black lives matter
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Russell Wilson, Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Deliver Powerful Black Lives Matter Message at 2020 ESPYs
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ensured that this year’s ESPYs would be radically different than any of its predecessors. And to the surprise of no one, there was no red carpet, no gaudy venue or lengthy monologue taking unsolicited jabs at some of the biggest names in sports. But for what it lacked in tradition, it…
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Government Spy Planes and Drones Were Surveilling Recent Black Lives Matter Protests
New reports have revealed that both the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security were using spy planes and other airborne surveillance technology to monitor the protests for black lives that have been taking place across the country. Despite saying it does not monitor activity protected by the First Amendment, the FBI used a Cessna…
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Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza on How to Organize and Stay Inspired During a Crisis
Doing “the work” is an oft-used phrase in social justice circles, arguably overused to the point that it can include everything from reading a poem to starting a movement. Alicia Garza knows what “the work” is. A co-founder of Black Lives Matter, the writer and activist now works as the Special Projects Director for the…
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Finding Black Joy in Times of Crisis
The other week, I cried. For some, shedding tears in times of chaos and terror seems quite normal. Anticipated, even. To me, it felt strange. I am a black woman. As a journalist and a ‘student of the game,’ I am keenly aware of the systems of racism that—from this country’s inception—were created to oppress…
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The Timeless Freedom of Miss Juneteenth
What does freedom look like? When you’re a black person in America living in a post-civil rights era world, currently suffocating from the smoke in a racist climate as the words “I Can’t Breathe” echo in the sky, the answer to that question is…complicated, to say the very least. June 19, 2020 marks 155 years…
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Atlanta Officers Call in Sick After Former Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Was Charged With Felony Murder
The Black Lives Matter movement sure seems to have brought the crybaby out of cops…the po’-little-tink-tink out of police…the “woe is me” out of wack-ass officers. You would think that black people were asking for something impractical like the public tarring and feathering of everyone who wears a badge. Yet, our request is simple: stop…
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There's a Real Possibility That Colin Kaepernick Could Be on an NFL Roster This Season
Feel free to read that headline again, because I struggle to believe it too. But with society experiencing an awakening of sorts in light of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, we now live in a world in which the phrase Black Lives Matter is finally evoking action instead of fear. In…
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Publix Supermarkets Ban Black Lives Matters Apparel for Employees
Publix is apparently trying to be the Starbucks of the supermarket game. After seeing the coffee chain come under fire for initially not allowing employees to wear Black Lives Matter apparel, Publix came through and said, “Hold my beer.” NBC News reports that Publix has released a statement saying that employees are not allowed to…