A handful of residents from the Missouri suburbs of Ferguson and Jennings have filed a lawsuit seeking class action status that alleges the cities are operating modern-day debtors’ prisons by putting “impoverished people” behind bars. The lawsuits, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, were filed on behalf of 15 plaintiffs […]
In a tribute fit for Black History Month, a handful of musicians took to the 57th annual Grammy Awards stage in a purposeful and powerful show of activism through music to get one important message across — black lives do, indeed, matter. The shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Mo. — the catalyst for […]
After a lot of controversy surrounding her impending Grammy performance, Beyonce hit the stage tonight, and introduced Common and John Legend‘s “Glory” duet without a hitch. Though we’re used to seeing Bey twerk sum’n in a sparkling bodysuit, the worldwide superstar – who took home the Grammy for Best R&B performance – tapped into her angelic side for a haunting […]
Here’s a little positivity. This spring, Dartmouth College will offer a new and necessary #BlackLivesMatter course that will focus on race, violence, disenfranchisement, and inequality in African-American history. According to The Dartmouth, the school’s student newspaper, about 15 of the university’s professors will teach separate sections of the class, “10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMatter,” from different academic […]
A St. Louis council meeting took a turn for the worse when a brawl broke out after a police union official allegedly shoved a woman. The incident took place last night during a public hearing to create a police review board overseeing the force’s conduct. With about 50 people signed up to speak about the police and […]
The summer of 2014 was arguably one of the most transformative in recent history — the nation saw a resurgence of resistance against injustice and police brutality following the death of a number of unarmed black people at the hands of law enforcement and, as a result, electrified a movement that doesn’t seem to be slowing down […]
So this happened. Fox News host Bill O’Reilly took some time to tell oppressed people how to be oppressed Thursday night while responding to reports that the U.S. Department of Justice will not recommend civil rights charges be filed against the Ferguson police officer who killed an unarmed Michael Brown Jr. last year. Scolding protesters […]
Police in St. Louis fatally wounded a 19-year-old when he stepped out of a vehicle, approaching the two officers while holding an Intratec 9mm pistol. The teenager, who has not been identified, was a passenger in a stolen car, St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said. According to the St. Louis Dispatch: Dotson said the red Chevrolet […]
It looks like Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo. police officer who fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown last year, will not be indicted on federal civil rights charges for the shooting. The New York Times reports that the Justice Department is taking steps to close the investigation and clear Wilson of any wrongdoing. Federal prosecutors have […]
Activist groups nationwide took to the streets on the first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday since the police killings that left multiple unarmed black men dead last year to walk in the civil rights icon’s footsteps and invoke the same call for justice Dr. King did during the 1960s. It’s a disheartening parallel — […]
After Officer Darren Wilson was not indicted for shooting down unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, St. Louis back in August, the country was outraged, especially the hip-hop community. Many artists spoke out on the continued injustices occurring in the country, with Mike Brown’s death being at the center of majority of the protests, and Fabolous […]
