Demonstrators gathered in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Sunday leading into Monday morning after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was also a young father. Community members, outraged at the incessant killings of Black people in America at the hands of police, […]
*Model/actress Ashley “Gerren” Taylor, who starred on BET’s “Baldwin Hills,” died Sunday at the age of 30. Details about her cause of death were immediately available. “The entire BET family mourns the passing of one of our own, Ms. Ashley Gerren Taylor, beloved star of BET’s […]
Deesha Dyer, a former White House intern during the Obama administration created a scholarship opportunity for Black women in politics. The BlackGirl44 scholarship offers compensation for students pursuing internships that relate to policy, community engagement, community service, advocacy, global relations or politics, according to Impact of a Vote. On Twitter, Dyer […]
Several members of Daunte Wright‘s family spoke out on Tuesday alongside other families who gained national prominence after losing a loved one to state sanctioned violence. “It was the worst day of my life,” Wright’s mother, Katie Wright said as she stood backed by her family. Wright explained […]
The family of Nigel Shelby, a 14-year-old who took his life after he was repeatedly bullied over being gay, will file a lawsuit against the Huntsville Board of Education. Attorneys Ben Crump, co-counsel Jasmine Rand, local counsel Lynn Sherrod, and David J. Johns, Executive Director of […]
By Victor Omondi Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African American, was shot by a white police officer on November 22, 2014, while playing with what would later be found to be a toy gun. His mother Samaria Rice has since sought justice for the loss of […]
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