EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaAlicia Garza Discusses Leaving Black Lives Matter, the Complications of Balancing Activism and Branding on Jemele Hill Is UnbotheredOne thing is for sure, two things are for certain: Spotify’s Jemele Hill Is Unbothered isn’t always what we expect,…ByJay ConnorPublishedApril 21, 2021
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NewsNewsFor Once, a Cop Did Not Get Away With Murder. Activists Want to Ensure It Is No Longer a RarityTuesday, Black people celebrated the conviction of Derek Chauvin as jubilantly as they’d rejoice in their favorite…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 21, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersGeorge Floyd Can't Breathe, But At Least the Las Vegas Raiders CanIntegrity comes at a steep price; you don’t become a billionaire by being morally sound. Diddy can’t even drive his…ByJay ConnorPublishedApril 21, 2021
NewsOpinionSome ThoughtsNewsOpinionSome ThoughtsWhat Looks Like Justice Is Just Accountability on an Ordinary DayDerek Chauvin was found guilty of all charges for the murder of George Floyd. ByMonique JudgePublishedApril 21, 2021
NewsNewsPolice Officer Shoots and Kills 16-Year-Old Ma’Khia Bryant, Body Camera Footage ReleasedA police officer in Columbus, Ohio, shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant late Tuesday afternoon, around the…ByMonique JudgePublishedApril 21, 2021
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NewsNewsJury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty of All 3 Charges in George Floyd's DeathThe former officer was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 20, 2021
EntertainmentEntertainmentFormer President of HFPA Reportedly Called BLM a 'Racist Hate Movement'As you may know by now, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which conducts the annual Golden Globe…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedApril 20, 2021
NewsNewsColorado Judge Resigns After Using N-Word and Declaring 'All Lives Matter'A Colorado judge has resigned after telling her colleagues “all lives matter” and repeatedly using the n-word, among…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 19, 2021
NewsNewsBlack Teen Fatally Shot by Tennessee Police. Initial Reports Says He Shot Officer, Later Says Bullet Did Not Come From Teen's GunRight now is a difficult time for Black America. Last summer, we saw a massive wave of Black Lives Matter protests…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 17, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCop Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting Is Writing Some Whiny-Ass Book About His 'Truth' and Simon & Schuster Wants Nothing to Do With ItSgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the Louisville, Ky., police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 16, 2021
NewsNewsBodycam Footage Contradicts Chicago Police Narratives About Adam Toledo's ShootingThe city of Chicago released bodycam footage of 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s March 29 shooting in which the officer…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 16, 2021
NewsNewsOklahoma Senate Passes Bill Allowing Drivers to Hit Protesters Without Being ChargedOklahoma lawmakers have passed a bill that they’re pretending is about protecting citizens when it’s really about…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 15, 2021
NewsNewsKenosha Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake Seven Times in the Back Returns to Active DutyToday in news that is disappointing but not surprising, the cop who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back has…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 14, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsSenator With No Top Teeth Tells Black Fox News Host If People Hate Cops Then ‘Call a Crackhead’ the Next Time They Need HelpThere are so many things going on in this one news clip that I don’t even know where to start.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 14, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-Officer Kim Potter Charged With 2nd-Degree Manslaughter in the Death of Daunte WrightKim Potter, the now-former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 14, 2021
NewsNewsMarvin Scott III Died in a Texas Jail. His Family Is Still Waiting for the Officers to Be ChargedIn March, Marvin Scott III was arrested in Allen, Texas, for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana—a…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 14, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBlack Former Cop Who Stopped White Police Officer From Choking Black Man to Get Her Pension After Winning LawsuitA Black former police officer in the Buffalo Police Department who was fired in 2008 after she stopped a white cop…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 14, 2021
NewsNews‘Police Officers Don’t Have to Fight Fair’: Defense Attempts to Frame Derek Chauvin’s Actions as ‘Reasonable’ During Day 12 of TrialThe twelfth day of the trial of Derek Chauvin saw the defense begin to argue its case that the former Minneapolis…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 13, 2021