Violence over Freddie Gray’s death hits Baltimore
[jwplatform oY9d3Rfa] Crowds took the streets recently in protest over the death of Freddie Gray. Source: YouTube
April 27, 2015
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[jwplatform oY9d3Rfa] Crowds took the streets recently in protest over the death of Freddie Gray. Source: YouTube
The city of Baltimore is just 40 miles from our nation’s capitol and is now racked with chaos. For the past several days demonstrators have
David Peterson, president and executive director of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, is charged with honoring and celebrating the contributions of Blacks to America’s labor movement.
In what looks to be a case of a disconnect between generations, media mogul Oprah Winfrey is coming under fire from a number of hip-hop
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
Carmen Ejogo found herself in a fairly unique position once she landed the role of Coretta Scott King in the highly-anticipated Civil Rights drama SELMA. She had to step back into the shoes of one of the most iconic women of the movement
This past Saturday on the campus of UC Berkeley in California, visitors and students were greeted with a shocking sight. Three cardboard cutouts of Black
[jwplatform ecjVbuIy] Black actor and Morehouse man, Samuel L. Jackson, is not a one to shy away from controversy. Despite the rest of Hollywood, especially
Things are heating up all over the country with protests against police abuse and demonstrators remembering Eric Garner and Mike Brown. In Oakland, California, last
[jwplatform 9IMFY92k] There have been two major news events staying in the nation’s sight for the past few weeks, Eric Garner and Bill Cosby. Leave
When I go to the gym, I’m an exorcist, and I rarely go out of my way to speak. I give a friendly smile to
With everyone sharing a popular viral photo of a crying boy hugging a cop and Ben Watson’s Facebook post regarding Ferguson, it’s important to remember that sentimentality can be a silencing tactic.
Since the August 9th shooting death of 18-year old Mike Brown, Atlanta hip-hop star Jeezy has been vocal in regards to the incident, the protests that have followed and what he’d like to see done about police brutality.
In an unprecedented move by an attorney general, Eric Holder visited the embattled city of Ferguson, Missouri, Wednesday. Holder described his decision to visit and
Before the City Hall ceremony, De Blasio was first sworn in twelve hours prior in a modest ceremony outside his Brooklyn residence and accompanied by his wife Chirlane McCray and children Chiara and Dante de Blasio.
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Trayvon Martin’s passionate supporters take to the streets in Los Angeles and Oakland to display their displeasure with the George Zimmernan “not guilty” verdict. They
For the second consecutive night, the chants of “I am Trayvon” could be heard echoing back and forth between the buildings in south L.A. and
While Jay-Z’s 40/40 club in New York City is currently being remodeled, workers and spectators passing by were shocked and perplexed last week when giant
