When Colin Kaepernick decided to peacefully protest police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem back in 2016, the NFL decided that he should no longer be a part of professional football. Now, in the wake of protests nationwide following the murder of George Floyd by police …
Read More »Entertainment Journalist & “This Is Us” Writer Jas Waters aka Jas Fly Dead at 39
Jasmine “Jas” Waters, an entertainment journalist and writer for popular TV shows like NBC’s This Is Us and Showtime’s Kidding, has died at the age of 39. The passing of Waters, who also went by the moniker “Jas Fly,” was first confirmed by her friend and fellow writer, Sade …
Read More »Tulsa Police Officers Arrest Black Teen for Jaywalking, Say Cops Are Shooting Black People “Less Than We Probably Ought To”
Newly surfaced bodycam footage shows two white Tulsa police officers placing two black teens in handcuffs for jaywalking. The incident, which occurred last week and is now under internal investigation, comes as protests against police brutality continue across the country following the murder of George Floyd by a police …
Read More »Louisville Metro Council Passes “Breonna’s Law,” Which Bans No-Knock Warrants & Requires Body Cams During Raids
The Louisville Metro Council on Thursday (Jun. 11) unanimously voted 26-0 to pass “Breonna’s Law,” which will ban the use of “no-knock” search warrants. The bill was named after Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT worker who died after being shot eight times by police during a drug raid on …
Read More »Black Female Cop Fired for Stopping White Officer Using Chokehold Might Finally Get Her Pension Back
It’s taken twelve years, but a Black female former Buffalo police officer might finally see justice after she was fired for stopping a White officer from using a chokehold on a Black man. Back in 2006, Cariol Horne witnessed officer Gregory Kwiatkowski choking a Black suspect and intervened by …
Read More »Another Black Man Said “I Can’t Breathe” Before Dying in Police Custody; One Cop Responded: “I Don’t Care”
One of the most powerful parts of the George Floyd video was how the man kept saying that he couldn’t breathe before being killed by police officers. Now, new footage from a 2019 incident in Oklahoma City shows a very similar situation. In May of last year, OKC police …
Read More »Starbucks Bans Employees From Wearing Anything That Supports Black Lives Matter
Like many other businesses and retailers, Starbucks recently took to social media to profess to their support to the black community amid nationwide protests against police brutality, social injustice and systemic racism. However, an internal memo sent to employees last week seems to be portraying a totally different message. …
Read More »“His Skull Was Actually Showing”: Man Critically Injured After Toppled Confederate Statue Hit Him in the Head
A Virginia man is fighting for his life in the hospital after he was critically injured when he was hit in the head by a Confederate statue at a monument that was toppled by demonstrators. A witness identified as a Black Lives Matter activist told WAVY that the injured …
Read More »Elderly Karen Goes Off on Asian Woman Exercising in the Park: “Go Back to Whatever Country You Belong In!”
Another day, another racist Karen spewing hateful things at people who aren’t white. In this instance, Karen is an old white lady who was pissed off at a young Asian woman for exercising on the stairs at Charles H. Wilson Park in Torrance, California. My coworker/friend encountered an evil …
Read More »Thomas Lane, Fired Cop Charged in Murder of George Floyd, Released From Jail After Posting $750k Bail
Thomas Lane, one of the fired police officers who was charged in the killing of George Floyd, was released from jail on Wednesday (Jun. 10) after posting his $750K bail. When asked how Lane was able to post bond so quickly, his lawyer simply told TMZ that it was …
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