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A self-described member of the Boogaloo Bois has been charged with participating in a riot during the George Floyd demonstrations. According to the Star Tribune, Texas resident Ivan Harrison Hunter is accused of shooting 13 rounds into the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct building on the night of May 28, just three days after Floyd was killed while in police custody. Federal […]
Nigerian citizens, activists, and celebrities have all banded together to protest police brutality in the country and call for immediate action. The youth of Nigeria has been leading the pack, sharing their disapproval and anger towards the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit, which they say has been responsible for serial kidnappings, harassment, and […]
Jay-Z and Roc Nation have posted bonds for several protestors in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, including the mother of Alvin Cole – the 17-year-old who was fatally shot by the city’s police. CBS News reports that Hov and the social justice arm of Roc Nation, Team Roc, paid an undisclosed amount of court fees for Cole’s mother, Tracy, and his sisters, Taleavia, […]
2020 has seen a number of high-profile acts of protest in response to acts of violence by police. Players from both the NBA and the WNBA have been at the forefront of such protests, with many deciding to not take the court—or to walk away from entire seasons—in protest of recent police killings of George […]
Christians have raised more than $500,000 for Kyle Rittenhouse‘s legal defense, arguing—presumably after clicking the little “pray now” button on the fundraising site or whatever—that the 17-year-old from Illinois who’s been charged with first-degree intentional homicide “bravely tried to defend his community.” The fundraiser, housed on the self-described “No. 1 free Christian fundraising site” GiveSendGo, has been […]
On Saturday, 40-year-old Tatiana Turner was arrested and charged for driving her car through a pro-Trump group during a clash between protesters and counter-protestors at a Black Lives Matter event outside of Los Angeles (specifically, the suburb of Yorba Linda). As BuzzFeed News points out, footage of the chaos was captured and uploaded onto social […]
A Louisville officer involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting insists he and his colleagues did nothing wrong on the night of the deadly raid. On Tuesday morning, Louisville police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly sent a mass email within his department to defend his actions as well as slam Mayor Greg Fischer, Public Safety Chief Amy Hess, and former Louisville Metro […]
The Louisville Metro Police Department announced a state of emergency, effective immediately, in preparation for the announcement from Attorney General Daniel Cameron in regards to Breonna Taylor’s case. “To ensure we have the appropriate level of staffing to provide for public safety services and our policing functions, effective immediately the LMPD will operate under the emergency staffing and […]
On Tuesday former player/NFL coach/ESPN analyst Mike Ditka pressed on with similar comments he’s been making throughout the years about players kneeling in protest against racism during the national anthem. To keep it short, he’s against it. And he once more aired that opinion during a segment on Newsmax TV. You can either watch, read, do both […]
Everyday, Black Americans are reminded how minuscule their pain is in the eyes of their white counterparts. On Monday, a video surfaced of Utah residents protesting coronavirus regulations. These citizens rallied outside the Washington County Administration building in hopes to have local government lift mask policies. The local ABC affiliate was on hand to document the […]
