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Eight minority corrections officers in Minnesota have lodged discrimination charges with Minnesota’s Department of Human Rights after they were reprotedly prevented from guarding or coming into contact with Derek Chauvin in late May. After being charged with third-degree murder on May 29 for killing George Floyd, Chauvin was booked in the Ramsey County jail. When Chauvin […]
Legendary equal rights advocate, Dr. Angela Davis, received the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Fred L. Shuttlesworth Award on Friday. According to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Award is the highest recognition given out by the institute and is rewarded to people who have made “significant contributions to civil and human rights.” “Through her activism and […]
Over the years, outraged citizens have protested the unjust treatment of Black and Brown bodies in America. Today is no different as a string of recent deaths of unarmed Black people—Ahmaud Arbery (Feb.), Breonna Taylor (Mar.), and George Floyd (May)—has sparked civil unrest across the nation. As conversations surrounding the state of racial injustice in […]
As the death of George Floyd has sparked ongoing protests across the nation, the phrase “Black lives matter” has become a cultural divider amid growing conversations about social injustices, systemic racism, and police brutality. Now, it appears that Mike Pence is yet another individual who, unsurprisingly, refuses to utter the phrase. In an interview with […]
It appears as though K-pop fans were able to reserve hundreds of tickets for President Trump‘s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon, without any intention of going, the Daily Mail reports. Various posts on social media speculated about the alleged ploy from K-Pop fans. Images from the rally attested to the odd framing of alleged […]
Despite warnings from U.S. health experts, Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday night, holding his first in-person rally since the coronavirus pandemic began. And of course, his speech was full of culture war fodder. The event took place at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma—a city that’s become a COVID-19 hot spot over the last several days. Hours before the […]
The second of four former police officers charged in George Floyd‘s death has been released from jail. As pointed out by CNN, Hennepin County Jail records show 26-year-old J. Alexander Kueng was freed Friday night after posting bail of $750,000. The fired Minneapolis officer is charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder as well as aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in connection […]
Atlanta has been looking out for Rayshard Brooks’ wife and kids in a big way. Brooks’ widow, Tomika Miller, was gifted a new car, life insurance for their three kids, and full rides for them to go to Clark Atlanta University on Friday, TMZ reports. Miller’s new car is a Ford Escape that’s already been […]
President Trump is heading back on the road despite the coronavirus pandemic still in full effect. Yet, it seems like this decision might have come at the cost of some employees’ health. Ahead of Trump’s Tulsa rally on Saturday, it was reported by the New York Times that six staff members who were scheduled to work […]
The North Face has become one of the biggest brands to join the latest advertising boycott against Facebook due to the company’s inaction towards Donald Trump’s racist, inflammatory and violence-inciting posts on their platforms. “We’re in. We’re Out,” North Face tweeted on their official account on Friday afternoon in response to a tweet with a quote […]
