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‘We’re Demanding Equal Justice’: Jacob Blake Sr. Leads March in Charlotte, NC for Victims of Police Violence
The family of police shooting victim Jacob Blake is keeping the discussion about the 29-year-old’s shooting as well as what is happening around the country with regards to systemic racism in policing alive. Jacob Blake Sr., along with other family members, led a march for racial justice Sunday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C., where Blake Sr.…
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Tuesday's Protests Were Mostly Peaceful Even as Protesters Defied Curfews Across the Nation
Nationwide protests prompted by the death of George Floyd continued Tuesday night and were mostly peaceful even as protesters defied curfews that were meant to curtail the looting and vandalism that occurred during the night this past week. The Washington Post reports that around 2,000 protesters gathered near the White House—the largest gathering in the…
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No Time for Fake Fur: A PETA Protester Tried to Step to Lil' Kim, but She Told Them to 'Back Up'
The spirit of Brooklyn was strong in a recent video where a PETA protester confronted Lil’ Kim, yelling at her to “stop wearing fur.” In the video, the irate protester is charging at the rapper, but one thing becomes quickly apparent: This girl picked the wrong one (or maybe the right one). Despite the presence…
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Los Angeles Gangs Reportedly Host Largest Peace Rally Since L.A. Riots in Honor of Nipsey Hussle
In the wake of the tragic loss of Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom, rival gangs from Los Angeles County marched Friday afternoon in the Crenshaw neighborhood to honor the slain rapper, Blavity reports. Together, gang members from Watts, Compton and Inglewood marched from a grocery store to Hussle’s Marathon Clothing store, where the rapper died March…
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Cameron Sterling, Son of Alton Sterling, Urges Protesters to 'Protest the Right Way'
Cameron Sterling, the eldest son of Alton Sterling—the Baton Rouge, La., man who was fatally gunned down by police officers at a convenience store, sparking protests across the nation—is now speaking out about his father’s death, saying that Alton Sterling was a “good dad.” “I really want everyone to know, everyone nationwide, everyone in this world,…