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Beauty + StyleBeauty + Style'When the Foundation Is Broken, So Are We': Meghan Markle Invokes Black Lives Matter in Emotional Commencement SpeechMeghan Markle wants to make it clear: “George Floyd’s life mattered.” The Duchess of Sussex had been conspicuously…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 4, 2020
NewsNews'Your Lives Matter': Barack Obama Strikes Optimistic Tone With Young Black Activists, Urges Political EngagementOn Wednesday evening, Barack Obama sought to give the sort of public address that Donald Trump has thus far failed…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 3, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersTo Sleep With Anger: Even as America Reckons With Its Racism, Black Pain Remains for SaleHe hadn’t even been dead a week. George Floyd, crushed under the weight of a Minneapolis police officer, hadn’t even…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 2, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWhat You Need to Know About David McAtee, the Louisville Restaurant Owner Killed After Sunday's ProtestsThere are a lot of stories circulating about David McAtee, the 53-year-old black man shot and killed while…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 2, 2020
NewsNewsLouisville Police Chief Fired After It Was Revealed the Officers' Body Cameras Were Turned Off During David McAtee ShootingLouisville, like many American cities this last week, was the site of multiple protests against police brutality.…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 2, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityHere's What Happened During the Week Following George Floyd's DeathThe month of May has been taxing. It began with growing awareness about the deaths of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 1, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityMan Dies After Being Shot at by Louisville Police and National Guard Following 4th Night of Protests [Updated]A man was killed after being shot at by Louisville Metro Police and the National Guard on Monday morning, capping…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 1, 2020
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionTo Black People Who Say Violence Isn't a SolutionProtest violence has surged in cities across America, fueled by the racist brutalization and attendant mental…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMay 31, 2020
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryA Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 'Fed Up'-risingWithout the proper context, it is impossible to understand the mushroom cloud of uprisings that are exploding across…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 30, 2020
NewsNewsNational Guard Deployed in Minneapolis After 4th Day of Violent Protests; Riots Spread Across The CountryProtests triggered by the police killing of George Floyd, as well as long-simmering discontent at brutally racist…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMay 30, 2020
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaBlack Journalists and Covering the Storm That Never PassesI knew what I was getting into.ByDanielle C. BeltonPublishedMay 29, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality911 Call of Breonna Taylor's Shooting Death Released as Protests and Shootings Occur in Louisville, Ky.Thursday night, protests against police violence took place nationwide. Louisville, Ky., was the site of one such…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 29, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityIn a Divided Nation, a Call to Finally Protect Black Lives Reaches a Fever PitchAcross America on Thursday night, thousands of people marched to their state capitols, their public squares, their…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMay 29, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityAs Police Brutality Draws National Attention, Advocates and Journalists Push for Accountability in Shooting of Breonna TaylorThe Louisville Courier Journal is suing the city’s police department over its investigative file concerning the…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMay 27, 2020
NewsNewsLouisville Prosecutors Reverse Charges Against Boyfriend in Breonna Taylor Police ShootingProsecutors in Louisville, Kentucky say they will drop charges against Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of 26-year-old…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMay 23, 2020
NewsNewsFBI to Investigate Police Shooting of Breonna TaylorOn March 13, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was at home with her boyfriend when police entered her residence, shot and…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 22, 2020
NewsNewsLouisville Mayor Will Require All Officers to Wear Body Cameras In Aftermath of Breonna Taylor ShootingThe case of Breonna Taylor—the 26-year-old EMT who was fatally shot by Louisville police officers during the…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 19, 2020
NewsNewsLawsuit Filed in 2019 Against Cop Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death Claims He Was Vindictive, Planted EvidenceA civil lawsuit filed last year against one of the officers who raided 26-year-old Breonna Taylor’s Louisville, Ky.,…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMay 18, 2020
NewsNewsWhy Were the Louisville Police Who Fatally Shot Breonna Taylor Not Wearing Body Cameras?The three Louisville Metro police officers who raided the home of 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor weren’t wearing…ByAnne BraniginPublishedMay 15, 2020