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“When I was 11, I turned 13, because I don’t fuck with 12.” That’s how “Harriet,” the latest video from Pressa, starts—and the sentiment probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who’s followed the Toronto rapper’s career to date. The rising MC’s origin story includes his childhood best friend getting killed by […]
Americans broke into stores and took whatever they could in response to George Floyd’s gruesome murder and rampant police brutality. Many saw it as looting. Some saw it as protesting. Others viewed it as disrupters co-opting the peaceful demonstrations. But Ariel Atkins, a Black Lives Matter organizer in Chicago, saw it as something more justifiable: reparations. […]
A Utah officer has been charged with felony assault after he ordered his police dog to attack a Black man who was complying with officers’ orders. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, the incident took place on April 24, when authorities responded to a domestic disturbance report at a Salt Lake City residence. Bodycam footage shows […]
On Tuesday former player/NFL coach/ESPN analyst Mike Ditka pressed on with similar comments he’s been making throughout the years about players kneeling in protest against racism during the national anthem. To keep it short, he’s against it. And he once more aired that opinion during a segment on Newsmax TV. You can either watch, read, do both […]
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been fired after a video showed him repeatedly punching and beating a Black man during a traffic stop in Clayton County. The New York Times reports that 26-year-old Roderick Walker was beaten by two deputies, both of whom are white, during an arrest on Friday, Sept. 11 for charges of battery and […]
Taking Black ownership to the next level, several Black families have banded together to purchase nearly 97 acres of unincorporated land in Georgia to create a safe haven for other Black families and Black people. The land, which is nestled near the town of Toomsboro that lies about 130 miles south of Atlanta, has been dubbed Freedom, Georgia, and […]
The former officers who’ve been charged in George Floyd‘s death were met by an angry crowd of protestors following their Friday court appearance in Minneapolis. According to KTSP, defendants Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao appeared at a pre-trial hearing at a Hennepin County courthouse. The hearing took place more than three months after Floyd’s police […]
An attorney for George Floyd‘s family has announced that they have been made aware of multiple instances of his medical records being breached. Attorney Antonio Romanucci told CBS News in a statement, per their report on Thursday, that the family and other attorneys had been informed of the breaches of confidential records and that the […]
A Charleston couple has issued a public apology over a jewelry line that many criticized as both tone deaf and exploitative. According to the Post and Courier, Paul Chelmis and Jing Wen recently launched a jewelry collection called “Wear Their Names,” a take on the “Say Their Names” phrase that aims to bring more attention to […]
Oregon authorities arrested at least two people on Monday after pro-Donald Trump rally in Oregon turned violent. According to Oregon Live, officers arrested 53-year-old Ty Parker and 37-year-old Trenton Wolfskill for allegedly assaulting counter-protesters outside the state capitol. The outlet reports far-right groups, such as the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer, traveled to Salem after attending another rally in the […]
