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A Trump supporter was caught on video pointing a gun at a group of protesters during an unofficial Trump rally in Woodinville, Washington over the weekend. One of the women involved in the altercation shared the video, claiming that the man with the weapon had “dirty water” poured on him. In the clip itself, the person recording […]
Jay-Z‘s Team Roc, Until Freedom, and The Gathering for Justice have organized a rally in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin on Thursday, Oct. 15 as a call for justice for Alvin Cole, who was shot and killed by Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah in February. According to a press release, organizers and speakers—like Cole’s family, State Rep. David Bowen, and […]
In an era where trends come and go, JaQuel Knight has managed to stay relevant and in tune with the culture. Most notably, we’ve witnessed the creative director choreograph at least four major projects with Megan Thee Stallion, in the last three months—Cardi B’s “WAP” music video, a moving Tidal performance, a new Alice in Wonderland-inspired […]
Yelp has announced that it will post alerts on business pages where customers or employees have reported “overtly racist actions.” The local search and review site said customers will now be able to flag incidents of racism, and the site will place a “business accused of racist behavior” alert on an establishment’s page when it […]
Months after Mark and Patricia McCloskey went viral for waving their guns at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home, the couple has now been indicted by a grand jury in St. Louis on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner charged the couple with felony unlawful use of a weapon […]
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 protester was struck by someone in a blue pickup truck during a protest on Thursday night in the Hollywood area. The protest began at the famed Hollywood Forever Cemetery, with those gathered standing united in their condemnation of the grand jury decision in the killing of Breonna Taylor. As announced earlier this week, none of […]
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 […]
