Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Bucks led a boycott of NBA playoff games, now members of the league office are following suit. Friday morning (Aug 28), an email inquiry returned a “virtual out of office message.” The automatic reply from a league staff member opened with “I am virtually walking out of the office in […]
One of the most outspoken sports shows in history, Inside the NBA, kept up its reputation as Kenny “The Jet” Smith joined the boycott started by NBA players as he left the set during Wednesdays show. The boycott is in protest to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI. “I think the biggest thing […]
As Confederate landmarks around the country are being toppled and removed, a group of armed members of the Not Fuckin Around Coalition (NFAC) held a protest in Stone Mountain, Georgia to call for the Confederate carvings at the state park to be taken down. The gathering site, which has stood for about a century, features a […]
A man in his early 20s has been charged fatally shooting another man Saturday at a park in Louisville, Kentucky. Protesters were gathered to demand justice for the killing of Breonna Taylor before shots rang out. However, Steven Nelson Lopez of Louisville was arrested and charged with murder and wanton endangerment, according to a Louisville […]
A few weeks after issuing an apology for the NFL’s initial response to National Anthem protests, Roger Goodell is now encouraging teams to sign Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick has been a free agent since the 2016-2017 season after being blackballed by league owners. Goodell sat down for an interview with ESPN on Monday when he responded […]
Protestors in Atlanta have burned down the Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed on late Friday night. According to the Atlanta journal-Constitution, protestors broke the windows of the fast-food restaurant and threw fireworks inside. Cortez Stafford, a spokesperson for the Atlanta Fire Department, said that the fire grew because it was unsafe for firefighters to […]
Lil Baby was seen protesting police brutaltiy with the citizens of Atlanta and joined city councilman Antonio Brown to speak with citizens. Baby now digs back into his rapping bag for “The Bigger Picture” a timely track that details in his bars following the introduction of the George Floyd protests from a newscast. I find […]
On Sunday, YG partnered with Black Lives Matter to hold a peaceful protest in Hollywood, CA. Between 40,000 to 50,000 people reportedly attended the protest. Now, the Compton rapper is under fire for reportedly filming a music video during the protest. People took to social media to talk about how the protest seemed more like […]
While enormous crowds of people flooded the Philadelphia streets and parks on Saturday to protest racism and brutality, two love birds that it was a good time to jump the broom. Kerry-Anne and Michael Gordon began their wedding ceremony outdoors along with thousands of demonstrators who came upon Benjamin Franklin Parkway to protest police violence […]
The NBA season will be back in just over 50 days but before he hits the hardwood in Orlando, Giannis Antentokounmpo made sure he made his presence felt in his home basketball market of Milwaukee. The Greek Freak joined protestors in Wisconsin with teammates Frank Mason III, Donte DiVincenzo, Brook Lopez, Sterling Brown, and Thanasis Antetokounmpo to protest […]
Four Nashville, TN teenagers organized and led a 10,000-person protest against racism and police brutality Thursday. Nya Collins, Zee Thomas, Jade Fuller, and Emma Rose Smith are the young women who led the charge for the Southern city. According to The Tennessean, this was the largest protest in recent history. “We all met on Twitter,” Collins said. […]
Kanye West is back in Chicago and took to the South Side streets with Chicago Public Schools students to demand school officials to cancel their contract with the Chicago Police Department. The protest was organized by local activist Ja’Mal Green in opposition to the $33 million contracts, Martin from the CPS District Office to the […]
If four officers would have been arrested and charged over a week ago, thousands of arrest paperwork could have been saved. The Associated Press states 10,000 people were arrested amid protests over the killing of George Floyd. The report states arrests in Los Angeles make up over a quarter of the national number. The charges […]
Super Bowl Champion, legendary tight-end, and Undisputed Co-host Shannon Sharpe heard Drew Brees’s opinion and he reserved some time for him today. To catch you up, Brees participated in Blackout Tuesday, only to turn around and say kneeling protests are disrespectful to the flag. Then hit another sharp turn and apologized. Shannon has seen it […]
Yesterday, Drew Brees threw himself into a social media fire by stating he is still against the peaceful kneeling protest that was seen in the NFL. Today, he has apologized. Brees was doing an interview with Yahoo Finance where he spoke against the form of protest created by Colin Kaepernick stating that he will “never […]
The Boogaloos are mobilizing to the front lines of the nationwide protest movement. They are coming armed with mainly assault rifles and traveling where the protests are. The Boogaloos are an emerging extremist group that has yet to be truly categorized. In a world of Antifa and looters vs. protestors, they are confounding efforts to […]
The call for justice for George Floyd is growing as different cities protest against police brutality. Thousands gathered at the Barclays Center as they shouted the provocative chant “NYPD, suck my d*ck!” There are tons of videos showing police using brutal force in an attempt to dismantle the protest. Advertisement And a page was taken […]
Meek Mill hit Instagram to show how he too was a victim of police brutality. The Dreamchasers leader posted a picture of Meek way before the fame where he is bandaged and wounded after an encounter with the police. “Mom my took this pic and filed it with internal affairs, nothing happened!” Meek shared. “I […]
Tensions were at an alarming rate yesterday as thousands flooded the streets in protest at the intersection of the scene where George Floyd was screamed “I can’t breathe” while a knee was on his neck applied by Minneapolis Police Officers. Protesters tried to follow social distancing rules by spreading out, but the scene grew in […]
While states and local governments are issuing orders to stay home and social distancing guidelines, some Michigan residents have taken to the streets to participate in a strike against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s statewide quarantine. Dubbed “Operation Gridlock” and organized by the Michigan Freedom Fund, thousands of protesters in the capital of Lansing have refused to […]
