Nas has spent 20 years in the game and aside from his monumental success, platinum albums, and icon status, not much has changed in that he’s still fighting for the voiceless. As part of GQ Magazine’s “The Legacy Project” in their February issue, Nas chatted it up with the mag about race issues in America […]

The makeshift memorial for the 43-year-old Staten Island man who died after a police officer held him in an illegal chokehold last year was charred in a fire on Monday, police say. Police determined the fire that destroyed Eric Garner’s Staten Island, NY memorial was “not intentionally set.” Criminality, they say, is not suspected. The fire occurred at […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is focused on looking past recent police protests following the deaths of two NYPD officers in December. De Blasio is refusing to apologize to enraged NYPD union leaders – mainly Patrick Lynch – who has targeted the mayor on several different occasions for how he handled protests spurred by Eric […]

The MTA has banned “die-ins” and any other protest that involves people sitting or lying on the floor at Grand Central Terminal after protesters allegedly acted out physically towards MTA officers this week. According to The New York Observer, the two separate attacks are to blame for the MTA’s decision. The protests for police transparency and racial […]

Patrick Lynch, president of the NYPD Patrolman’s Benevolent Association, continued to slam mayor Bill de Blasio during an interview with NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Tuesday. Lynch has targeted the mayor since the assassinations of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in December. The union president previously stated de Blasio had “blood on his hands” regarding the officers’ […]

On Monday, a New York judge agreed to consider releasing the grand jury proceedings that led to the non-indictment of Daniel Pantaleo — the NYPD officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold that killed him. Judge William Garnett said that he would hear arguments later this month on whether to go forth with the […]

In his first public remarks since New York Police Department (NYPD) officers turned their backs on him in protest, Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the action, calling it “disrespectful.” In the weeks following the fatal shooting of two NYPD officers by a lone gunman, many in the department have been attributing the tense climate between […]

Not everyone was a fan of the #BlackBrunch Protests — a nationwide demonstration carried out by activists from New York to Oakland to condemn state violence — that interrupted business as usual over the weekend. In fact, at least one former NYPD officer let his followers on social media know how he really felt when he posted a photo […]

Future Hendrix is ready to take on 2015 at full speed. The Monster rapper just dropped the video for new track “Mad Luv” off his most recent mixtape, giving us a tour of his life in Atlanta. While roaming the Kirkwood neighborhood, Future is joined by good friends Young Jeezy and Young Scooter. He even rocks an ‘I Can’t Breathe’ t-shirt, showing his own support of […]

  Despite NYPD Commissioner William Bratton’s request that officers not turn their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio during the funeral for an officer killed in a brazen attack in December, dozens ignored his wishes, choosing instead to partake in the silent protest. The action defied Bratton’s wishes, but also sent a larger message to […]

Cleveland, Ohio is seeking an outside agency to investigate the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, according to the city’s former police chief. Officials are also hoping to secure an outside probe for investigations of all deadly use-of-force cases in the future. According to the Huffington Post: Michael McGrath, the city’s safety director and its former […]

This year is one for the history books. There were plenty of moments embedded in our hearts in 2014. Amidst the suffering, grief, and remorse during the tragedy in Ferguson, there was the big feminist movement we didn’t see coming, new idols like Lupita Nyong’o and Gina Rodriguez, and protests all around the world that united us after […]