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Today, as demonstrators continue to fight for justice for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and a growing list of others, the country is getting ready to celebrate the 155th anniversary of a milestone in the liberation of Black people by way of America’s other holiday: Juneteenth. In the wake of those killings, and in the midst of nationwide protests against racial injustice and […]
On Thursday, Akron, Ohio police held a press conference to confirm that suspects have been identified in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Black woman Na’Kia Crawford. The police have revealed that the shooter who is accused of killing Crawford is 17-years-old, and remains at large. However, the black Camaro used in the shooting has been recovered […]
This year has been a complete shitstorm. From a global health crisis to an economic downturn to the worst civil unrest the nation has seen in decades, it seemed no one could’ve predicted just how much turmoil 2020 would bring. Well, except for one man. In 2010, Peter Turchin wrote a scientific report published in Nature predicting economic […]
Lecrae wants to make one thing very clear: He did not condone a white pastor’s recent comment about the “blessing of slavery.” The Christian rapper received backlash this week after an on-camera conversation with Chic-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy and Atlanta megachurch pastor Louie Giglio. During their sit-down, Giglio shared his thoughts on white privilege and how we should rebrand the term to avoid […]
A Philadelphia Family Court employee and documented racist has been fired after being seen in widely shared footage tearing down Black Lives Matter signs and attempting to disparage the inherent message of the movement. Michael Henkel has been fired due to his behavior having violated “multiple” rules found in the Unified Judicial System Code of Conduct and […]
Leon McCray, a Black pastor for the Lighthouse Church & Marketplace Ministries International in Virginia, was arrested earlier this month after he called police on five white people who surrounded him, and threatened to kill him, BuzzFeed News reports. Shenandoah County Sheriff Timothy Carter shared on Facebook that he personally contacted McCray two days after the arrest to apologize […]
Today in Oh Hell Yeah, we have word that a statue of Thomas Jefferson has been toppled amid protests in Portland. The statue, which marks merely the latest example of unworthy monuments being removed via DIY methods by the general public, was toppled from its location of the steps of Jefferson High School on Sunday after the […]
A white New Jersey police officer has been suspended after using pepper spray on a Black teen in an unjustified manner. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on June 4, when the Woodlynne police officer, Ryan Dubiel, and another cop approached a group of young people who were sitting on a porch. 6 ABC reports […]
Black Trans Lives Matter. Activists and allies are urging the public to prioritize the issue of violent transphobia, particularly against Black women, in the wake of the murders of Riah Milton in Ohio and Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells in Philadelphia. According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Riah Milton’s murder is believed to be “at least” the 14th violent […]
In a video posted to his Instagram account, comedian, actor, and Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah recounted a terrifying experience he recently had with the LAPD. As he was exercising in Tarzana around Ventura Boulevard and Corbin Avenue back in April, Pharoah said that multiple police officers pulled up near him with guns drawn to detain him. “I see an officer to […]
