UPDATE: As of late today (7/13/15) The City of New York has settled with the family of Eric Garner for $5.9 million. City comptroller Scott
Eric Garner’s family continues to deal with grief following his untimely death at the hands of the NYPD. But now there are other personal matters that
Eric Garner is the father of 1-year-old, daughter of his live-in girlfriend Yes. He’s the father. The late Eric Garner, 43, who died in the hands
Sometimes it seems as though there are no stories of a good nature in the news about young black men. From repeated deadly encounters with
The video capturing the brutal killing of Walter Scott has riveted the nation. Although this is not the first instance of an unarmed Black man
With the recent death of Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man who was shot in the back by now-former North Charleston, South Carolina, Officer Michael
In what looks like a case of trying to save face and soften some harsh realities, a number of edits made to Wikipedia pages regarding
The Edmund Pettus Bridge revealed the nature of racism in its most gruesome form. Fifty years after ”Blood Sunday,” more than 80,000 people converged on
When a person is arrested today it seems that resisting arrest is always one of the charges lodged. In New York, resisting arrest is only a
Almost everyone would agree that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man who worked tirelessly to right many of the grave injustices that Blacks faced during
While many Americans were observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, arsonists in Staten Island, New York, torched the memorial site of late resident Eric Garner,
The killings of unarmed Black men at the hands of police officers have sparked outrage throughout the nation and other countries around the world. Several celebrities
In an op-ed, Daily Mail editor-at-large Piers Morgan strongly criticizes NYPD officers and addresses New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has come under fire for
As Americans usher in the new year and bid farewell to 2014, we should renew our commitment to continue to fight for liberty and justice,
Like most pop artists of the current era, Nicki Minaj doesn’t often discuss the political issues of our nation, particularly when it comes to race.
We all have to know that Eric Garner did not die in vain but there are others who are dying from the same pain through
The recent wave of mass protests against police brutality sweeping the country has spawned numerous hashtags and slogans. One of the most popular of which
A group of high school basketball players for Mendocino High School were banned from wearing T-shirts with the phrase, “I Can’t Breathe.” According to the
Eric Garner’s daughter has used Twitter to express her rage against the police officers who killed her father. According to reports, Garner’s daughter, Erica, sent
Jamie Foxx’s early career was defined by the kind of false starts that derailed many of his contemporaries in their attempts to ascend the Hollywood
