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Keiajah Gabbrell stands as one of the most recognized millennial activists in Kansas City. On Oct. 27, Gabbrell attended a public meeting for the Board of Police Commissioners, where she took the opportunity to call out several people on the board, all of whom she accused of racist behavior. The video of the meeting eventually…

A Black man who has been described as “mentally ill” by his loved ones, was shot fatally by Philadelphia police on the afternoon of Oct. 26, according to multiple sources. The victim, Walter Wallace, looked to be in a heated argument with police when the incident turned fatal. Flanked by his mother, who attempted with…

Racial strife in America continues to cause concern. on Oct. 14, a White man in Michigan was charged in a federal court for allegedly attacking a Black youth in a racially-motivated attack, according to WDIV. On June 6, Lee Mouat, a 42-year-old White man, confronted a group of Black teens at Sterling State Park, located…

James Timothy Norman appeared in court on Oct. 13 and pleaded not guilty to what appears to be a heinous crime. Norman is accused of killing his nephew, Andre Montgomery, over insurance money, according to St. Louis Post-Dispatch. During the hearing on Oct. 13, Chief Magistrate Judge Nannette Baker heard arguments but has yet to…

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, Amy Cooper was arraigned remotely in a Manhattan court. Cooper’s claim to fame and crime occurred on May 25, when she racially profiled a Black man, Christian Cooper, at Central Park in New York City. Christian Cooper was birdwatching at the park when he noticed that Amy Cooper did not…

Attorney Ben Crump is helping a family search for answers after a Black man was found hanging from a tree in Orlando, Florida. On Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, Crump called for an investigation into the death of Nevan Baker, according to the Orlando Sentinel. On Oct. 5, Baker, 22, was found by officers hanging from…

A Black man from Galveston, Texas, is suing the Galveston Police Department after enduring inhumane treatment. Donald Neely, 44, who suffers from mental health issues, filed a lawsuit for $1 million against the department after officers on horseback pulled him down the street by a rope, according to the Houston Chronicle. Neely’s lawsuit states that…

Jacob Blake, who was critically wounded after being shot multiple times by a cop, has been released from a Milwaukee hospital. Blake was released from the hospital on Oct. 7, according to CNN. After being released, Blake was transferred to a spinal rehabilitation center in Chicago where he will continue his recovery. On Aug. 23,…

More evidence about the Breonna Taylor case has made its way to the public. On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, an investigative report from the Louisville Metro Police Department’s Public Integrity Unit revealed the cops who were involved presented a false narrative about Taylor, according to the Courier-Journal. Officers were able to obtain a no-knock warrant…

A Black man filed a lawsuit against a police department in Wisconsin who falsely arrested him following a call from his neighbor. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, Yahoo! News reported that Keonte Furdge filed a lawsuit against the Monona Police Department located in Monona, Wisconsin. On June 2, Furdge was sitting on the porch of…

Kerry Washington, an award-winning and multimillionaire actress, admits she has a “very real fear” of playing with her kids in her own neighborhood for fear that White people will call the cops on her. Washington made the sobering admission on former ESPN sports reporter Jemele Hill’s podcast “Unbothered” that will air on Monday, Sept. 21,…

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, announced a $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor’s family in a wrongful death lawsuit. The settlement comes months after Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville police as she slept in her bed. Hours after the settlement was announced, Ben Crump, an attorney representing Taylor’s…

Alicia Keys has admitted it is “terrifying” having Black sons in such a hostile world. The “Empire State of Mind” hitmaker — who has Egypt, 9, and Genesis, 6, with husband Swizz Beats — was pregnant with her second son in 2014 at a time of Black Lives Matters protests following the killing of an…

A deputy in the Clayton County Sheriff’s department is under investigation after viciously beating a Black man. The incident occurred in Clayton County, Georgia, according to a social media post by Instagram user @jah.vis. According to the post, the unidentified Black man was a passenger in a Lyft Car with several family members when sheriff…

Another Black person was the victim of racial profiling. On Sept. 6, the Akron Beacon Journal reported that Darren Cooper, who is Black, was detained by law enforcement in Ravenna, Ohio. Cooper was using a cell phone while sitting in his gray Mustang on Aug. 13 when a woman called the police. According to the…

A White police officer in Columbia, South Carolina was reprimanded for using a racial slur, according to multiple news sources. The incident occurred at the Five Points district in Columbia where people frequent bars and nightclubs on weekends. In a video that recently emerged online, Sgt. Chad Walker, who is White, is having a heated…

Jacob Blake Sr. gave a resounding speech at the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. On Aug. 28, thousands celebrated in Washington, D.C. to remember the 1963 march where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. This year’s march was called “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” to…

Jacob Blake reportedly has been shackled to his hospital bed as he continues to fight for life after being shot seven times in the back. On Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, Blake’s father, Jacob Blake Sr., spoke to reporters after he saw his son at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. “I…

The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot in the back several times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, told the media that his son is paralyzed. Kenosha, which is about 45 miles south of Milwaukee, was the scene of the disturbing shooting captured by a witness on a cellphone video that has…

Another act of police violence has shocked the nation. During the early morning on Aug. 21, a Black man was killed after members of the Lafayette Police Department reportedly fired 11 rounds at the victim, according to Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Police responded to a disturbance at a gas station that involved Trayford Pellerin, 31, who…