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In the wake of George Floyd’s death, the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked a call overseas for some of London’s oldest financial institutions to pay reparations to descendants of slaves. London companies played a major part in the business of slaves, organizing and funding the trans-Atlantic passage of African …

The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas demanded that the mayor of their town take down a Black Lives Matter banner. The Washington Post reports that Virginia Thomas sent an email to Clifton, Virginia, mayor William Holloway to demand the banner that read, “Welcome to Clifton where Black Lives …

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) took a shot at Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Twitter on Sunday after DeVos once again affirmed her belief that kids should return to school in the fall. Pressley’s tweet came in response to DeVos’s remarks in an interview on CNN’s “State of The Union” on …

Written by: @kristenshylin_ As teams prepare to make a comeback for the remainder of the NBA 2019-2020 season, the league and players’ union collectively decided to allow players to wear a social justice message on the back of their jerseys in place of their names. On Saturday afternoon, Lakers player …

Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC are suing Mississippi prisons over the health conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. The class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of 227 inmates in Mississippi against the state’s Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and Centurion, the healthcare provider for Mississippi prisons. Billboard obtained …

Some large companies, such as Target and MTV, have decided not to run ads in articles that have to do with the Black Lives Matter movement. Keywords the companies have moved to avoid are “Breonna Taylor” and “George Floyd” and “protests” when choosing ad placements. The companies maintain they are …

The body of “Glee” actress Naya Rivera has been recovered from Lake Piru, according to TMZ. On Monday, Ventura County Sheriff’s office released a statement about the discovery, saying, “a body has been found at Lake Piru this morning. The recovery is in progress.” The recovery comes five days after …

A 1-year-old boy was shot and killed on Sunday night after two men opened fire on a Brooklyn cookout. According to the New York Times, the incident occurred in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood around 11:30 pm. Baby Davell Gardner was in his stroller near the Raymond Bush Playground when two men …

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry memorializes Breonna Taylor with ‘Black Lives Matter’ golf shoes while playing at American Century Golf Championship over the weekend.⁣ Curry’s custom black and gray shoes, donned the image of Breonna Taylor with the words “say her name,” and a printed pattern of her name, …

A Burger King in Santa Monica is facing criticism after one of its employees, who has passed away, was allowed to work for a full week while experiencing coronavirus symptoms. Angela Martinez Gomez, 41, died on July 6. Once her co-workers learned of her passing, many of them silently walked …

34-year-old Justo Smoker has been charged with felony kidnapping and misdemeanor false imprisonment after an 18-year-old Amish girl went missing on Father’s Day. Smoker became a person of interest after numerous witnesses reported “seeing an Amish female in the passenger seat of a [red/orange] vehicle driven by a male.” Their …

A few weeks ago, during a peaceful march, Mark and Patricia McCloskey, personal injury attorneys, were caught on video waving guns at protestors. On Friday, police served the couple with a search warrant. “We were threatened with our lives,” Mark McCloskey told the station, KDSK in defense. “Threatened with a …

For several major U.S. cities, this year has been riddled with gun violence, particularly within black communities. In the seven months of 2020, Chicago saw over 1,500 of its residents being shot. Philadelphia saw over 900, and New York City saw over 500. These numbers were up dramatically from this …

Former NFL linebacker, Kyle Queiro, issues an apology to the Queen, Jill Scott, after sending out a couple of tweets Friday night questioning how anyone could find her to be sexually attracted. ⁣ In the now-deleted tweets, Queiro asked, “People are attracted to JILL SCOTT!?”  “And by no means is …

Black Lives Matter protesters have taken the streets of Allentown, Philadelphia after the controversial arrest of a police officer kneeling on a man’a neck. The 24-seconds video footage captured the incident taking place outside of St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Hospital on Saturday afternoon. An Allentown police officer holds a man …