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California District Attorney Reopens Investigation Into 2009 Police Killing of Oscar Grant

The 2009 shooting of Oscar Grant was a pivotal moment in the fight for police accountability: a graphic video showing a transit officer shooting Grant in the back was among the first of its kind, documenting a harrowing and deadly example of police brutality and setting off nationwide protests as millions bore secondhand witness to…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

October 7, 2020
News

The Woman Who Sang the Viral 'Lose Yo Job' Song Is Getting the Recognition—and Coins—She Deserves

The song of the summer had no marketing plan, no record deal, no big, glitzy video with star cameos. It contains just two lines, perfectly delivered and perfectly encapsulating a moment that is both maddening, exhausting, and oddly hopeful. It comes courtesy of 27-year-old Johnniqua Charles, and she’s as surprised by the development as anyone…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

June 9, 2020
Law Enforcement, News, Police Brutality

Outrage in Minneapolis After Black Man Dies in Custody Following Brutal Police Arrest : 'I Cannot Breathe!' [Updated]

The FBI is investigating the death of a black man in Minneapolis after local police violently arrested him Monday night. Video of the arrest, which shows a white police officer kneeling on the man’s neck as he lay face down on the street, was filmed and posted online within hours of the encounter. The man,…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

May 26, 2020
News

Ahmaud Arbery Updates: Georgia Attorney General Asks for Federal Help, Surveillance Footage From Construction Site Emerges

Newly surfaced surveillance video showing Ahmaud Arbery at a construction site shortly before he was fatally shot confirms there was no reason for him to be pursued as a burglary suspect, Arbery’s family attorneys say. The video was recorded just minutes before Arbery was ambushed by Greg and Travis McMichael, a white father and son…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

May 11, 2020
Beauty + Style

Your Friday Boost: Watch This UCLA Gymnast Crush Her Beyoncé 'Homecoming' Routine

At this point, we ought to be used to the women of UCLA’s Gymnastics squad going viral—who could forget Katelyn Ohashi’s perfect 10 routine from last year? Well, there’s room at the top if you’re a Bruin, a fact gymnast Nia Dennis proved with this routine (which is likely sweeping through your timeline as I…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

February 28, 2020
Beauty + Style

Serena Williams Responds to Viral Video of Her Vibranium Hips Hitting the Splits at Australian Open

Turns out Serena Williams’ hip flexors are every bit as blessed as Megan Thee Stallion’s knees. We knew this, of course, thanks to a cute little video that went viral last month. In it, the 38-year-old GOAT tennis star, alongside 15-year-old up-and-comer Coco Gauff and 23-year-old Chris Eubanks, do a little bit of choreo alongside…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

January 23, 2020
Criminal Justice, News

Jazmine Headley, Violently Arrested for Sitting on the Floor of a Human Resources Building, Sues New York City

Her screams were bloodcurdling. Last December, exhausted after a three-hour wait at the Human Resources Administration (HRA) building in Brooklyn, where she’d gone to address an issue with her childcare benefits, Jazmine Headley decided to sit on the floor next to her then-1-year-old son’s stroller. Not long after, HRA staff and NYPD officers demanded she…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

August 9, 2019
Education, News

Dallas High School Cuts Off Valedictorian’s Mic After She Mentions Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice in Graduation Speech

Principal Temesghen Asmerom described it as a “technical difficulty” to the students, staff, and family members who had gathered together for the Emmett J. Conrad High School graduation in Dallas last Saturday. But a video, which has now gone viral, appears to tell another story. Just after valedictorian Rooha Haghar mentions “Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

June 7, 2019
Law Enforcement, News, Police Brutality

Rio Vista Police Release Body Cam Footage Showing Officer Body Slamming Woman During a Traffic Stop

Police in Rio Vista, Calif., released body cam footage Tuesday of a traffic stop that ended with an officer body slamming a woman who wanted to know what was happening with family members detained during a traffic stop. The Rio Vista Police Department moved quickly after cell phone footage of the body slam went viral,…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

May 9, 2019
Law Enforcement, News, Police Brutality

Miami Cop Filmed Brutally Arresting Dyma Loving Arrested, Charged With Battery

Officer Alejandro Giraldo, the Miami-Dade cop filmed violently taking down and arresting a black woman who called the police for help, was arrested and charged with first-degree misdemeanor battery and felony official misconduct Friday afternoon, nearly two months after video of the arrest first went viral. Giraldo was one of two officers who arrested Dyma…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

May 3, 2019