black lives matter
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White ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Walk Free After Shutting Down London Airport
Nine Black Lives Matter protesters in the United Kingdom will not serve any jail time or pay any fines after shutting down London City Airport on Sept. 6 to raise awareness about environmental racism—specifically air pollution emitted from the airport and its detrimental effects on black people in the surrounding neighborhood of Newham, the Daily Mail…
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3 Ore. Children Pepper-Sprayed, Called Racial Slur
A black Portland, Ore., family say they were attacked this week by a cyclist who used a racial slur as he shot pepper spray at their three children who were in a car, the Portland Mercury reports. According to the report, 62-year-old Patricia Garner and her daughter, 32-year-old Foia Frazer, were getting Frazer’s three children…
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Family of Teen Killed by Police Settles With Portsmouth, Va., for $1,000,000
The family of a black Virginia teen who was fatally shot by a white police officer last year has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $1 million, the Associated Press reports. Earl Lewis Jr., the spokesman for the family of William Chapman II, told AP that although Chapman’s mother has agreed verbally to the figure,…
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#TyreKing: 13-Year-Old Killed by Police Mourned at Vigil
On Thursday evening, friends, family and community members gathered for a vigil to remember the 13-year-old Ohio boy who was gunned down by police after allegedly pulling out a BB gun, CNN reports. According to the Columbus Dispatch, more than 150 people, including Tyre’s youth football teammates, gathered for the candlelight vigil near the area…
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Movement for Black Lives Coalition Lobbies on Capitol Hill
After all the criticism around “not having a plan” or specific demands, black millennial activists landed on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to further the work laid out clearly in the Vision for Black Lives, a detailed plan of action created in collaboration with multiple social-justice organizations and community advocacy groups. The young freedom fighters and policy influencers—primarily…
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Sandra Bland Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled for $1,900,000
The family of Sandra Bland, the black woman who was arrested following a traffic stop in Texas and later found dead in jail, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $1.9 million, USA Today reports. According to the report, Connon Lambert, the lawyer for Bland’s family, told CNN that along with the cash settlement, Waller…
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FSU Volleyball Player Takes Knee During National Anthem
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s movement to take a stand against the over-policing of black communities by taking a knee may be spreading; Mara Green, a redshirt senior middle blocker on Florida State’s volleyball team, did just that before a match Friday. Green told her coach that she planned to stage the silent protest…
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Gazebo Where Tamir Rice Was Fatally Shot Headed to Chicago Museum
The gazebo in Cleveland under which 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a police officer is expected to be dismantled at the beginning of this week and sent to a Chicago museum to be displayed, the Associated Press reports. As the newswire notes, the gazebo became a makeshift memorial to the boy, whose…
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Lil Wayne Says That Because of His Blessings, He Has Never Experienced Racism
Lil Wayne is a 33-year-old black man from New Orleans who says that “because of his blessings,” he has never experienced racism. Weezy let that and other bizarre statements fly during an interview Tuesday with the hosts of ESPN’s Undisputed, leaving us to wonder whether or not he’s had one too many sips of lean. Joy Taylor asked…
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Family of Korryn Gaines to Sue Officer, County for Wrongful Death
The family of Korryn Gaines, the young Maryland mother who was shot and killed by a Baltimore County police officer in August, is planning to file a $4 million lawsuit alleging wrongful death, CBS Baltimore reports. According to the report, the family plans to sue Baltimore County and the officer, identified only as Officer First…