Philando Castile, 32, was one of the latest victims of police killing. His death-which took place during a traffic stop in Minnesota- was filmed by girlfriend Diamond Reynolds via Facebook Live on July 5, 2016, quickly capturing the attention of thousands who watched...
TV talk show host, Wendy Williams set off a fire storm of controversy and outrage on social media when she questioned the creation and need for HBCU’s and the NAACP in response to actor and activist, Jesse Williams, humanitarian award speech at the BET AWARDS...
As more accusations of police brutality and excessive force rear its ugly head, communities are left desperate for answers. Who is next? Where do you go from here? How can we effect real change where we have failed in the past? In the wake, Law Enforcement agencies...
It’s become commonplace for a debate discussing “black-on-black crime” to commence when the issue of police brutality inflicted on black people is the topic at hand. Violence in black communities is not usually a widely-discussed issue amongst...
To define the current state of America in any one sentence or comparison would be insufficient. We can, however, acknowledge that America’s battle with race can not be ignored in light of the Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and Dallas shootings....
Protesters for Black Lives Matters in Toronto stopped Canada’s biggest LGBTQI Pride March last weekend with a sit-in and a list of serious demands for the parade’s organisers. And guess what, their demands were met! Marchers sat down in right in the middle...
On Feb. 3, Deray McKesson was the last Democratic candidate to file for the Baltimore mayoral race just minutes before the deadline. Though he was the last candidate to file, he was the second, out of twenty-nine candidates, to release a 26-page mayoral platform...
Trouble may be brewing for Clinton that may affect her chances in the 2016 presidential race. On Wednesday, Ashley Williams, an activist for Black Lives Matter, paid $500 to attend a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in South Carolina. During Clinton’s speech,...
The recent events surrounding the release of the Laquan McDonald murder video and accusations of police cover up, aswell as seemingly countless other episodes of law enforcement not being made accountable has led to a necessity for a way to keep the police in check...
Demonstrators on friday in New York had a clear message to shout loud and proud. BLACK HAIR IS BEAUTIFUL The seemingly cheeky protest was prompted after an incident last month where an 8th grader was said to be sent home because her hair was “too poofy and...
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