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An unarmed Black man who last month was shot and paralyzed by police officers in Trenton, New Jersey, is suing the city and its police department. NBC News reports Jajuan R. Henderson, 29, went to his car to retrieve an iced tea shortly after midnight on Feb. 12, when he was allegedly ambushed by a group of plain-clothed police officers. “In […]
Earlier this week, Colin Kaepernick teased his long-awaited return to the NFL by posting clips of himself training with Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett. Although Kaepernick appears to be in good shape, Hall of Famer Warren Moon isn’t sold on the 34-year-old’s return to professional football. In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, the former Houston Oilers quarterback […]
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 19-year-old who fatally shot two people and injured a third during a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020, said he is planning on taking legal action against a handful of “politicians, celebrities, [and] athletes,” including Whoopi Goldberg, for calling him a “murderer.” According to The Guardian, the teen, who was acquitted […]
Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, family members of the civil rights activist organized a rally in Arizona in support of federal voting rights legislation. MLK’s eldest son, Martin Luther King III, was joined by his wife Arndrea Waters King and their 13-year-old daughter for an on-the-ground campaign for voting rights, rallying local activists and supporters […]
A member of the jury for the trial of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter says they believed the cop “made a mistake” when she fatally shot Daunte Wright. In an anonymous interview with with KARE-TV, the juror said that while they ultimately convicted Potter of manslaughter they do not feel as though she’s a racist. […]
Iranian software programmers are facing backlash over a newly launched video game centered on the police-killing of George Floyd. According to The Sun, the game—titled Save the Freedom—was developed by the Basij Resistance Force, a volunteer organization operating under the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Paris-based journalist Séamus Malekafzali said the game consists of 30 levels in which a player must overcome […]
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet expressed disappointment with the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict that came out on Friday, which found the 18-year-old not guilty on all charges after he shot and killed two people and wounded a third during a protests over the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, by a white police officer in Kenosha, […]
After the jury in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial returned a not-guilty verdict on all counts on Friday, President Joe Biden told reporters that “the jury system works.” “Look, I stand by what the jury has concluded,” Biden said. “The jury system works, and we have to abide by it.” In an official statement released by the White House Friday afternoon, […]
A white Kansas City police officer was convicted Friday in the 2019 fatal shooting of a Black man. NBC News reports Eric J. DeValkenaere, 43, was facing charges of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the Dec. 3, 2019, shooting of 26-year-old Cameron Lamb. Jackson County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Dale Youngs announced the verdict Friday following […]
Hawk Newsome – co-founder of Black Lives Matter in New York City, cut short his interview with Fox News’ Dan Bongino on Saturday night after being called a “coward” for refusing to condemn vandalism allegedly linked to his group. “Do you condemn rioting and burning down buildings?” Bongino, a former NYPD police captain, asked during the interview. “No,” Newsome […]
