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Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti has been receiving heavy criticism over the LAPD’s aggression during the protests that have been taking place. In order to quell some of the people’s warranted demands for some form of police reform, he and the L.A. City Council has decided to cut $100-$150 million from the LAPD’s budget and reinvest it into black communities. […]
James Mattis is ripping into his former boss Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the former Defense Secretary issued a lengthy statement addressing the president’s failure to unite the country amid civil unrest sparked by George Floyd‘s death. Mattis, who resigned from Trump’s cabinet in 2018, specifically slammed the president for using the military “to intimidate protestors and inflame tensions,” […]
An experimental Twitter account has apparently proven what most of already know: Social media platforms give special treatment to Donald Trump. In response to the violent protest in Minneapolis last week, President Trump sent an unconscionable tweet that seemingly urged the military to shoot anyone who was caught looting. The post reignited calls for Twitter to suspend Trump’s official […]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to order the imminent removal of one of Richmond’s controversial memorials: the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. According to the Associated Press, the Democratic lawmaker will announce his plans Thursday, amid nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. The statue, located on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, has been targeted with graffiti and […]
It appears New York City has become the latest city to force Uber and Lyft to suspend services during curfew hours, CNN Business reports. The pause from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in Uber and Lyft services during New York City’s curfew went into effect on Tuesday at the request of the city. All ride-sharing […]
Over the past two and a half months, as much of our country has lived in quarantine, we’ve witnessed the violent loss of black lives with disturbing frequency. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd have died at the hands of racists and law enforcement. Complex Networks recognizes the power of its platforms and is […]
Ferguson, Missouri made history on Tuesday by electing Ella Jones, the first black person and first woman to become mayor in the city. In a video chat filmed by Jason Rosenbaum after her victory, Jones looked ahead to the work that needed to be done in Ferguson, where Michael Brown was shot and killed by […]
Team Roc, the philanthropic arm of Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation, has taken out full-page ads in multiple newspapers across the U.S. in support of protesters. The letter is dedicated to George Floyd, who was killed at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, and includes a passage from a speech Martin Luther King Jr. gave in […]
As protests over the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police continue, Facebook executives have openly criticized Mark Zuckerberg’s stance on Donald Trump. As The New York Times reports, a number of high-profile Facebook employees staged a virtual walkout on Monday to protest the company’s decision to take no action over Trump’s more extreme […]
An independent autopsy that George Floyd’s family ordered has found he died by “homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain.” As ABC News reported, early findings from the autopsy were published on Monday. During the investigation, examiners found that the weight placed on […]
