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LeBron James hasn’t hesitated to speak up following the police shooting of unarmed Wisconsin man Jacob Blake, even leading walkouts in the NBA bubble and boycotting games. Colin Kaepernick, who famously protested police brutality by kneeling during the National Anthem, has voiced his support for LeBron in a new letter. “Four years ago on August […]
Authorities have announced six criminal charges against Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old boy who is accused of murdering two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. According to Reuters, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley confirmed the charges Thursday, about two days after Rittenhouse allegedly shot and killed Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum during demonstrations sparked by the police killing of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse is also accused […]
The Milwaukee Bucks have started a movement. One day after Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet and Norm Powell revealed that the team was considering a boycott of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics on Thursday in wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Bucks decided to not show up for warmups prior to Game […]
Protests against police brutality continued overnight in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The protests began over the weekend after footage began circulating that showed police shooting Jacob Blake Jr. multiple times. Per previously reported witness accounts, Blake was attempting to intervene in an argument between two women when police arrived at the scene. “We all watched the horrific video […]
A Black man is in serious condition after being shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Graphic footage, per the Associated Press, shows police shooting at the man’s back seven times as he walked away and got into the driver’s side of an SUV. Following the shooting, which police claim was preceded by their arrival on […]
Reiterating a theme that he previously touched on this offseason, Roger Goodell says that he wished the NFL had listened to Colin Kaepernick earlie, when the now-ex-quarterback was kneeling in protest back in 2016. Goodell’s most recent comments on this subject came up while talking to former NFL player Emmanuel Acho for Acho’s video series, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. […]
More than 100 people were arrested overnight on Sunday and into Monday morning as stores were damaged and looted in Chicago following the police shooting of a man in the Englewood area. “We are waking up in shock this morning,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a press conference. “During the early morning hours of […]
On Saturday, Drew Brees delivered an opening statement to media to address comments he made back on June 3 that made headlines for weeks after. “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country,” Brees said at the time after being asked about players kneeling in protest during the national anthem. […]
Portland, OR has remained active and undefeated in the fight against systemic racism and police brutality in America. We sent a team down to PDX to talk to protesters and understand the city’s legacy of fighting injustice and how that history informs their fire and determination. Source link قالب وردپرس
Over the weekend protests across the country became violent as outside agitators and federal officers escalated violence against otherwise peaceful Black Lives Matter protests. This included protests in Richmond, Virginia, where peaceful demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday night turned violent following infiltration of the protests by white supremacists, according to local officials. “There were white […]
