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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a video statement earlier this month, in which he admitted that the league had been wrong for not listening to their players in the past, and expressed his support for their right to peacefully protest. Goodell’s remarks were a surprising about-face from a league that distanced itself from Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem in 2016. As […]
Donald Trump has gotten a taste of his own medicine and on his 74th birthday too. On Sunday, Twitter gave Trump the ultimate birthday gift with the top trending hashtag #AllBirthdaysMatter. The social platform was rife with tweets denouncing Trump for his response to the nationwide protests following George Floyd’s murder. Many messages even praised former President Barack […]
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 […]
Baker Mayfield shared a video on Instagram Saturday, showing Cleveland Browns fans the type of work he’s been putting in behind-the-scenes in preparation for the upcoming 2020 NFL season. Nothing out of the ordinary. Even his Browns teammates Odell Beckham, Jr. posted the same type of video on his Instagram earlier today. But there was something noticeably different in Mayfield’s video. He was wearing a […]
On Friday evening, three people were arrested on disorderly conduct charges in East Meadow, New York at a peaceful protest for George Floyd. Videos began circulating on social media showing the protest proceeding peacefully until officers suddenly began aggressively apprehending a man leading the charge who had accidentally bumped into one of them. Following this, protests continued […]
The family of 38-year-old black woman Priscilla Slater are demanding answers after she died in her holding cell following her arrest by Detroit police. WXYZ Detroit reports that Slater died on Wednesday in her cell at Harper Woods police headquarters, and so far a cause of death hasn’t been announced. Police claim she was discovered unresponsive around midday […]
On Thursday night, Netflix shared a clip from Dave Chappelle‘s Dave Chapelle & Friends: A Talk with Punchlines and titled it “8:46.” During the clip, Chappelle addressed the killing of George Floyd and the protests that have sprung up across the country in response. Throughout his time on stage, Chappelle returned to 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck […]
Lil Baby has returned with a politically charged song that touches on the killing of George Floyd, police brutality, and the Black Lives Matter protests that have been ongoing across the nation. The track, which is titled “The Bigger Picture,” begins with news clips of reports about the protests and also features demonstrators chanting “I Cant’ Breath.” “I find it crazy the […]
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has urged Trump to return to his bunker baby duties following his threats to the city over ongoing protests. Late Wednesday, Trump shared his wholly unneeded thoughts on Seattle and Washington at large, mentioning both Governor Jay Inslee and Mayor Durkan while misspelling the word “stopping” and spouting some nonsense about anarchy. “Take […]
