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George Floyd Can't Breathe, But At Least the Las Vegas Raiders Can
Integrity comes at a steep price; you don’t become a billionaire by being morally sound. Diddy can’t even drive his kids to school without somebody reminding him that he robbed every artist on Bad Boy, and I would imagine that NFL ownership—where individual net worths can soar as high as $13 billion—features a similar collection…
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A Roundup of Conservative White Tears After the Derek Chauvin Verdict
I’m not sure why some white people hate justice so much when it comes to Black death, but alas, here we are in an America in which Macklemore won the Best Rap Album Grammy over Kendrick Lamar. Yesterday was a difficult day for some white people. Notice I’m loading up my story with the qualifier…
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What Looks Like Justice Is Just Accountability on an Ordinary Day
Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all charges for the murder of George Floyd. Black people rejoiced in the moments after the verdicts were announced because we had been holding our collective breath all morning, afraid to hope for a guilty verdict and expecting Chauvin to walk. Chauvin didn’t walk, so it’s justice, right? Baby,…
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Police Officer Shoots and Kills 16-Year-Old Ma’Khia Bryant, Body Camera Footage Released
A police officer in Columbus, Ohio, shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant late Tuesday afternoon, around the same time the verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd was being read. Because if life ain’t nothing else, she’s a cold bitch. Columbus Division of Police Interim Chief Michael Woods gave a press…
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Justice, I Guess.
On May 25, 2020, George Perry Floyd, was alive. On that day, and every day prior to that day, George Floyd walked and talked and prayed and fell in love and – again, I cannot stress this enough – most of all, he was alive. Then he wasn’t. When George Floyd was two years old,…
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How It Feels To Breathe a Brief Sigh of Relief After Inhaling America's Bile, According to Black Twitter
Three counts. Derek Chauvin is (legally) a murderer. He murdered George Floyd. On Tuesday evening, Chauvin was convicted on all three counts—second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. Black Twitter had their collective eyes on their respective screens watching to see the results from the ongoing live-streamed trial. We heard the verdict for three separate counts.…
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Jury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty of All 3 Charges in George Floyd’s Death
The former officer was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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Kendrick Carmouche Will Become the 1st Black Jockey to Ride in the Kentucky Derby Since 2013
During this year’s Kentucky Derby, fans will be allowed to attend and partake in the festivities for the first time since the pandemic began. That won’t be the only first; Kendrick Carmouche will become the first Black jockey to compete in the derby since 2013, per the Louisville Courier-Journal. Much like the rest of us, the…
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'This Wasn’t Policing, This Was Murder': Day 16 of Chauvin Trial Consists of Lengthy Closing Arguments Before the Jury Deliberates Verdict
The trial of Derek Chauvin is winding down as day 16 saw both the prosecution and defense lay out their closing arguments. According to the New York Times, prosecutor Steve Schleicher was the first to address the jury. He opened his argument by recounting in vivid, tragic detail the arrest that ended with George Floyd’s…
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Minnesota Lawmaker Proposes Legislation That Would Ban People Convicted of Crimes Related to Protesting From Receiving Student Loans
One would think that the logical way to get people to stop protesting police brutality would be to reform policing in a way that ensures that, oh I don’t know, a place like Minneapolis wouldn’t be dealing with a trial about a police killing while protests intensify over yet another Black person getting killed by…