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5 Arrested in the Attempted Murder of British BLM Activist Sasha Johnson
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the shooting of prominent British Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson, who remains in critical condition. London police caution that the investigation into the shooting is still in the early stages but added that “three men—aged 18, 19 and 28—were arrested on suspicion of…
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A BLM T-Shirt Raises Questions Over Chauvin Juror's Impartiality
Could a BLM T-shirt threaten the conviction of George Floyd’s killer? Over the past few days, a photo of Derek Chauvin juror Brandon Mitchell standing next to two relatives while wearing a black T-shirt with a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. with the words “Get your knee off our necks,” as well as a…
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'This Movement Is a Place for You': Fatima Goss Graves on Creating Space for Black Survivors With We, As Ourselves
As Black History Month segued into Women’s History Month this year, a new platform emerged, centered solely on the vulnerable intersection of those two identities: We, As Ourselves was launched to center Black female and femme survivors of sexual violence and compel a culture in which they can be heard and supported. As explained in…
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White Army Drill Sergeant Arrested in South Carolina for Refusing to Leave Store During 'Black Lives Don't Matter' Rant
I’m just going to go ahead and confess something right now: I really enjoy watching angry white people lose their shit over the “racism” of Black Lives Matter. They don’t understand the movement because they view the world through a very white lens, and they want desperately to believe American racism died in the ‘60s,…
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Oklahoma Senate Passes Bill Allowing Drivers to Hit Protesters Without Being Charged
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a bill that they’re pretending is about protecting citizens when it’s really about their contempt for anti-racism protesters. The legislation that passed in the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday increases penalties for protesters who block streets while granting blanket immunity for drivers who injure or even kill protesters. To the GOP legislators…