Five years have passed since George Floyd’s death under the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sparked what many consider the largest social movement
A lasting movement beyond physical representations Community response The decision to remove the iconic Black Lives Matter mural in Washington, D.C., has generated significant emotional
Cicley Gay is a board member of Black Lives Matter. Gay brings over two decades of nonprofit and philanthropic expertise to her role with Black
The tragic murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012 by George Zimmerman marked a pivotal moment in American society, igniting a national conversation about race, justice
In the past decade, the landscape of American politics has been significantly reshaped by the tireless efforts of activists advocating for racial justice. One prominent
The presidential election is less than a month away and there’s been a lot of chatter in the media in the last couple of weeks,
Chloe Bailey has praised Beyoncé for being an “amazing” mentor. The singer-actress was just five years old when she first met her idol when they
Ten years ago, on Aug. 9, 2014, former police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown’s death
BLM or Black Lives Matter continues to be an issue for millions across the nation. A California mother is taking legal action after her first-grade
Dancehall artist Spice, known for her vibrant music and bold statements, recently emphasized the importance of embracing a unified Black identity over ethnic and national
The upcoming Prime Video documentary Power of the Dream examines the watershed moment when the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream defied team owner Kelly Loeffler and publicly
The arrest of a Black teenager on Memorial Day has sparked outrage and led to an administrative review of a Florida police department. The incident,
In a significant move to support families affected by police violence, Representative Cori Bush, alongside other Democratic Representatives, has reintroduced the Helping Families Heal Act.
Cicley Gay discussed the importance of maternal health issues within the Black community. Black mothers continue to not get the proper prenatal care, and Gay
Jury members in the murder trial of a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy said Friday that they were unable to reach a verdict, forcing the judge
Drew Sanders had a vision and put it in his apparel company. The Aware Brand is a clothing line founded by Sanders, a Tuskegee University
Black Lives Matter is inching perilously close to insolvency after thriving during the apex of the pandemic and rise of racial reckoning in 2020, a
A Queens woman who drove her car into Black Lives Matter protesters in December 202o avoided jail time after cutting a plea deal. Fifty-three-year-old Kathleen
Phil Jackson, the man who coached Michael Jordan to six NBA championships in the 1990s, said he stopped watching NBA games after players began adopting
Despite the fact that a man was found guilty in a court of law of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester, the governor of Texas
