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.
Little League superstar Mo’ne Davis has been named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year.Ā Davis, 13, became an instant celebrity as she took the mound in the Little League World Series giving the phrase “throw like a girl” a whole new meaning.Ā
Chicago could report its lowest murder total in close to 50 years for the second consecutive year. Despite murder rates being down, the number of shootings is up for 2014, according to data analysed by the Chicago Sun-Times.
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
The following piece is from Thy Black Man.Ā Ā It was written by David A. Love. By: David A. Love The vast majority of the wrongfully convicted who are exonerated through DNA evidence are people of color. The numbers donāt lie.
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
Egypt has banned the showing of the film “Exodus: Gods and Kings” in the country due to historical inaccuracies.Ā
Protesters are planning to disrupt New Year’s Eve celebrations in major metropolitan areas across the nation. The protests, headed by theĀ Stop Mass Incarceration Network,Ā calls for activists to not allow New Years Eve 2015 “to go down because business as usual in Amerikkka includes wanton police murder of Black people.”
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 […]
A Nashville police chief is garnering praise after pinning a letter in support of protesters calling for an end to police brutality. Steve Anderson posted the below message originally on the Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County website on Friday.Ā