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Remembering Tyre Nichols: A loving son, father, photographer, skateboarder, who loved life
Friends and family remember the unarmed Black man brutally murdered by police.
Jewish Lives Matter More? Where was this energy when Kanye West disrespected Black people?
Offend Black people, you’re ignored. Offend Jews, you’re cancelled. Anyone see a problem here?
The real reason for the ‘White Lives Matter’ shirt: Kanye tells us why in his own words
Many asked why, and he finally revealed the mystery during a viral sit-down interview with Tucker Carlson of the conservative television network, Fox News.
Does Sway Have the Answer? What is Kanye's rationale for wearing a 'White Lives Matter' shirt?
The Internet is trying to figure out Kanye West’s rationale behind donning a long-sleeved shirt with this slogan emblazoned across it: “White Lives Matter.”
Video shows Akron police shoot unarmed Black man Jayland Walker more than 60 times
A Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire.
Lauren Smith-Fields Case: What we know so far as the family continues to demand answers in her death
The family of Lauren Smith-Fields is suing Bridgeport, Connecticut over city authorities’ handling of the 23-year-old’s untimely death. Loved ones of the deceased are also requesting that an independent agency be brought in to take over the investigation into the mysterious death.
Ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter for cruel murder of George Floyd
The jury reached a verdict Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, the Black man who was pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck in a case that set off a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.
Jury selection begins in trial of ex-cop in Floyd’s death
Jury selection in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death began Tuesday with the first potential juror excused after she revealed during questioning that she thought the way the officer acted was “not fair.”
Teen who recorded George Floyd’s death receives courage award presented by Spike Lee
The literary and free expression organization PEN America honored Darnella Frazier, the quick-thinking and dauntless young woman who filmed the murder of George Floyd, with the 2020 PEN/Benenson Courage Award.
1 officer indicted in Breonna Taylor case; not for her death
A Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong, with prosecutors saying Wednesday two officers who fired their weapons at the Black woman were justified in using force to protect themselves.
Christian athlete turned activist, Maya Moore, marries man she helped free from wrongful conviction
Surprise! Christian basketball star turned activist Maya Moore has wed the love her life, Jonathan Irons – also the man she helped free from a prison sentence stemming from a wrongful conviction 23 years ago.
Jacob Blake was no angel, but Kamala Harris says his shooting is unjustified and officer ‘should be charged’
Though some have characterized him as a violent criminal who was resisting arrest and got what was coming to him, democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said she believes in “due process,” and when it comes to Blake’s shooting, “I cannot see how anybody could reason that, that was justifiable.”
Demanding Justice: Parents of Elijah McClain sue Colorado police over his death
DENVER (AP) — The parents of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after officers in suburban Denver stopped him on the street last year and put him in a chokehold, sued police and medical officials Tuesday.
What in the World? White couple draw guns at Black Lives Matter protesters heading to St. Louis mayor’s home
A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis as a group marched toward the mayor’s home to demand her resignation after she read the names and addresses of several residents who supported defunding the police department during an online briefing.
Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church, Rev. Bernice King speaks
Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, taking part in a funeral filled with historical echoes and a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too many times before.
WATCH: African American girl, 9, delivers powerful skate performance on Black Lives Matter Plaza
Kaitlyn Saunders, 9, said her graceful tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement was inspired by the numerous injustices black people face in the United States of America.
Feds to review cases into hanging deaths of 2 black men
Local authorities have said there is no evidence of foul play in the deaths of Robert Fuller in Palmdale and Malcolm Harsch in Victorville and early indications point both to suicide, but sheriffs have pledged to continue to investigate the cases.
Demonstrators vow to sustain momentum until change happens
Protesters stirred by the death of George Floyd vowed Friday to turn an extraordinary outpouring of grief into a sustained movement as demonstrations shifted to a calmer, but no less determined focus on addressing racial injustice.
Watch It: Sandra Bland's own video from 2015 traffic stop in Texas released
Cellphone video recorded by Sandra Bland, a black woman found dead in a Texas jail following a confrontational 2015 traffic stop, shows for the first time her perspective as a white state trooper draws his stun gun and points it at close range while ordering her out of her car. See the 39-second clip.
Research: Black Lives Matter mostly opposed by men, conservatives and Republicans
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas recently examined public opinions about Black Lives Matter, an activist movement founded in 2013 that has gained national attention in subsequent years. The study, “Red States and Black Lives,” is published in the journal Justice Quarterly,