michael brown
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Cops Fatally Shot Amir Locke. Don’t Be Shocked If They Try To Put Him On Trial For Murder
Police have a habit of deflecting when their actions are under scrutiny
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Investigation into Tamir Rice’s Death Won’t be Reopened by Feds
Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy, was shot to death by Cleveland police in 2014 while playing with a toy gun
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Don Cheadle to Executive Produce Upcoming Series on Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire for HBO Max
The forthcoming drama series will center around ‘the true story of Jeremiah Hamilton, a Haitian immigrant turned Wall Street tycoon in the 1800s.’
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Cori Bush Is the Real MVP
The congresswoman’s protest on the steps of the Capitol helped force the Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium.
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The George Floyd Janga
George Floyd is dead. No amount of memorials, court cases, T-shirts with his face, Ad Council-sponsored commercials, candlelight vigils, social media hashtags, street activism, presidential camera op meetings, or high-minded speeches about the need for police reform changes that fact. I don’t like to use the word anniversary when it comes to George Floyd. The…
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BLM Global Network Foundation Meets With Michael Brown Chosen for Change to Hash Out 'Issues' Between BLM and Parents of Police Violence Victims
You may have heard recently that there has been a fair amount of friction in anti-racism activist circles—much of which has revolved around the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. Most recently, Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, called out Until Freedom founder Tamika Mallory over her part in rapper Lil Baby’s police brutality-themed Grammy…
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Michael Brown's Father Honors 6-Year Anniversary of Son's Death by Attending Memorial for Breonna Taylor
Black Lives Matter’s past and present were both represented on Saturday in Kentucky when the father of Michael Brown attended and spoke at a memorial for Breonna Taylor. The protest also happened to be on the eve of the six-year anniversary of the day Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer in…
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Protests Planned in St. Louis, Mo. After New Prosecutor Says He Won't Make Criminal Charges in Police Killing of Michael Brown
Protests are scheduled to happen in St. Louis, Missouri this Sunday in response to Prosecuting Attorney for the County, Wesley Bell’s recent announcement that he will not file criminal charges against former Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Two weeks of riots and unrest took place on the streets of…
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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…