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A Black man is in serious condition after being shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Graphic footage, per the Associated Press, shows police shooting at the man’s back seven times as he walked away and got into the driver’s side of an SUV. Following the shooting, which police claim was preceded by their arrival on […]
LeBron James continues to demand justice for Breonna Taylor. Ahead of the Lakers‘ playoff opener against the Trail Blazers, James was seen wearing a reworked version of Donald Trump’s infamous campaign slogan hat. The design read: “Make America Great Again Arrest The Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor.” The NBA star paired the hat with a shirt that featured the popular […]
Authorities in Virginia have issued an arrest warrant for Louise Lucas, a Black state senator who has been charged with damaging a Confederate statue in Portsmouth last month. According to the Washington Post, Lucas is among the local leaders charged in the June incident, which occurred during the nationwide protests against police brutality and racial […]
A Ku Klux Klan leader has been sentenced to at least six years in prison for driving his truck in a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters back in June. According to BuzzFeed News, 36-year-old Harry Rogers was convicted of six misdemeanors and is still facing three felony charges of attempted malicious wounding, which could […]
I don’t know anyone who’s not battling a dark cloud these days. It’s been tough with the economic collapse, mass evictions, federal troops, and ongoing pandemic. Everyone’s feeling it—even former first lady Michelle Obama. In the latest episode of her new podcast, Obama revealed that she too has been “dealing with some form of low-grade […]
We aren’t quite at the point where we can be back at clubs and restaurants in a way that isn’t weird. But until we are, we have a lot of work to do. As we see more call-outs and calls for accountability every day, almost every industry is experiencing a reckoning. For DJs in Toronto, […]
In newly surfaced bodycam footage of George Floyd’s fatal arrest in Minneapolis in May, he can be heard pleading for the officers to not shoot him. Shared by British tabloid the Daily Mail, the footage comes from two of the officers charged with Floyd’s murder, Thomas Lane and Alex Kueng. It was originally viewed at the Hannepin County […]
Prior to this November’s election, a massive afro pick sculpture will comb its way through the country as a symbol of strength and unity. New York artist Hank Willis Thomas sculpted a 28-foot tall, 7,000 pound afro pick that he calls “All Power to All People.” The piece is part of his Kindred Arts project and is a work of art that […]
During Friday’s game between the Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets, Jonathan Isaac caught everyone’s attention when he decided not to kneel nor wear a Black Lives Matter shirt during the National Anthem, unlike his teammates. The NBA’s integration of social justice rhetoric and symbols into the start of the new season follows a surge in […]
A Nevada sheriff wasn’t pleased with a local library’s support for the Black Lives Matter movement. So, he issued a thinly-veiled threat. “Due to your support of Black Lives Matter and the obvious lack of support or trust with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, please do not feel the need to call 911 for help,” Douglas County […]
