Written by: J. Laura In July 2020, the National Football League (NFL) announced it will play the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” before each season-opener game of this year. The league’s decision to play the anthem comes in consideration of the victims of systematic racism, especially following the death of George Flyod in May 2020, reports … [Read more...] about The Black National Anthem Will be Played Before Every NFL Game this Season
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Arrest the Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor
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What the Black Lives Matter Protests Have Accomplished in Just Two Weeks
It’s been just over three weeks since [former] police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of, and killed, George Floyd on May 25th, 2020. As anger and hurt continue to grow, protests are going strong across the U.S. and the rest of the world over the loss of George Floyd and countless other Black lives. Many are quick to deem protests nothing more than “absolute chaos.” … [Read more...] about What the Black Lives Matter Protests Have Accomplished in Just Two Weeks
Officer Responsible for Death of Eric Garner Is Fired, but Justice Is Far from Found
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner, 43, was targeted for enforcement on suspicion of illegally selling loosies, or individual cigarettes on a Staten Island street corner. In a video caught by a bystander and friend, Ramsey Orta, officer Daniel Pantaleo is seen holding Garner in a chokehold during a pile on of officers until his eventual death, blatantly ignoring his cries for help … [Read more...] about Officer Responsible for Death of Eric Garner Is Fired, but Justice Is Far from Found
