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In that moment, Beatty told me, she wasn’t a member of Congress. She was just another black American attacked while protesting injustice—one of innumerable others across the long expanse of history. The events of the past week, she said, represent “a collection of historic anger.” I talked with Beatty about …

The NFL has issued a statement on behalf of commissioner Roger Goodell about the nationwide protests sparked by the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, purporting to empathize with protestors. “The NFL family is greatly saddened by the tragic events across our country. The protesters’ reactions to …

Share0 Image: @cuppymusic/Instagram The continent of Africa has become a major global hub for entertainment content with the popularity of Afrobeats and other cultural trends. With superstars like Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, WizKid, becoming more and more popular globally, entertainment scouts are looking to Africa for new talent. Now, Apple …

Derek ChauvinPhoto: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office (AP Images) Life comes at you fast. One minute Derek Chauvin was a horrible Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man accused of the horrendous war crime of allegedly trying to spend a counterfeit 20 dollar bill and the next…Well, …

As the legal scholar Orin Kerr noted, “Actually following a policy of ‘when the looting starts, the shooting starts’ would violate the 4th Amendment, for starters.” He cited the precedent in Tennessee v. Garner. Evelyn Douek: Trump is a problem Twitter cannot fix That case originated in Memphis, where two …

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets the past few days to protest the brutal killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others at the hands of police and white supremacist vigilantes. And among them were quite a few celebrities. Jamie Foxx, J. Cole, Tinashe, …

Protesters gather around a liquor store in flames near the Third Police Precinct on May 28, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during a protest over the death of George Floyd,Photo: Kerem Yucel (AFP via Getty Images) Protests triggered by the police killing of George Floyd, as well as long-simmering discontent at …

Lindsey: I can tell you my exact outfit, because it was actually a cause for concern. Annie: It was! My mom was like, “Who is that? What is she wearing?” Lindsey: I had these four-inch-high, cherry-red Jessica Simpson heels. I wore them with a black skirt and a black-and-white striped …

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Protesters face off with police outside the White House in Washington, DC, early on May 30, 2020 during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for several minutes.Photo: Eric BARADAT (Getty Images) Former Minneapolis police officer …