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Miami Police Officers Fired For Joking About Black Neighborhoods Being ‘Target Practice’
Three new Miami police officers were reportedly fired for joking about using predominantly black neighborhoods as “target practice” in a group chat. Officers Kevin Bergnes, Miguel Valdes and Bruce Alcin were reportedly fired on Dec. 23 after it was ruled that they violated department policies following an internal affairs investigation.
Amazon’s Same-Day Delivery Isn’t Reaching Black Neighborhoods
Instant product delivery is seemingly the last service online retailers need to provide to conquer their brick-and-mortar competitors. Amazon’s same-day delivery option hopes to lead the charge. But a report from Bloomberg raises concerns about many of Amazon’s black customers being excluded from the service.
Man hires KKK to kill black neighbors, begs judge for leniency in sentence
An Alabama man who has been charged with hiring members of the KKK to kill his black neighbor wants leniency. Allen Wayne Morgan’s sentencing will be delayed to allow the government to review an expert report submitted by his defense team.
Man shoots, kills black neighbors for breaking & entering despite being on own property
A West Virginia man is in police custody after shooting and killing his new neighbor and the man’s brother without warning as the two inspected their land. Rodney Bruce Black, 62, who is white, told police that he thought the two black men were breaking into a building he thought he owned.
KKK distributes racist literature in black neighborhood
Residents of a predominantly black Florida neighborhood received shocking news when they discovered flyers from the KKK in their front yards.Pastor Laws noticed the flyers, which were aimed at recruiting members for the infamous hate group.
Racist white woman arrested after targeting Black child with letter: “This is a white neighborhood.”
A 63-year-old white woman, Deborah Cantwell, has just been reported sending a racist letter to her new neighbors in an Indiana neighborhood, targeting their Black child.
Neighbor Charged With Burning Down Black Firefighter’s Home
Kenneth Walker is the only black volunteer firefighter in the North Tonawanda Fire Department. One day, he received a letter threatening that he should resign from the position, because he didn’t belong, or he would “regret it.” His house was later burned down, as well as all of his family’s belonging. Fortunately, none of them were […]
Study: Black men less likely to run in white neighborhoods
A University of Maryland professor discovered some shocking statistics about the practices of black runners. Rashawn Ray, Ph.D found that black men are less likely to run outside if they live in a predominantly white neighborhood.
Two Brothers on Trial for Beating Black Teen While ‘Patrolling’ Their Neighborhood
Two Jewish brothers – Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim – stand accused of beating a black teenager while “patrolling” their Baltimore neighborhood will begin today. The story has drawn comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case.
Why Poetry? Ten Poets and Poems To Read As We Close Out Black History Month.
by Jari Bradley During the peak of the pandemic in 2020, there were numerous online poetry readings being held for the public to attend. I was just finishing my Master of Fine Arts program after three years on the East Coast, and with all the calamity that the world felt comprised of at that time, […]
Kendrick Lamar’s Unapologetic Blackness at Super Bowl LIX
Kendrick Lamar dominated the news cycle in 2024 not only with his ongoing feud with Aubrey “Drake” Graham, but also with the announcement that he would be headlining the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. With the Kansas City Chiefs vying for a record-breaking three consecutive Super Bowl victories and Philadelphia Eagles’ running back Saquon Barkley […]
We were Transformed, but was the World? Reflecting on a Decade of Black-led Movement
by Asha Ransby-Sporn A full decade ago this summer, I arrived at a retreat center in the Chicago suburbs with about a hundred other Black organizers, and community leaders from around the country brought together by Cathy Cohen’s Black Youth Project. Not long into former President Barack Obama’s second term, the goal of the gathering […]