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5 Arrested in the Attempted Murder of British BLM Activist Sasha Johnson
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the shooting of prominent British Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson, who remains in critical condition. London police caution that the investigation into the shooting is still in the early stages but added that “three men—aged 18, 19 and 28—were arrested on suspicion of…
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Goes Back to the Same UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees That Took Issue With The 1619 Project Journalist
The same conflicted (read: cowering racists) board of trustees at a North Carolina university have received a resubmitted tenure application for Nikole Hannah-Jones after supporters of the New York Times Magazine’s The 1619 Project journalist called the board out for being full of shit. See, Hannah-Jones is not only a beast in the journalism world…
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Illinois City Will Investigate Police Department a Year After Eric Lurry Died While in Police Custody
An Illinois city has hired a private attorney to investigate its police department over the death of Eric Lurry while in police custody a little over a year ago. According to CBS News, city leaders in Joliet agreed to hire the attorney to investigate the Joliet Police Department in part because of a disturbing dashcam…
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Family of Jamal Sutherland, Schizophrenic Black Man Who Died in South Carolina Jail, to Receive $10 Million Settlement
Cities across the country are finding out the hard way that if nothing is done about police violence committed against its Black citizens, the streets will continue to see protests and civil unrest, and the taxpayers will continue to have their pockets burdened by lawsuit settlements to police brutality victims or their families. Earlier this…
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Massachusetts School District Suspends School Police Program After Cops Were Called on 6-Year-Old
I never understand the logic behind calling the police on a very young child. I can’t imagine looking at a 6-year-old and going “Fuck, I’m in danger.” Apparently, officials at a school in Somerville, Mass., didn’t feel the same way, and after an incident where the police were called on a 6-year-old Black and Latino…
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'Not Only Did They Try to Bury Me, but I Was a Seed': Yusef Salaam Is Better, Not Bitter
“This is not just a story about my life, but this is a story about being Black in America.” — Yusef Salaam, Author, Activist text “The worse thing to happen to us should not define us,” said Yusef Salaam. The 46-year-old sounded like a sage, as he sat proudly in a tall chair during our…
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SC Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting Into Homes of Black and Hispanic Neighbors and Wounding Black Man
Maybe there needs to be a white supremacist offender registry so that Black people and people of color can find out if their neighbors happen to be armed and dangerous neo-Nazis who will hunt them down, even while they are in the confines of their homes. On February 22, 2017, two families of color were…
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Howard University's College of Fine Arts Is Now Named After Chadwick Boseman
Howard University has announced an amazing tribute to one of its most notable alumni—the late beloved actor Chadwick Boseman. According to the Washington Post, Howard University announced on Wednesday that it will be naming its newly established College of Fine Arts after Boseman, who graduated from the HBCU in 2000. Boseman died in August 2020…
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Resurfaced Video Shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Saying She Wouldn't Take Down Statues of Hitler or Satan So She Could Teach 'What They Did'
I’m going to just assume that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has never read a book. In fact, I think it’s safe to assume that she isn’t even aware of the concept of books. It’s the only way I can make sense of recently resurfaced comments from last year where she said she wouldn’t take…