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'We've Been Here': A History of Black Women Protesting in the World of Sports
I’m an athlete and I’m a Black woman, so I want to be able to be both on the court. And I think that’s the narrative that just needs to be understood.” — Renee Montgomery, point guard, Atlanta Dream text In America, Black women are critical in the fight for justice. Full stop. This statement…
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron Requests Delay in Releasing Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recordings, Citing Privacy Issues [Updated]
Earlier this week, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said he would not interfere with a judge’s order to release recordings of the grand jury proceedings in Breonna Taylor’s case to the court, as part of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison’s case file. But according to a motion filed on Tuesday, Cameron is now seeking…
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The 'Dindu' Conspiracy: Donald Trump, America and an Inanimate Object Called Whiteness
Herman Tucker didn’t do anything. In 1964, when members of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan abducted and murdered James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner (pdf) for the egregious crime of registering Black people to vote, many of the residents of Philadelphia, Miss., knew the names of the people involved but did…
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Daniel Cameron Says He Will Release Grand Jury Recordings in Breonna Taylor Indictment After Juror Calls Out Process
Did Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron tell the truth about his office’s presentation to the grand jury in the Breonna Taylor case? We could soon find out. Hours after a jury member accused Cameron of using the grand jury as a “shield to deflect accountability and responsibility,” the attorney general announced Monday that he will…
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Ballistics Report Seems to Contradict Kentucky AG’s Claim That Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Shot, Injured LMPD Officer
On March 13, 32 bullets tore through Breonna Taylor’s apartment. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Louisville Metro Police claimed Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker fired first, and that he injured one officer in the leg with that shot. That first shot is a significant one: because of it, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said…
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Witness Who Backed Louisville Police's Testimony First Had a Different Story, and More Troubling Aspects of the Breonna Taylor Investigation Daniel Cameron Didn't Mention
The defensive posturing and show of force that the Louisville Metro Police Department came out with this week in anticipation of the grand jury verdict regarding the culpability of its police in the killing of Breonna Taylor, may have indicated a recognition in them that the officially reported investigation into the incident is shady and…
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Seattle Cop Seen Allegedly Walking Bike Over Protester's Head Placed on Leave
A Seattle cop seen on video rolling his bike over the head of a protester laying on the street has been placed on leave. CBS News reports that the incident occurred during a protest on Wednesday in response to a grand jury’s decision not to charge the three officers involved in the death of Breonna…
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Yes, the Revolution Will Be Televised: The 4th Annual March for Black Women Will Be Broadcast Live
“We need to talk about the women,” said Lizzo in her first-ever Vogue cover story earlier this week. She was referring to the women who have so often been overlooked in the movement for Black lives (a movement founded by Black women)—and as this article goes live, there are feet on the ground across the…
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Charles Barkley, Candace Owens Combine Forces to Be Loud and Wrong About Breonna Taylor, Defunding the Police
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Charles Barkley said something stupid—again. On Thursday, as hundreds of figures throughout the sports world shared their reactions to the Breonna Taylor verdict, the 11-time NBA All-Star offered his own opinion on TNT’s Inside the NBA. “I just feel bad that the young lady lost her life,”…