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24-Year-Old Black Raleigh Man Fatally Shot In The Back By Police
A march was held in Raleigh, North Carolina after a 24-year-old man was reportedly shot in the back by police. A witness claims Akiel Denkins was being chased by officer D.C. Twiddy when the officer fell while hopping a fence and opened fire at a fleeing Denkins. Denkins died shortly thereafter.
Black Trans Man Fatally Shot In Louisiana Residence
Demarkis Stansberry, a 30-year-old transgender black man was shot and killed in a Baton Rouge, La. residence. Stansberry was shot by 24-year-old Nicholas Matthews, who later turned himself into local police. according to The Advocate.
#ThouCrushThursday celebrates desire beyond the gender binary
When we talk about desire, we are so often also talking about gender. But, Keyonis Johnson has created a hashtag which appreciates desire outside of the binary hashtags #MCM (“Man Crush Monday”) or #WCW (“Woman Crush Wednesday”).
Did We Do Enough To Save Chicago State University? Not At All.
Less than 24 hours after Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders hosted a rally at Chicago State University, all 900 employees of the university received layoff notices. The layoffs appear to be the final blow in the nearly 8 month battle between Chicago State (as well as other predominantly-Black public colleges) and Illinois politicians. But while many […]
It Matters That Melissa Harris-Perry Won’t Be On MSNBC
Ever since 2012, Melissa Harris-Perry has been a staple of MSNBC’s weekend programming. But due to a recent shift in MSNBC’s objectives, Harris-Perry walked away from her program after being made to feel “worthless” by the studio.
We have to stop the murders of trans people in the United States
In 48 hours, two transgender women have been killed in the United States. It’s time to address transphobia and the violence surrounding it in this country and all over the world.
Students Who Forced a U-Lock on a Black Student’s Neck Won’t Be Charged With a Hate Crime
In 2013, three students were charged and found guilty in a hate crime at San Jose State University where an African-American freshman had a bike lock around his neck of misdemeanor battery, however on Monday they escaped conviction of hate crime contentions.
APPLY NOW: ‘Sing That Like Dovesong’ Workshop For Writers Of Color
“As I said in my letter to Columbia,” Winter Tangerine Review editor-in-chief Yasmin Belkhyr shared with me, “how many women of color have not been able to enter writing competitions because of reading fees? How many are not able to pursue writing because of the high cost of workshops? One is too many.”
BYP100 Feature: #JusticeForEricHarrisNOLA
On Monday Feb 8th, 2016, Eric Harris, a 22nd year old Black man was killed by deputies from the Jefferson Parish Sherriff’s Office (JPSO) in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans. Authorities have attempted to justify the shooting by claiming they acted in self-defense after Harris crashed his car into a pole. It was […]
Chicago Police Officer Who Killed Quintonio LeGrier Plans To Sue His Family
During the early morning hours after Christmas, Quintonio LeGrier called Chicago Police three times to ask for assistance to no avail – he was even hung up on once. When his father called from the same address requesting assistance, an officer was sent to investigate. LeGrier was then shot six times –including in the back– along […]
Protestor Holds “Resign Rahm” Sign At Conference
On Wednesday, January 20, a young Black woman protestor, looking for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, disrupted a news conference at the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.
DeRay McKesson Helps Stephen Colbert Address His Privilege [VIDEO]
On January 18, 2016, DeRay McKesson joined Stephen Colbert on his late night talk show where he talked about Campaign Zero and white privilege with the host.