Tag Archives: BLM

Police shot another unarmed Black man in Columbus, Ohio, early Tuesday. They did not have their body cameras turned on during the incident, which led the mayor to call for the removal of the officers who opened fire. Mayor Andrew Ginther said that he was disturbed and it was “unacceptable” …

Anjanette Young has been trying to get the Chicago police to account for the damage she suffered during a botched raid for nearly two years, during which officers broke down her door with a battering ram, handcuffed her, and turned her home over. Young, who was naked, just stepped out …

Pharrell Williams has a plan to close the opportunity and wealth gap in America. He recently launched a non-profit initiative, Black Ambition. The companies main initiative is to invest capital and resources in high-growth startups founded by Black and Latinx entrepreneurs. Members of the non-profits advisory team also include Bridgespan …

Another Black teenager has been shot and killed in an Oregon hotel parking lot last week after an argument about loud music. Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara told CNN that 47-year-old Robert Paul Keegan shot 19-year-old Aidan Ellison last week at the Stratford Inn. Keegan shot Ellison in the chest …

Dr. Shane McKinney has been arrested following a Racist attack on a Black Southern University Student-Athlete. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, The 54-Year-Old doctors were arrested Wednesday on charges of battery. The incessant took place on Tuesday at around 6:55 p.m. McKinney physically and verbally assaulted the female victim. …

Four former Minnesota officers will have to face their day in a Minnesota court after a judge disagreed with their defense team’s requests to relocate the trial. Judge Peter Cahill of Hennepin County found no reason to move the trial despite the security concerns raised by the defense lawyers. According …

America continues to divide at the hands and words of Donald Trump.  BLM New York Chapter Co-founder Hawk Newsome was arrested along with 10 others. On Sunday Black Lives Matter held a protest at Madison Square Park in Manhattan. With Assistance from the NYPD, the peaceful protest was disrupted by …

17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse is ordered back to Wisconsin, where he will face two homicide charges. On August 25, Rittenhouse shot and killed two protesters during a protest for 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Before the order, Rittenhouse and his defense team fought for his …

-Written By @Cabbagepatchgrl According to NBC News, a Louisville, Kentucky police major is under fire for comments she made in an email she sent to colleagues back in August. A spokeswoman said that In the email, the officer wrote that people who are a part of the Antifa or Black …

After announcing that flight attendants are allowed to wear Black Lives Matter pins on their uniform, American Airlines employees are expressing their hostility over the decision. Some white New Yorkers who are employed by the airline are especially unhappy about the move because they consider BLM to be anti-police and …

In a social media post that has since been removed from Facebook, GOP Rep. Clay Higgins threatened to shoot armed protestors, saying, “I’d drop any 10 of you where you stand.”  To make matters worse, the post included a photo of Black men with guns.  If this shows up, we’ll …

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 …

Written by: @kristenshylin_ Donald Trump caught another case of twitter fingers early Wednesday morning when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his plans to paint a Black Lives Matter mural outside the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. Trump referred to the mural as “a symbol of hate,” and …

In 2013, after George Zimmerman was acquitted for the murder of Trayvon Martin, Los Angeles based activist Alicia Garza made a heartfelt post on Facebook telling the Black community, “Our lives matter.” Within days, fellow activist Patrisse Cullors turned it into the now-famous hashtag and created the first BLM chapter …

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was a vocal activist against racism during his reign, but according to his biological son Muhammad Ali, Jr., 47, his father would not have supported the Black Lives Matter movement. Ali, Jr. told the New York Post his father would have considered the movement “racist” and …