A 21-year-old graffiti artist who was placed in critical condition after being struck by an unmarked police car in Miami died from his injuries Tuesday. Delbert Rodriguez Gutierrez, who goes by the street artist name of Demz, was spotted “tagging” a building by police gang unit members. Rodriguez fled when the officers gave chase. According to […]
To say that 2014 has been emotionally overwhelming is an understatement. From the death of Mike Brown to the non-indictment of Eric Garner’s killer, the world was forced to come together and demand justice and peace. Being that it’s almost fifteen years into the new millennium, you’d think days of constant protesting were over; but judging by […]
Ava DuVernay’s masterful storytelling in the upcoming film Selma transports audiences back to the Civil Rights era, a period of political unrest and progress that resonates now more than ever. Since early August, when Michael Brown Jr., a black unarmed 18-year-old, was killed by Darren Wilson, a white police officer in Ferguson, youth in St. Louis […]
Mugshots, a bar near Ferguson, Mo., has come under fire for selling a Michael Brown-themed shot. Playing heavy on sarcasm, the bar featured the “Silver Bullet Special” named after the murdered teen, which included six tequila shots for $10. The owner of the bar claims it was just a joke, later renaming the deal after himself – “The A**hole […]
Proving the movement to combat police violence isn’t going anywhere, Kobe Bryant and most of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates rocked “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts during pre-game warmups before taking a win against the Sacramento Kings Tuesday night. Joining Derrick Rose, Reggie Bush, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, and a handful of other ball players in the […]
One of the largest fraternities in North America, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, thought it would be clever to mock the L.A. Crips gang in the wake of Ferguson and Eric Garner protests this past weekend. Members of the fraternity threw a “Clemson Cripmas”-themed party at Clemson University on Saturday night, wherein white kids donned fake tear-drop tattoos […]
A white Florida officer critically wounded a black man early Monday when he shot the unarmed 28-year-old in a stolen car in Orlando, according to Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings. Witnesses say the man, Cedric Bartee, had his hands in the air — a sign of surrender — when the shooting occurred. In recent months, the “Hands up, […]
When the president that Kanye West once quipped “doesn’t care about black people” joins the movement of people calling foul in the grand jury decision not to indict the officer who choked a black New York man to death, you know times have changed. Former president George W. Bush spoke out about Eric Garner, the […]
The Seattle police officer who punched a handcuffed woman in her face, fracturing the orbit of her right eye, will not face charges for his actions. In fact, King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced his office would not bring charges against Officer Adley Shepherd because he “acted professionally and with restraint,” adding that Shepherd’s actions did not amount to […]
The man who was killed by the LAPD last Friday has been identified as a young white male who performed as the popular villain from the Scream films. The man’s name has yet to be released, but people who knew him said he usually performed as the character for tourists on Hollywood Boulevard. Friends and people who routinely […]
