The singer got teary eyed as he addressed the past week’s police violence following the deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and Dallas police officers.
In the wake of the recent shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, as well as the police officers who lost their lives to a sniper attack in Dallas, the impact of violent death has left the nation reeling. As we collectively watch the news and various forms of social media, we cannot escape the graphic, […]
Reynolds remained vigilant that Castile did two things--followed proper protocol and informed the responding officer that he was in possession of a firearm. Reynolds repeatedly says he never brandished the weapon at any point during the traffic stop.
The world expresses grave concern about race-based violence involving America's police force. There's plenty of blame for ineffective lawmakers and embedded racism in the American psyche.
David Banner reflects on the fact that these tragedies happen everyday in black communities. Banner believes there isn’t a peaceful route to go about at this point. He said,”The difference between being a cop and being black is that I can’t choose to be black or not.” Police officers choose their profession and now are […]
President Obama is slated to visit Dallas on Tuesday and pay homage to the five police officers who died following a protest last week. The president was invited by Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to speak at an interfaith memorial ceremony. According to the White House, President Obama will also meet with the families of the […]
The only thing that that front page did was traumatize Black mothers, make White supremacists rejoice, and sell more papers.
“The two occupants just look like people that were involved in a robbery,” the officer says. “The driver looks more like one of our suspects, just ‘cause of the wide set nose,” the officer continues.
Last week I was on vacation. Like so many of us do this time of year, I tried to take some time off to unwind hoping to be rejuvenated when it was time to return to work. That was hard to do. I could escape work, I could escape getting up before the crack of […]
7/11/16- Rev. Al Sharpton talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the recent shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castille and the five policemen killed in Dallas after a protest to combat blacks and police violence. “Until a policeman knows he will go to jail for breaking the law, they’re not going to change. Once […]
