So far, we’ve only heard and seen the official NYPD narrative of the police killing of Saheed Vassell . And activists are now demanding a full accounting of exactly what happened. The Rev. Al Sharpton urged NYPD officials on Sunday to release “all the video” related to […]
There are troubling questions surrounding Devonte Hart, his five siblings and his adoptive parents who were in an SUV that went off a cliff in Northern California on March 26. His adoptive parents Jennifer and Sarah Hart, both 39, and three of the children, Markis Hart, 19; Jeremiah Hart, 14; and Abigail […]
Disturbing. Shocking. Barbaric. Oprah Winfrey‘s latest 60 Minutes report gave the public an unflinching first look at the Alabama lynching memorial in Montgomery; a space meant to recognize the thousands of victims who were lynched during the seven decades following the Civil War. Included (without warning) were pictures of actual […]
Talk about cultural appropriation. What many people believed to be the main Facebook page for Black Lives Matter is allegedly run by a middle-aged white man from Australia. The page has over 700,000 followers on Facebook, which is nearly twice as many as the official Black Lives […]
Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson and Project Islamic Hope President Najee Ali and a coalition of civil rights leaders will hold a press conference on Monday, April 9 in front of the LAPD’s Southwest Police Station 1546 W. MLK Blvd, L.A. […]
Fear of Being ‘Pigeonholed,’ Psychic Toll at Issue A March 5 panel sponsored by the Ford Foundation in Detroit discussed “Why Kerner still matters: Community coverage, from disorder to daily life.” From left: Bill Plante, Jelani Cobb, Marie Nelson, Richard Prince. Source: Fewer Black Journalists […]
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