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Share0 Image via @aurorajames/Instagram The call for justice sparked by a viral video of an unarmed black man named George Floyd has now led thousands around the country and the world to come out and protest racial violence at the hands of police officers. The movement has mobilized many in …

If something is happening in the world, Red Table Talk will tackle the topic in a raw, but always relatable way. Today’s episode will be no different. Jada Pinkett Smith’s Facebook Watch show will discuss how gun violence affects women, in particular Black women, who are typically a direct extension …

Photo: Shutterstock The past week has seen people all over the country protest against police violence after video was released showing George Floyd death as the result of Minneapolis Police officers placing their knee on his neck, suffocating him. Now, an officer in Sarasota, Fl. are under investigation for using …

John Boyega is going the extra mile to make sure his voice is heard regarding police violence against Black people across the globe. The Attack the Block and Star Wars actor joined a Black Lives Matter protest in London on Wednesday (June 3) and gave a powerful speech. “Black lives …

Read: The double standard of the American riot Over the past 10 years, the proliferation of mobile video and social media has exposed the pervasiveness of police brutality. Millions of Americans can instantly watch footage of police throwing a young black girl around outside of a pool party before jamming …

Today (June 2) has been designated as Blackout Tuesday, which is meant to observe, mourn and enact change in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the countless others killed by law enforcement. Millions of people across the world are taking part via their social media, particularly Instagram. …

Screenshot: YouTube On Wednesday evening, Barack Obama sought to give the sort of public address that Donald Trump has thus far failed to give: validating the concerns of protesters and offering them encouragement—while offering, controversially, an olive branch to law enforcement. The remarks were part of the My Brother’s Keeper …

George Floyd’s full autopsy report was released Wednesday (Jun. 3) and it provides several new details, including the fact that Floyd previously tested for COVID-19. The 20-page report was released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Officer with permission from Floyd’s family and comes after the coroner’s office released …

For example, a now-deleted tweet from a local Washington station claimed that “pepper spray caused a short stampede”—as the professor Sarah J. Jackson notes, “failing to name the police as the source of the apparently sentient pepper spray.” 2. Don’t fall for the “chaos” theory of the protests. “The word …

The mugshots of the four former Minneapolis police officers responsible for George Floyd’s death have been released following their arrests, and they all face up to 40 years in prison if convicted as charged. Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were all present when Derek Chauvin pressed …