Posts Tagged ‘Black Lives Matter (BLM)’
Majority of Black Americans believe U.S. institutions are conspiring against them, poll finds
A study by Pew Research Center founds that more than 6 in 10 Black adults agree that institutions such as the criminal justice system, the country’s economic system and policing are designed to hold Black people back.
Read MoreCongressional Black Caucus condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rant about George Floyd
While trying to defend the Republican party for still supporting Trump’s campaign despite his 34 guilty counts of falsifying business records, Greene called George Floyd a “convicted felon” and accused the Democrat party of worshipping him.
Read MoreAlmost 6,000 Dead in 6 Years: How Baltimore Became the U.S. Overdose Capital
Baltimore was once celebrated for its response to addiction. However, because fentanyl has become more commonplace and law enforcement is shifting its focus toward gun violence, deaths have risen.
Read MoreYour Right to Peacefully Protest Is Under Attack Across America
In today’s political climate, the right to assemble has become more restricted as law enforcement tries to maintain control. Protests in Texas and a SCOTUS decision point to this.
Read MoreCaring for the Ancestors’ Land
Artist and activist Bevelyn Afor Ukah is on a mission to relieve food insecurity in the Black community by teaching gardening skills in combination with ancestral teachings.
Read More6 Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ officers sentenced to 15 to 45 years on state charges for torture of 2 Black men
Ex-officers from Mississippi who brutally tortured two innocent Black men and called themselves the “Goon Squad” were finally sentenced to at least one decade in federal prison.
Read More‘A talented, goofy kid’: family of Ryan Gainer, autistic teen killed by police, speak out
The family of Ryan Gainer, who was killed by police earlier this month, remember his personality in wake of the tragedy.
Read MoreFirst of 6 Mississippi ex-officers sentenced to 20 years for torturing 2 Black men: ‘I’m so sorry … I hate myself for it’
One of six officers who brutally tortured and attempted to murder two Black men officially received his sentence after a highly emotional trial.
Read MoreFamily of man shot dead by police sues officer for ‘excessive and deadly force’
After Devonte Brown was killed by a cop using “excessive and deadly force,” his family and friends seek closure by filing a federal lawsuit against the officer.
Read MoreParamedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s killing in rare case against medical responders
In a first-of-its-kind case, a paramedic has been sentenced for his role in the death of a Black teenager, Elijah McClain.
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