The following piece is from Chicago Tribune. It was written by Achy Obejas. By: Achy Obejas She’s on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list. Why Cuba protects her.
25-year-old Ezell Ford was fatally shot in the back, right arm and abdomen by LAPD police, according to an autopsy report released on Monday.
A Change.org petition is calling for Target to remove an ad that they say disrespects “Annie” actressĀ QuvenzhanĆ© Wallis.Ā The brand’s recent ads shows a white model despite Wallis being in the lead role.Ā
By: Brandon Patterson In August, 22-year-old John Crawford was gunned down by Ohio police in a Walmart in Beavercreek, Ohio, outside of Dayton.Ā Police were responding to a call reporting a man waving a rifle in the store.Ā
One of Ferguson, Missouri’s most prominent demonstrators has been arrested and chargedĀ with setting fire to a Berkeley convenience store last week.Ā
A Ferguson, Missouri police officer who referred to a memorial for Mike Brown as “a pile of trash” has been placed on unpaid administrative leave pending an investigation into the incident.Ā
The following piece is from the Washington Post. It was written by Jonathan Capehart. By: Jonathan Capehart All I want for the new year is the banishment of āpost-racialā anything from all social and political discourse. From its first utterance in 2008 to herald the rise of Barack Obama, the concept was misguided and […]
Activists in Ferguson are calling out Black celebrities who have opted not to comment on the recent incidents of police brutality throughout to country.
The following piece is from Huffington Post. It was written by Joseph Erbentraut. By: Joseph Erbentraut AsĀ Black Lives MatterĀ protests have captivated the nation over the past month, artists in Chicago used a different kind of medium to shed light on America’s racial divide.
A grand jury in Houston declined to indict a police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. The Harris County, Texas, grand jury deliberated for months to determine whether police officer Juventino Castro should face criminal charges for Jordan Baker’s shooting death.Ā
The following piece is from EBONY. It was written by Charles F. Coleman Jr. By: Charles F. Coleman Jr. As many of us continue to grappleĀ with the gut-wrenching news out of Ferguson,Ā there is the prevailing sense of confusion surrounding what might have happened in the grand jury. For as much as Ferguson prosecutor Bob […]
Two suspects have been charged in the brutal gang rape of a teenage girl in TexasĀ who went public about the crime after discovering the attack on social media. The girl, known as JadaĀ found out she had been sexually assault via theĀ #JadaPose tag.Ā
