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George Floyd‘s family attorney Ben Crump shared what he called a new video, which shows former Minneapolis Police Department officer Tou Thao dismissing bystanders who plead for him to do something as Floyd laid lifeless on the ground with Derek Chauvin’s knee still on his neck. “Warning: This is beyond disturbing, even harder to watch than the first video,” Crump […]
Barbra Streisand has given George Floyd’s daughter Gianna Floyd a gift that’s sure to pay off in the long-term: stock from Disney. The 6-year-old shared the news about Streisand’s gesture on Instagram, writing, “Thank You @barbrastreisand for my package, I am now a Disney Stockholder thanks to you.” In the photos, Gigi is shown holding […]
The Atlanta Police Department have fired the officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot Friday night, Buzzfeed News confirms. The firing of Garrett Wolfe comes after protesters took the streets demanding justice. The nearby Wendy’s, where the incident took place, was also set on fire. It’s unclear who exactly was responsible for starting […]
B. Simone, whose book Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You Want was recently found to include multiple instances of plagiarism, is now being publicly defended by Meek Mill. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Meek asked why she was being “canceled” for having “finessed a book” when—in his opinion—major corporations could be met with the […]
A white New Jersey police officer has been suspended after using pepper spray on a Black teen in an unjustified manner. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on June 4, when the Woodlynne police officer, Ryan Dubiel, and another cop approached a group of young people who were sitting on a porch. 6 ABC reports […]
Black Trans Lives Matter. Activists and allies are urging the public to prioritize the issue of violent transphobia, particularly against Black women, in the wake of the murders of Riah Milton in Ohio and Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells in Philadelphia. According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Riah Milton’s murder is believed to be “at least” the 14th violent […]
J.J. Watt has just made his position very clear when it comes to where he stands on kneeling during the national anthem and whether it is disrespecting the flag or not. On Saturday afternoon, Watt responded to a since-deleted tweet from a fan that said that he wouldn’t be taking a knee during the anthem […]
City officials in Palmdale, California, are calling for an independent investigation and autopsy for the death of Robert Fuller, a 24-year-old Black man who was found hanging from a tree near Palmdale City Hall earlier this week. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department initially tried to rule Fuller’s death a suicide, but his family strongly believes he was lynched and has demanded a […]
Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers penned a lengthy response to the stance against restarting the season in late July amid protests across the country over police brutality and systemic racism. Rivers, son of Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc, directs some of his argument at Kyrie Irving, who is reportedly spearheading the movement that opposes the idea of having […]
Protests erupted in Atlanta this weekend following the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks at the hands of an Atlanta police officer. On Saturday, protesters engaged in a peaceful protest and shut down part of the Interstate 75/85 downtown connector—a major highway through the city. As the protests went on, however, people eventually set fire to a vehicle near the […]
