NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters'People Aren't Going to Be Happy With It': F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton Recalls Decision to Wear Breonna Taylor T-ShirtThe 36-year-old has used his platform to address issues impacting the Black community.ByJay ConnorPublishedOctober 27, 2021
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeJudicial Inquiry Begins in Eric Garner Case, 7 Years After His DeathFormer NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo has already been disciplined, but some think more public officials should be…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 26, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementMinneapolis Officer Charged in Fatal Car Crash Death of Leneal FrazierLeneal Frazier was the uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who captured George Floyd’s death at the hands of…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 25, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters10-Year-Old Black Girl Handcuffed and Arrested for 'Offensive' Drawing of Her School BullyThe ACLU claims the girl was handcuffed with excessive force in front of her classmates and officers wouldn’t let…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 20, 2021
NewsNewsBaltimore County to Pay $6.5 Million to Family of Unarmed Man Killed by OfficerEric Sopp was shot and killed by Baltimore Officer Gregory Page during a mental health crisis in 2019. Sopp's mother…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 14, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersFamily of Black Woman Found Dead Inside a Police Van in Alabama Refuses to Accept Autopsy ResultsThe coroner said there are no signs of foul play, but Christina Nance's family doesn't believe that.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedOctober 14, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack Students in Georgia Suspended After Planning Protest Against RacismBlack, white and Hispanic students were planning to go to the protest, but student organizers say that only Black…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 13, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementLouisville Will Pay $75K to Black Couple for Cops' Behavior During Traffic Stop But Tells Them to Shut Up About ItThe couple agreed to not make any statements, written or verbal, with the intention to defame and disparage the city…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedOctober 12, 2021
NewsNewsDes Moines Protester Found Guilty of Theft for Taking a Minneapolis Police FlyerThe flyer contained photos of protesters who Minneapolis police suspected of vandalizing a squad car at a George…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 12, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNo Charges for U.S. Marshals Task Force Members Who Shot Winston Smith Jr.A witness in the car says that Smith pulled out his phone to record the confrontation with the U.S. Marshals when he…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 12, 2021
NewsNewsNew Hampshire Woman Accused of Telling 9-Year-Old Black Boy She Would ‘Kneel on His Neck’Kristina Graper allegedly threatened the boy for accidentally breaking her son’s toy while they were playing in a…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 8, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPhiladelphia Police Department Investigating Viral Video of a White Officer Harassing a Black ManThe officer, identified as Robert Hoover, has been placed on administrative leave.ByOkla JonesPublishedOctober 6, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters$100,000 Donation Launches Breonna Taylor Memorial Scholarship FundThe endowment, donated by Thrive Causemetics, will go to nursing students at the University of Louisville.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedOctober 4, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementThe City Where Daunte Wright Was Killed Has a New Policing PolicyBrooklyn Center, Minn., announced a cite-and-release policy, which changes what officers are allowed to do during…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
NewsNewsWhole Foods Gets Dragged Over Anti-Racism SignTwitter is undefeated, and the way they dragged Whole Foods is hilarious.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeIn Loving Memory of Tim ScottSen. Tim Scott was once a proponent of police accountability. But after he obstructed police reform legislation,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe Unbearable Whiteness of the Democratic Party...and AmericaActivists, voters and members of the Congressional Black Caucus have expressed frustration at the Democratic Party's…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 29, 2021
NewsNewsLawsuit by Former Aurora, Colo., Cop Fired for Photos Mocking Elijah McClain’s Death Is DismissedThe lawsuit alleged that Jason Rosenblatt was denied his right to an independent review board before being fired.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 28, 2021
NewsNewsInvestigators Looking Into Suspected Arson Fire at Portland, Maine Church With Black Lives Matter SignInvestigators found the Black Lives Matter sign in some bushes near the church while investigating the fire that…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 28, 2021
EntertainmentEntertainmentWill Smith On BLM, His New Book and That One Red Table Talk Episode (You Know Which One)The iconic movie star is set to release his first ever memoir, aptly titled Will, on November 9.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedSeptember 27, 2021