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NFL Players to Pay Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality With Helmet Decals
Donald Trump is gonna hate the “new” NFL. Washington’s NFL team abandoned its racist-ass name, NFL players are now encouraged to peacefully protest during the national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—yes, that “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—will be played during Week 1 games for some inexplicable reason. But one thing that’s really gonna…
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Lawmakers in Minnesota Pass Extensive Police Reform Legislation
It unfortunately took a global pandemic and the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor for the nation to realize that we are long past due for significant policing reforms. Due to the fact we currently have a racist-ass president, it’s mainly been on the individual states to implement these reforms. In Minnesota, where Floyd…
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Twitter Erupts After James Harden Spotted in Blue Lives Matter Mask: 'Say It Ain't So' [Updated]
In a past life, I used to rock a snapback or a fitted damn near every time I left my apartment, which invited a lot of unsolicited small talk. “Yankees, huh? So you’re from New York?” I mean, I was born there. So I’d mention that, then explain that I had no vested interest in…
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Newly Released Body-Camera Footage of George Floyd’s Death Reportedly Shows Callous Disregard for His Well-Being
Every piece of new evidence released to the public surrounding the death of George Floyd reveals the disregard many cops have for Black life as well as how Black people are immediately perceived as criminal. For the first time, police body camera footage has been made available for in-person viewing and what that footage shows…
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The Family of George Floyd Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Minneapolis Police
The death of George Floyd has had an undeniable ripple effect across the world. It’s been almost two months since the horrific video of his death hit the internet and people are still on the streets, protesting in his name. While the officers involved in Floyd’s death have all been arrested and are currently facing…
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Trump Just All Lives Matter’d All Over Himself and Ben Carson’s Going to Have to Clean This Up
President Trump is orange. He is also a white nationalist and a white supremacist and a white man and a white unscented dryer sheet. He is the most orange white power activist in American history. During an interview with CBS News’ Catherine Herridge, the president fixed his anus-shaped mouth to “All Lives Matter” as he’s…
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150 Minneapolis Cops File Disability Claims for PTSD, Which They Attribute to George Floyd Protests
The mendacity of police officers never ceases to amaze me, not to mention the extensive luxuries they get to enjoy as a result of tax-payer money. As The Washington Post reports, 150 police officers from the Minneapolis Police Department have started the process of filing disability claims that will allow them to leave the force…
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Ford Workers Ask Company to Stop Selling Cars to Police, Ford Replies, 'LOL, Nah.'
Remember the year of June 2020? Protests against police brutality took place all across the country as people were outraged by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Companies who usually wouldn’t be caught dead taking a side in any fight were saying “Black Lives Matter.” While it felt like a moment of overwhelming…
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Robert Fuller's Hanging Death Ruled a Suicide by LA County Medical Examiner
Last month, there was much skepticism when Robert Fuller’s death was initially labeled a suicide after his body was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, Calif. Considering his death occurred as the protests around George Floyd’s death were at their height and the fact that only a week prior another man had been found…
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Bodycam Footage of Phoenix Man's Death Reveals Disturbing Similiarites to George Floyd
“I can’t breathe” has depressingly become a common refrain as it pertains to police brutality.Eric Garner, George Floyd and countless men and women who have uttered these words before dying in police custody revealing that this is not some anomaly. And now, sadly, Muhammad Muhaymin Jr.’s is yet another name to be added to that…