Two Black HBCU students who were dragged from their vehicle during a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta are suing the city, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and the police department. On Thursday, 21-year-old Taniyah Pilgrim and 23-year-old Messiah Young filed a federal lawsuit, which accuses Atlanta deputies of assault and …
Read More »Florida High School Yearbook Distribution Paused Over Dedicated Section To Black Lives Matter
A high school in Florida has suspended its annual yearbook distribution due to a dedicated section on Black Lives Matter and its students’ involvement in the controversial movement. David Fleischer, a teacher at West Broward High School in Pembroke Pines, told CNN that his students on the yearbook committee had …
Read More »Man Charged With Conspiracy To Murder For Role In Shooting Of British BLM Activist Sasha Johnson
Police in London has charged an 18-year-old man with conspiracy to murder over the shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson, who remains in critical condition. According to CNN, the 27-year-old mother of three has been a very vocal activist in the fight for equal rights and justice. Johnson …
Read More »Black Michigan Woman Fined $385 For Talking Too Loud
A Black Michigan woman who was fined $385 for talking too loud believes that the fine was racially motivated. On Thursday, May 2th, Diamond Robinson walked back and forth on her block in her Eastpointe neighborhood in Detroit while talking on her phone. A white female resident approached Robinson and …
Read More »SHEIN Responds To Backlash Over Racist Phone Case
Fashion Retailer SHEIN has responded to the backlash they have received for a phone case that showed a drawing of a handcuffed black man lying on the ground as a white arm draws a chalk outline around him. The picture has gone viral and been shared all over social media, …
Read More »Police Officer Sues Nevada City For $1 Million For Suspending Him Over Racist Comments
A police officer who was suspended for threatening Black Lives Matter activists on social media is now suing the city that he worked for. George Forbush, who served as a bomb squad technician for 19 years in Sparks, Nevada, is suing the city for $1 million in damages. He claims …
Read More »Brothers Punished By Schools For Wearing Black Lives Matter Shirts
Two young brothers were punished at separate schools for wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts. Jordan Herbert of Oklahoma says that her 8-year-old son, Ben, was told to turn his BLM shirt inside-out on April 30th because the shirt was said to be political. However, in a meeting with the school’s …
Read More »Names Of Officers Who Murdered Andrew Brown Jr. Has Been Released
The names of the police officers responsible for the murder of Andrew Brown Jr. have been revealed. Brown was killed on April 21st in Elizabeth City, North Carolina when seven officers arrived at Brown’s home to serve arrest warrants for drug charges. The body camera footage shows the officers faces blurred …
Read More »Sacramento Police Investigating BLM Supporters Whose Tires Have Been Slashed
Police have launched an investigation after several California residents with Black Lives Matter signs in their yards had their tires slashed. The string of incidents took place in Sacramento, with the most recent occurring between late Monday night or early Tuesday morning when three of Jason Dillard’s tires on his …
Read More »Trial For Officer Charged In Breonna Taylor Raid Moved To 2022
Brett Hankison, the lone officer charged in the raid on Breonna Taylor’s home, has had his trial delayed until 2022. Hankison, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove were not charged with murdering Taylor. Instead, Hankison is facing three charges of wanton endangerment for firing into Taylor’s neighbor’s home. He …
Read More »Ex-Officer Who Killed Rayshard Brooks Wants His Job Back
The former police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta is now petitioning to get his old job. Officer Garrett Rolfe was fired for fatally shooting 27-year-old Brooks, a Black man, who was running away from two white police officers who were attempting to arrest him on June 12th …
Read More »Head Of Police Union Blames Daunte Wright For His Own Death
The head of Minnesota’s largest police union believes that Daunte Wright caused his own death by not complying with police. Brian Peters, the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association executive director, spoke with WCCO news talk radio on Wednesday. Peters did not hold back in voicing his frustration for Wright …
Read More »Police Officer Who Murdered Daunte Wright Has Resigned
The police officer who murdered 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has now resigned. Kim Potter fatally shot Wright in the chest during a Sunday afternoon traffic stop. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot announced her resignation on Tuesday. In her resignation letter, Potter wrote, “I believe it is in …
Read More »Man Arrested For Hate Crime After Attacking Driver With “BLM” On His Car
Police are investigating a possible hate crime after a white man assaulted an elderly Black man who had “BLM” written on his car. Police say that 35-year-old Kyle Davis of Thousand Oaks drove up next to a 70-year-old Black man on Saturday afternoon. Davis began shouting racial slurs at the …
Read More »Shaun King Speaks Out About Samaria Rice And Her Anger Toward BLM Activists And Lil Baby’s Grammy Performance
Shaun King is speaking out about Samaria Rice – the mother of Tamir Rice – and her issues with the Black Lives Matter movement. Samaria Rice has spoken out about the BLM movement and most recently criticized activist Tamika Mallory for appearing in Lil Baby’s Grammy performance Sunday, depicting a …
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