone in Black Society has a role to play in making their racial family a better one, and it is understandable that everyone doesn’t choose to be as public on their racial views as other Melanoid people. However, let us honor and support those who aren’t afraid to openly use their voices speak truth to power at the risks of losing ruining their reputations, losing their livelihoods, and even their lives. Perhaps this particular matter alone has provided enough incentive alone for us to create larger and more prevalent Black-owned and operated media outlets. This should be done in order to allow revolutionary spirits such as the Sandra Blands of the world to be our voice of reason without censorship or apprehension.

Today, we applaud the late, great Sandra Bland for her courage, and her beautiful spirit. She illustrated that there is indeed more honor in dying on our feet than living on our knees.

President Barack Obama’s Twitter account was opened yesterday morning, only to be welcomed by numerous white supremacist online trolls. Check out some of the bigoted comments in the Tweets below:

https://twitter.com/JohnJJohnsonMN/status/600360370151133185

https://twitter.com/VeselyChekist/status/600330245728804864

https://twitter.com/DudeeGippo/status/600333892688551936

https://twitter.com/jeffgully49/status/600382538398375936

In the past day since the opening of his Twitter account, the “nigger” barrage thrown his way has increased at an unsurprising rate. Although Obama’s blatant denial of Melanoid people’s issues in this country won’t go unnoticed, the white supremacists who have made their bold statements toward him lately are the same “Christian” and “wholesome” Americans who repeatedly expect Melanoid people to forget all of the wrongdoing we suffer on a daily basis under the system of racism/white supremacy.

by B. Clark