Jidenna

Janelle Monae & Jidenna Lead New York Protest…

On Thursday afternoon, talented singer/songwriter Janelle Monae, her artist Jidenna, and her Wondaland collective, continued to stand with the “Black Lives Matter” movement…
04.17.21
Ferguson Interim Police Chief Andre Johnson

Ferguson Interim Police Chief Was Previously Suspended Three…

Andre Anderson, Ferguson's interim police chief, is facing scrutiny following the reveal of his previous three suspensions.
03.15.18
Jeb Bush

Watch: #BlackLivesMatter Protesters Interrupt Jeb Bush Town Hall…

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush abruptly ended a town hall meeting after a Black Lives Matter protester raised a question
03.15.18
Ferguson On One Year Anniversary Of Michael Brown's Death

St. Louis Officials May Lift State Of Emergency…

St. Louis officials are expecting the state of emergency to be lifted by Wednesday, the St. Louis Dispatch reports.
08.12.15
Ferguson In 2014

Two Journalists Who Covered Ferguson Last Year Were…

In what Washington Post’s executive editor called “outrageous,” two journalists who traveled to Ferguson, Mo. at the height of protests…
08.11.15
Ferguson On One Year Anniversary Of Michael Brown's Death

Ferguson Protesters Arrested Overnight On Charges Of Blocking…

Police arrested several people late Monday in Ferguson after claiming protesters refused to leave West Florissant Avenue
08.11.15
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“The Work Has Only Begun But Love Will…

Everyone wants to know how the past 365 days have been since Michael Brown was gunned down by Officer Darren…
04.17.21
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“This Year Of Protests Has Been The Year…

A dark abyss. If someone were to ask me where I was on August 9, 2014 – before I received…
04.17.21
Freddie Gray protest

Cincinnati Officials Reportedly Prep For Protests After Viewing…

There have been a string of new updates in the case of Samuel Dubose, the Ohio man who was shot…
07.29.15
Ku Klux Klan

Black Officer Aiding White Supremacist Demonstrates Humility By…

A Ku Klux Klan rally in South Carolina Saturday was overthrown by anti-racism protesters and a few viral moments that…
07.20.15
NYC Protestors

#ShutItDown: Protesters To Renew Calls For Justice One…

NYC #ShutItDown for Eric Garner! This Friday we show our resistance This Friday we show our power #NOJUSTICENOPEACE pic.twitter.com/Pn2kZacv1X —…
07.16.15
Calls For Removal Of Confederate Flag Outside SC Statehouse Grow In Wake Of Race-Fueled Charleston Church Shooting

“I Did It For All The Little Black…

Days after 30-year-old community organizer Brittany “Bree” Newsome scaled a 30-foot pole to remove the Confederate flag from the South…
06.30.15
National Guard Called In As Unrest Continues In Ferguson

Justice Department: Ferguson Response To Protesters Violated Free…

Nearly a year after Ferguson, Mo. teenager Michael Brown Jr. was fatally shot by former police officer Darren Wilson, the…
08.09.15
Kendrick Lamar, BET Awards, Black Lives Matter, Police brutality

#BlackLivesMatter: You Don’t Want To Miss These Political…

Confronting the stigma that millennial artists are less inclined to marry their craft with social issues, the 2015 BET Awards…
04.17.21
President Barack Obama

Obama’s Use Of The N-Word To Open Discussion…

During a Monday interview with comedian Marc Maron, President Barack Obama used the n-word to drive home the point that the shunning…
06.22.15
Graffiti Cans

Police: Protesters Allegedly Deface Charleston Confederate Statue

Protesters have been accused of defacing a Confederate statue in Charleston, South Carolina, reports the Huffington Post. The tagging was discovered…
03.15.18
Ferguson Police Department

Police Claim #BlackLivesMatter Protests Have Increased Homicides, But…

In the aftermath of national protests against police brutality and the shooting death of unarmed Black teen Michael Brown nearly a…
06.17.15
Montel & Deray

This Is What Happened When Montel Williams Came…

No matter what, Twitter has DeRay’s back. On Wednesday, DeRay McKesson and Montel Williams engaged in a brief Twitter spat after…
06.10.15
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University Of Chicago Trauma Center Protests End, 9…

8 ways you can support #TraumaCenterNow as sit-in arrestees head to bond court @prisonculture http://t.co/VDGkux5ELm pic.twitter.com/JnjRoah6LU — TraumaCare Coalition (@TraumaCenterNow)…
06.05.15
Baltimore jails

ACLU Asks Judge To Improve Unsanitary, Dangerous Conditions…

Unsanitary and dangerous conditions at the Baltimore City Detention center prompted civil rights lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union…
06.02.15