Coalitions of young peopleĀ from activist organizationsĀ like Assata’s Daughters, BYP100, and Black Lives Matter, Chicago have been demonstrating against Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez for yearsĀ now. Their efforts reached a fever pitch in the weeks following the November 2015 release of footage of the murder of LaQuan McDonaldĀ on October 20, 2014. Their concerns were stemming […]
Representatives of Black Lives Matter, Trust Black Women, and New Voices for Reproductive Justice came together publicly to speak on how fighting for the rights of black women needs to be accomplished on multiple fronts, according toĀ Colorlines.
MarShawn McCarrel, an active member of the Black Lives Matter movement in Columbus, Ohio, killed himself on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse this past Monday, according toĀ New York Daily News.
Pretty much everyone already expected the Dolby Theatre to be full of white faces on Feb. 28 for the 88th Academy Awards. There barely being any people of color in the award nominees and the resulting boycotts and public criticisms of the Academy by those same forgotten faces made that pretty clear. But, due to […]
It looks like Flint, Michigan is getting help from nearby celebrities. Big Sean is an active participant in helping the Flint, Michigan water crisis, as he launched #HealFlintKids on Thursday, January 21, 2016 along with donating $10,000.
ByĀ Courtney Ismain AĀ recent investigationĀ by the Independent newspaper found that more than 3000 police officers in the UK currently have complaints being made against them for alleged assault, with a large majority of the complainants being black or Asian.
Lynching charges against Maile Hampton, a 20 year-old activist, have been dropped according to the Guardian. The Sacramento, Ca. native was charged with lynching during a Black Lives Matter protest for pulling a fellow activist away from a police officer. She was charged under an archaic 1933 California law that defines lynching as,Ā āThe taking by […]
At 3 pm E.S.T, the State of the Black Union will be released online by Black Lives Matter. The pre-recorded response to President Obama’s speech, will include representatives from Dream Defenders, Trans Women of Color Collective and Justice League NYC.
The following piece is from The Grio. It was written by Demetria Irwin. By: Demetria Irwin The āI donāt like mens no moreāĀ video has gone viral.Ā The almost seven-minute long clip purports to show a young man being ādeliveredā from homosexuality during the COGIC 107thĀ Holy Convocation. There are so many things wrong with this […]
The Florida-based activist groupĀ Dream DefendersĀ has launched a bulletproof vest campaign for children in protest of Stand Your Ground legislation in the state. The group, which formed shortly after the death of Trayvon Martin, has taken on causes largely related to gun violence.Ā
A video showing a mentally ill man being physically attacked by a group of teenagers has gone viral. The video, which has been circulating around YouTube, sparked outrage in the form of a Twitter campaign, #JusticeforCoran, created in hopes of raising awareness of the crime.Ā
A 12-year-old Detroit boy who had been missing for almost two weeks was found safe and sound in his parent’s basement. Officers discovered the boy while serving a search warrant on the home as part of their investigation into his disappearance.Ā
