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Officer Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, has been fired. The Cleveland Police Department announced that Loehmann was terminated due to inaccurate details on his job application and other administrative policy violations, not for killing Rice. 

Darius Smith, 15, was fatally shot by an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer in California who claims the teen was trying to rob him. The officer told authorities he fired in self-defense as Smith and two 14-year-olds – one of which was Smith’s cousin – tried to rob him at gunpoint after exiting […]

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, returned to Harvard University to get the degree he left behind when he dropped out nearly 12 years ago. At the age of 33, Zuckerberg is the youngest person to deliver the commencement address at the Ivy League university. And he used this opportunity to speak to his […]

Parents of students at Anthony Aguirre Junior High School have come forward with stories about receiving offensive awards from a teacher. Sydney Caesar says her award says, “Most Likely to Blend in with White People.” Now, Lizeth Villanueva received one that declared “Most Likely to Become a Terrorist,” according to Fox 26 Houston. 

Two men have been killed and one remains hospitalized after they attempted to stop an anti-Muslim attack. Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Rick Best, 53, both had their throats slit and died shortly after they approached Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35. 

“You illegal?” That’s the first thing Marcos Antonio Huete heard when approached by a Monroe County sheriff. Just moments earlier, the back wheel of his bike had been clipped by a car. Instead of seeing how he could help him, the officer was asking Huete about his immigration status, according to Univision. 

By Sherronda Brown Amy Schumer is racist, and white women love her. The White Feminist icon’s most recent public display of Beckery is yet another demonstration of the sexual racism she so often falls back into, using racist stereotypes benefitting her white womanhood while decrying the sexual proclivities of men of color. Two weeks ago, […]

This week, the Trump Administration released its budget, which includes $9 billion cuts to the Department of Education. The budget seeks to eliminate subsidized student loans, public service loan forgiveness, and many other programs that help millions of students afford higher education and succeed in school. These proposed changed are extremely harmful to public education […]

“Sanctuary city Policies endanger the lively hood[sic] of every american [sic], while violating federal law and destroying the black community.” At least, that’s what a blatantly racist – and poorly written – flyer found on Chicago’s South Side would like for you to believe. 

Remember when politicians weren’t able to attack reporters and still run in an election the very next day? Republican U.S. House candidate Greg Gianforte was issued a citation by a Montana sheriff – who also donated $250 to his campaign – after he “body slammed” a reporter from The Guardian. 

Contrary to popular belief, the Movement for Black Lives is not solely about police brutality. Bigger than body cameras and electoral politics, the Movement is about Black liberation and freedom for all Black people. Liberation and freedom are unconventional in the sense that the system under which society currently operates makes those two realities impossible. […]

By Lamont Lilly Poetry has long sustained Black people. And, its role in the revolutionary work of freedom fighters cnnot be denied. These poems are meant to be angry. They are also reminders to keep pushing, keep fighting and keep supporting each other, as we all seek the liberation and justice we so deserve. The last […]