Erica Garner to NYC Mayor: ‘Just Cause You Love Black P –– SY Don’t Mean You...
Erica Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner who died in police custody on a Staten Island, N.Y., street after he was choked to death, took to Twitter to blast New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is...
View Article#NoDAPL: Arrest Warrants Issued for Green Party’s Stein, Baraka for Standing...
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and Green Party vice presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka have both been charged with misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass and criminal mischief for...
View ArticleSeattle Seahawks #AllLivesMatter Protest Is an Act of Political Cowardice
Are you ready for some football? Are you ready for some flag-waving solemn 15th anniversary of September 11th remembrances? Are you ready for some Colin Kaepernick-inspired Black Lives Matter...
View ArticleBlack Solidarity With First Nations Is Complicated, Sacred and Necessary
I was born and raised as a descendant of enslaved Africans on Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho land. I was born on the front range of the Rocky Mountains where Pike’s Peak’s massive snowcapped summit caused...
View ArticleGrand Jury to Investigate Alleged Police Cover-Up in Shooting Death of Laquan...
A grand jury will hear evidence of a possible cover-up by several Chicago police officers surrounding the death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager who was fatally shot by a white officer, Reuters...
View Article49ers and Rams Continue Protest; Redskins and Steelers Opt Out
On Monday, protest against the overpolicing of black communities continued around the NFL as San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick and teammate Eric Reid knelt during the national...
View ArticleFamily of Korryn Gaines to Sue Officer, County for Wrongful Death
The family of Korryn Gaines, the young Maryland mother who was shot and killed by a Baltimore County police officer in August, is planning to file a $4 million lawsuit, alleging wrongful death, CBS...
View ArticleLil Wayne Says That Because of His Blessings, He Has Never Experienced Racism
Lil Wayne is a 33-year-old black man from New Orleans who says that “because of his blessings,” he has never experienced racism. Weezy let that and other bizarre statements fly during an interview...
View ArticleGazebo Where Tamir Rice Was Fatally Shot Headed to Chicago Museum
The gazebo in Cleveland under which 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a police officer is expected to be dismantled at the beginning of this week and sent to a Chicago museum to be...
View ArticleFSU Volleyball Player Takes Knee During National Anthem
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s movement to take a stand against the overpolicing of black communities by taking a knee may be spreading; Mara Green, a redshirt senior middle blocker...
View ArticleSandra Bland Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled for $1,900,000
The family of Sandra Bland, the black woman who was arrested following a traffic stop in Texas and later found dead in jail, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $1.9 million, USA Today reports....
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Movement for Black Lives Coalition Lobbies on Capitol Hill
After all the criticism around “not having a plan” or specific demands, black millennial activists landed on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to further the work laid out clearly in the Vision for Black...
View Article#TyreKing: 13-Year-Old Killed by Police Mourned at Vigil
On Thursday evening, friends, family and community members gathered for a vigil to remember the 13-year-old Ohio boy who was gunned down by police after allegedly pulling out a BB gun, CNN reports....
View ArticleFamily of Teen Killed by Police Settles With Portsmouth, Va., for $1,000,000
The family of a black Virginia teen who was fatally shot by a white police officer last year has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $1 million, the Associated Press reports. Earl Lewis Jr., the spokesman...
View Article3 Ore. Children Pepper-Sprayed, Called Racial Slur
A black Portland, Ore., family say they were attacked this week by a cyclist who used a racial slur as he shot pepper spray at their three children who were in a car, the Portland Mercury reports....
View ArticleWhite ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Walk Free After Shutting Down London...
Nine Black Lives Matter protesters in the United Kingdom will not serve any jail time nor pay any fines after shutting down London City Airport on September 6 to raise awareness about environmental...
View ArticleDallas Cop Accuses Black Lives Matter, Obama of Inciting Race War, Files Lawsuit
A Dallas police sergeant has filed a federal lawsuit against Black Lives Matters and its supporters, claiming that the movement is inciting a race war and blaming them for violence against police...
View ArticleTulsa, Okla., Police Release Graphic Video of Unarmed Black Motorist in Fatal...
Police in Tulsa, Okla., released video footage Monday of an officer-involved shooting of an unarmed black man. Both dashcam footage and helicopter footage show that 40-year-old Terence Crutcher had his...
View ArticleBelmont University Expels Student After Racist Snapchat Post
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., has expelled a student from the school after he made a racist social media...
View ArticlePowerful ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protest at Eastern Mich. University to Protest...
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Eastern Michigan University students and protesters gathered to protest racist graffiti painted on the side of an...
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