PeaceTech Lab is an award-winning non-profit organization founded by the United States Institute of Peace. They announce the Road to Equal Justice (R2EJ), a U.S.-wide initiative to help provide free training, resources, and grants for organizations and individuals to tackle the power of media, technology and data to improve efforts for social justice and peacebuilding. They […]
For Life is finally returning after production was delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The trailer below features the main character, Aaron Wallace (Nicholas Pinnock) outside the prison fence and the caption reads, “Never stop fighting.” That is the theme of the upcoming season as we get a glimpse of Wallace’s life post-prison. Advertisement The […]
After the success of his popular and time-sensitive single “The Bigger Picture,” which magnifies the issues of police brutality and racism in the United States, ATL’s Lil Baby says he’s falling back from the political arena. In the song’s visual, Lil Baby can be seen walking with the Black Lives Matter protesters in the A, […]
Eve opened up about her marriage to Maximillion Cooper in a teaser for TV One’s upcoming episode of Uncensored. “I don’t think about our race. I don’t. When we first got together, yeah, of course. I had never been with a white guy seriously like that. So yeah, I definitely thought about it. But we […]
Following a grand jury’s decision to not indict any of the officers involved in the Breonna Taylor killing by Louisville Police, protesters took to the streets of Kentucky’s largest city. Also, two police officers were shot and wounded before the courthouse was set ablaze. The Louisville Metro Police Department put out a state of emergency […]
The City of Louisville settled to pay Breonna Taylor’s estate $12 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. “Her beautiful spirit and personality is working through all of us on the ground, so please continue to say her name: Breonna Taylor,” her mother, Tamika Palmer, said on Tuesday. She added, “It is time to move forward with the […]
A few months ago, during the worldwide protests in response to the murder of George Floyd, there were rumors that some NFL teams were taking an interest in signing Colin Kaepernick. They realized that Kaep had been right all along about the violence and injustice Black people face in the United States. Roger Gooddell even […]
A local Minneapolis woman is applauding Delta Airlines taking a stance against racism and discrimination. Last week, 25-year-old Demetria Poe took a flight from Minneapolis to Washington D.C. to attend the Commitment March. On her flight, she was berated by a Karen, who switched her American flag facemask for a Blue Lives Matter facemask when […]
Mathias Ometu, the jogger who was mistakenly arrested and put in jail for two days in San Antonio, Texas, has spoken out for the first time since the incident and accuses the Bexar County Jail employees and the San Antonio Police Department of unfair treatment and police brutality. See the video below from ABC World […]
As we all are in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, many people have their opinion as to how we can come together to stop police brutality within our communities. Reality star Waka Flocka has no problem with going on a rant on his Instagram story. Only this time, this opinion received a lot […]
Everyone remembers where they were when Kanye West dropped a bomb of a comment on the Katrina Telethon, on Live Television. “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” which caught every viewer and listener off guard, including Mike Myers, the famous comedian standing next to him. It was fifteen years ago, but the effect and power of those […]
Jacob Blake’s family hosted a block party during the time of Donald Trump’s visit to Kenosha. Trump was discouraged by local officials about visiting Kenosha as people thought his presence might further divide the community. However, he decided to visit anyway. Jacob Blake’s family decided to throw a block party and a rally in response […]
The NFL announced yesterday that they will put social justice messages in the endzones for the upcoming season. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said during a conference call that the messages “End racism” and “It takes all of us” will be written on every endzone in every stadium. Goodell also said on the conference call that […]
Donald Trump has shown that he doesn’t think black lives matter through his actions, and now he basically said it. In an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, POTUS dragged the “Marxist organization.” “The first time I ever heard of Black Lives Matter, I said, ‘That’s a terrible name.’ It’s so discriminatory. It’s bad for […]
Despite experiencing gun violence herself, Megan Thee Stallion used her platform to advocate for victims of police brutality and injustices. Live Nation and TIDAL put together a virtual show headlined by the Houston rapper, and her knees seem to be working just fine. Meg ran through a slew of her hits including “Savage,” “Cash Sh*t,” […]
During MTV’s Video Music Awards on Sunday, international crooner The Weeknd demanded justice for Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake during his appearance on this year’s virtual show. The Weeknd, whose given name is Abel Tesfaye, won two awards; Video of The Year and Best R&B Video. Tesfaye said that because of the current climate of […]
With consistent deaths of Black people at the hands of those in place to protect and serve the citizens of this country, there are a great number of Black people who vehemently believe that the only way they will receive freedom, justice and equality is to separate from “white” society. Back in the 60s, the […]
What a difference a few years can make. After being on the fence on what Colin Kaepernick stood for, the Baltimore Ravens organization is all in for social justice. The Ravens issued a statement Thursday and began by seeking unity but also said it was time to “accept accountability and acknowledge the ramifications of slavery and racial […]
The NFL season is two weeks away and some players are feeling away about either playing or not playing at least for a game. Jim Trotter of NFL Media said Friday that he was told by “a few prominent black players” that they want to sit out a game in an attempt to force action. […]
The WNBA has been very vocal from the beginning of the civil unrest in this country during the summer. On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks were the first team to organize and postpone their playoff game with the Orlando Magic. From there, it was a fast and powerful wave that moved through a few other sports leagues, but not as […]
