Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA recently took to Twitter to clarify some controversial remarks he made about what Black youth should do to not scare police. In
[jwplatform qhhh0X6Z] Oklahoma is known for tornados, national disasters and fits every stereotype imaginable for a backdrop of racial injustice. Until the Oklahoma Thunder became
[jwplatform YrHCZYc0] Pastor Julian DeShazier, also known as gospel rapper JKwest, hosted a lock-in at his University Church in Chicago for Black Lives Matter, BYP
Black fans in Cleveland wanted LeBron James to make a statement. Days after a grand jury declined to indict police officers in the murder of
Another Black teen was shot while holding a toy gun. According to reports by The Florida Times Union, the teen was shot after police responded
[jwplatform vW45oa2e] Bishop Tavis Grant prays at City Hall during the Laquan McDonald march outside the mayor’s office in Chicago. The march was organized by
[jwplatform SkiXvBmX] Commissioner Richard R. Boykin of the 1st district in Chicago organized a march for Laquan McDonald around the mayor’s office at City Hall.
A Black man in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, died while police custody. According to reports by WXII, Travis Page, 31, was approached by police on the
[jwplatform HUFKiZDI] Apostle David Rodgers, a former Chicago police officer, discloses how it was working on the police force. He also discusses how to correct the culture
[jwplatform D8tbLNCs] Chicago activists held a press conference in front of police headquarters requesting that Mayor Rahm Emanuel resign from office. They believe he gave
In August 2013, a starling incident of police brutality was caught on video. Lateef Dickerson was on the on his hands and knees, when Dover
Rev. Jesse Jackson, PUSH and community leaders gathered on Sunday, Dec. 6 to continue to protest the killing of Laquan McDonald, who died in October 2014 after
[jwplatform 0lOgBtN7] Activist Lamon, who is known for confronting police officers during community protests, spoke after the march down State Street in memory of Laquan McDonald. The
The Chicago Police Department is now officially under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The move comes in the wake of the fatal shooting of
[jwplatform dGunUPJJ] The ongoing issue of Black males being shot and killed by police have raised numerous questions on how law enforcement treat Black suspects
Former Rikers Island inmate Robert Hinton was the target of vicious beatings and other abuse by corrections officers at the notorious jail. In April 2012,
Photos by Melanie L. Brown Activists in Chicago joined forces downtown on the Magnificent Mile to shutdown holiday spending in protest of the alleged murder of
[jwplatform qtEKNc8l] The young activist group Black Youth Project 100 joined forces with the PUSH organization to protest the 2014 death of Laquan McDonald at
[jwplatform MPF4JW2s] Rev. Jesse Jackson, Brandon Johnson from the Chicago Teacher’s Union; and other activists chanted and prayed at the Water Tower in Chicago during
[jwplatform 8x5rh9dZ] Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. held a press conference with community leaders at the Rainbow PUSH headquarters in Chicago to discuss next steps to
