#BlackLivesMatter

“If you look at the Black Lives Matter movement, one of the most disturbing things is more than one of their protests have embraced rabid rhetoric, rabid anti-police language, literally suggesting and embracing and celebrating the murder of police officers,” Ted Cruz said.

NewsOne’s Top 5 gives you a quick rundown of the viral stories we’re talking about today.

A Rhode Island lieutenant blamed the #BlackLivesMatter movement for promoting violence against cops.

A California mom was outraged to find a Playmobil Pirate Ship came complete with a figurine resembling an African-American slave and instructions to place it in a neck shackle.

Criminal justice reform has been a major issue for President Barack Obama, progressives and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. In recent months the Koch Brothers, Democrats and a number of Republicans have voiced their support for a change of course within the American justice system. On Thursday, a bi-partisan bill was announced by members of the U.S. Senate […]

Gil Scott Heron said in a 1970 poem, “the revolution will not be televised,” explaining in an interview years later that he meant change can’t be captured on film. In the poem, Heron says, “you will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out,” pointing to a movement where people have to […]

A disabled Delaware couple has filed a federal suit against the state police department after officers beat and used a stun gun on the husband when his quadriplegic wife failed to follow orders to stand up because, ahem, she couldn’t, according to The News Journal. The couple, Ruther and Lisa Hayes of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, claim […]

FBI Director James B. Comey described the information as vital in the ongoing debate over policing in the United States.

NewsOne’s Top 5 takes a quick look at the trending stories you’re talking about: Ex-Con Shoots Self In Groin, Tells Cops A Black Man Did It Indianapolis Teen Dies In Police Custody After Twice Complaining Of Trouble Breathing Congressman John Lewis Passes Torch To New Class Of Civil Rights Leaders In CBC Address Bobbi Kristina Brown’s […]

Should the Black Lives Matter movement host/sponsor a presidential debate/forum to see where candidates stand on our issues?

What are congressmen, congresswomen, entrepreneurs, and activists saying about the largest Black liberation movement since Civil Rights?

NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]