Two mothers of the movement, Geneva Reed-Veal and Maria Hamilton, whose children’s deaths helped fuel the Black Lives Matter movement, were in Charlotte on Friday to encourage early voting. Reed-Veal’s daughter, Sandra Bland, died in a Texas jail cell last year after a state trooper pulled her over for failing to use a turn signal. Their […]
Seven Charlotteans are suing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department over officers use of tear gas during the September riots after the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, according the Charlotte Observer. The plaintiffs filed the petition in federal court. Don’t Miss: Hillary Clinton To Sit Down With BLM Activists DeRay Mckesson & Brittany Packnett The plaintiffs want […]
Hundreds of Seattle public school teachers plan to wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts to school for a week. They want to spark a dialogue in the school district about racial injustice.
Tip has always been vocal about his stance on the Black Lives Matter movement, so it comes as no surprise that he was not here for Mayweather's questionable remarks.
The one and only President Obama called up the morning show and talked with Rickey Smiley. He explained what is the best parting gift he could receive from the American citizens, and recalls his first date with Michelle Obama, saying he was “pretty smooth.” Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Plus, Mr. Obama explains where Hillary […]
Pat McCrory doesn’t get it. During his debate with Democratic candidate Roy Cooper, McCrory quoted Martin Luther King Jr and then went on to say “All lives should matter. We should value every single human life.” The comment underscores the disconnect between people who vilify Black Lives Matter and those who seek to understand the […]
A Detroit woman is proving that real-life is scarier than anything fictional this Halloween, as she has decided to use her decorations as a means to make a powerful statement about the recent tragedies around the country. https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/785933109174931456 Larethia Haddon expected that she would draw a lot attention, surprised eyes and even controversy for her […]
The 83-year-old judge said Kaepernick and others who refuse to salute the flag are "dumb and disrespectful" during an interview with Yahoo!.
I asked Ben since he's rather socially conscious, does he have any ideas about how Brady could help support Kaepernick's Black Lives Matter protest?
https://twitter.com/benandjerrys/status/784062366577225728 Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream just announced their support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in an essay on their website. “Black lives matter. They matter because they are children, brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers. They matter because the injustices they face steal from all of us — white people and people of color alike. They steal our […]
After Ben & Jerry’s on Friday announced support for the Black Lives Matter movement, Black Twitter lit up the internet with, well, names for flavors of color, and some of the suggestions will have you bursting out in laughter. https://twitter.com/benandjerrys/status/784062366577225728 And then came an avalanche of names for flavors, including a call for the return […]
"When I said {All Lives Matter} I didn’t know about the movement going on between {Black Lives Matter}. I want to apologize for my mistake!," the tweet read.
