black lives matter
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Giant Steps: Nike Invests $500,000 in New Partnership With Black Girl Ventures
“Just do it” is Nike’s legendary motto, and when it comes to supporting Black lives and initiatives, frankly, we prefer action to black boxes. The athleticwear giant announced on Friday that it’s doing just that, adding Black Girl Ventures to its existing social and racial justice partnerships. Nike kicked off the new alliance with a…
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Trump Supporters Are Blaming Antifa for the Capitol Riot Because White People Are Racist Against Themselves
I’ll say it again: THE ONLY REASON TRUMP SUPPORTERS ARE BLAMING ANTIFA FOR THE CAPITOL RIOT IS BECAUSE WHITE PEOPLE ARE RACIST AGAINST THEMSELVES! Mostly, I’m joking. What I mean to say is that conservative America has spent years—and especially the last several months—condemning the violence, destruction of property and general lawlessness that sometimes (but…
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Brick With Racial Slurs Thrown at Window of Black-Owned Business in Chicago
Apparently, white people around the country just felt like being their truest, most racist selves on Wednesday. A café in the Illinois neighborhood of Oak Park had a brick with racial slurs on it thrown at the window. According to CBS Chicago, the Live Café and Creative Space on Oak Park Avenue serves as the…
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Ding, Dong, the Witch Is Dead—and the WNBA Helped Usher In Her Demise
Sen. Kelly Loeffler is having a bad day. When last we left her, the Wicked Witch of the West South was seen licking her wounds after flooding the streets of Atlanta with tears so white that they want to speak to the manager. If the cause of her distress is unclear, allow me to paint…
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National Guard to Be Deployed to DC Ahead of Pro-Trump Protest Wednesday
As a result of the chaos that ensued from a pro-Trump protest in Washington, D.C., last month, the mayor has requested the National Guard be deployed ahead of a similar protest scheduled for this week. According to CNN, the National Guard has been mobilized to Washington, D.C., and will assist with crowd control and directing…
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Proud Boys Leader Arrested and Charged With Burning BLM Banner Displayed in Black DC Church
On Monday, The Root reported that church officials from several congregations in Washington, D.C., have requested that local police provide extra protection ahead of the whiney and delusional white people convention scheduled for later this week in protest of the election results. The request was made amid a similar Dec. 12 protest during which mobs…
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Churches in Washington DC Request Police Protection Ahead of Pro-Trump Protest, File Lawsuit Against Proud Boys Over Vandalism During Previous Protest
A group of churches in Washington DC has requested local police provide extra protection ahead of a protest against the election results scheduled for later this week. How’s that saying go again? New year, same old bullshit? According to NBC Washington, the request comes after a similar protest on Dec. 12 resulted in a Black…
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Citing Grainy Video Footage, Justice Department Says It Won't Charge Officers in Tamir Rice’s Killing
The year is ending on a less than hopeful note in terms of justice for Black lives taken by police. The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that it has closed the investigation into the November 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by police officers in Cleveland, Ohio, and will not make any federal charges against…
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'If Black Lives Matter, What Are You Doing About Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores?': Advocacy Group Calls Out NBA In Full-Page Newspaper Ad
If you cracked open the New York Times on Sunday, you might’ve been greeted by the following full-page ad: “If Black Lives Matter, what are you doing about Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores?” That’s a hell of a question. And if you ask Worth Rises, a New York-based non-profit that would love nothing more than…