North Carolina county changes policy to end discrimination during traffic stops
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, which includes the state’s largest city, Charlotte, introduced a new policy for its sheriff’s office on Oct. 3, 2022, that deputies will no longer stop motorists for non-moving traffic violations such as tinted windows, revoked license, or broken tail lights. The policy also stipulates that drivers who may have an expired […]
Celebrities slam Kanye West for calling Black Lives Matter a ‘scam’
Ye West incited a volcanic eruption of outrage when the embattled rapper wore a “White Lives Matter” sweatshirt to fashion week in Paris on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Ye, who donned the inflammatory black shirt that was stenciled with white letters, was accompanied to the event by egomaniacal conservative Candace Owens, who wore a matching […]
HBCU enrollment up significantly since 2020
The rapid enrollment rise at HBCUs in the past couple of years can be traced to several seismic sociopolitical and historical occurrences. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “the percentage of Black students enrolled at HBCUs fell from 18 percent in 1976 to 8 percent in 2014 and then increased to 9 percent […]
Kevin Gates agrees with Stacey Dash, doesn’t support BLM (video)
Rapper Kevin Gates revisited the five-year-old comments he made where he trashed the Black Lives Matter movement — and he doubled down on them in a new interview for DJ Akademiks’ podcast. When DJ Akademiks reminded Gates that many Blacks hated him back then for going on a tirade about the BLM, Gates barked, “I […]
How George Floyd’s murder 2 years ago changed America forever
Two years ago today, George Floyd Jr. was murdered in broad daylight after Minnesota officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes. The killing was captured on a now-viral livestreamed video as in the final moments of consciousness, Floyd called out for help from his deceased mother. Floyd’s death brought attention […]
Black Lives Matter has millions in assets, founder’s family, associates benefit
There has been a strong surge of criticisms of the founders of Black Lives Matter after the nonprofit organization took in over $90 million in donations in 2020. The new tax filing, which was shared exclusively with The Associated Press amid relentless scrutiny from right-wingers over Patrisse Cullors’ purchase of five multi-million dollar properties and […]
BLM co-founder sobs after being harassed by Candace Owens (videos)
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors sobbed while describing the ceaseless harassment she and her organization have been allegedly barraged with over the past couple of years. Cullors claims that far-right zealots and ideologues have been promulgating propaganda and blatant lies in an effort to portray the BLM as a corrupt national organization that misappropriated […]
Terry Crews regrets ‘seeking approval’ by blasting the BLM movement
Much-maligned actor Terry Crews has officially apologized for seeking “approval” when he blasted the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020. During the height of the racial reckoning and turmoil in America two years ago, the star of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and the host of “America’s Got Talent” berated the BLM that raged throughout […]
BLM founder refutes report she secretly bought luxury home with donations
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors severely rebuked a New York Magazine reporter for writing an inflammatory and inaccurate report on the organization’s dealings, claiming the BLM used millions in donations to secretly purchase a $6 million home in Southern California. Cullors took to social media to torch the author, Sean Campbell of the NYM’s […]
BLM founders under fire for allegedly buying luxury home in secret
The leadership of the Black Lives Matter organization has come under intense scrutiny once again for the acquisition of numerous real estate properties and where the funding emanates from. According to an explosive investigative report published by New York Magazine’s Sean Kevin Campbell, the three leaders of BLM – Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Melina […]
BLM co-founder given very harsh prison term for voting illegally
The co-founder of the Black Lives Matter chapter in Memphis, Tennessee, was hammered with what is considered an exorbitant and unconscionable prison sentence for supposedly voting illegally in the 2020 presidential election. Judge W. Michael Ward ordered Pamela Moses, 44, to spend six years and one day in prison for allegedly employing deceptive tactics that […]
Rayshard Brooks’ wife feels her family has been ‘forgotten’ by community
Rayshard Brooks‘ wife Tomika Miller told rolling out she has been “disappointed” with the dwindling support she has received in the fight for justice for her husband.
3 ex-Minnesota cops involved in George Floyd’s death on trial: 5 facts to know
The federal trial for three of the ex-Minnesota officers involved in the death of George Floyd started on Jan. 24, 2022. Here are five facts you need to know about the case. On May 25, 2020, Floyd, a Black man, was arrested and forced to the ground by a group of officers. One of the […]
Tabatha Lewis, mother of AJ Stewart, says son died in race-motivated killing
Tabatha Lewis, the mother of AJ Stewart, Tongo Eisen-Martin and attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong recently spoke to rolling out about what they want to see in the case involving Brian Kjellberg, a 50-year-old White man who allegedly stabbed Stewart to death over a parking spot.
Review of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between the World and Me’
“Here is what I would like for you to know: In America, it is traditional to destroy the black body — it is heritage.” Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is inspired by James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time as Coates writes to his son, just as Baldwin wrote to his nephew in […]
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty in George Floyd federal case
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is serving his 22 and a half year year sentence for killing George Floyd and it appears that being locked up has made him change his plea in several other cases against him. The rogue police officer was convicted earlier this year on state charges of second-degree unintentional murder, […]
Kyle Rittenhouse sends LeBron James a vulgar message
Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen acquitted of shooting three people at a Black Lives Matter rally in Wisconsin in August 2020, had a vulgar message for LeBron James in retaliation for mocking him. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar took to Twitter to make fun of Rittenhouse’s alleged fake tears as he recounted in court on Nov. […]
Amber Guyger’s 2nd appeal denied in the murder of Botham Jean
Former police officer Amber Guyger had her dreams shattered once again when she was told on Nov. 18 that she wouldn’t be going home early in her latest appeal process to commute her ten-year sentence. Guyger was convicted of killing Botham Jean in 2018 as he sat in his living room eating ice cream. The […]
Eric Garner Jr. speaks out against NYC Black Lives Matter activist’s threats
Eric Adams, the mayor-elect of New York City, announced earlier this month that he would reinstitute plain clothes officers in New York to help police the city. The move has drawn some harsh criticism from Black Lives Matter activist Hawk Newsome. Adams and Newsome sat down for a meeting as well this month but after […]
Defense in Arbery trial asks for no more ‘Black pastors,’ so 500 are on the way
The trial involving the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was shot and killed during a routine jog in Brunswick, Georgia, is underway. Defense lawyer Kevin Gough said he didn’t want any more high-profiled Black pastors present in the courtroom to prevent influencing the jury. “Obviously, there’s only so many pastors they […]