UPDATE: Thursday March 12, 2:30 AM EST According to The St. Louis County Police Department, the two individuals shot in the early hours of Thursday were…
Looks like Ferguson continues to clean house. In the latest fallout from the Department of Justice report that shone a blinding light on racially biased…
On March 4, roughly seven months after Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the Department of Justice released a 102-page report investigating the Ferguson Police Department. The investigation revealed 67 percent of African Americans account for 93 percent of Ferguson’s arrests made between 2012 through 2014. Aside from anecdotal […]
Just one day after the New York Times reported the Department of Justice was set to fault the Ferguson, Mo. police department for making racially biased traffic…
Moments into the Golden Globe nominated film, Selma, it’s clear that audiences are about to witness a masterful, chilling and massively important account in our nation’s historical tapestry. Directed by Ava DuVernay, who may become the first African American woman to win a Golden Globe— and possibly an Academy Award— for helming a major feature […]
With all the ongoing civil unrest within today’s society, it’s good to see those with mass reach speaking out against the various social injustices. Also of note, is the noticeably younger crowd that has taken an active stand during this time. Rich Homie Quan is a rising entertainer in hip-hop, and someone who definitely reaches […]
Samuel L. Jackson has challenged us all to the #ICantBreatheChallenge in honor of Eric Garner, Mike Brown, Ferguson and the current fight against police brutality. I can hear my neighbor crying, ‘I can’t breathe.’ Now I’m in the struggle and I can’t leave. Calling out the violence of the racist police. We ain’t gonna stop, ’til […]
TIME Magazine has made its decision for the annual “Person of the Year” issue. For 2014, the honor goes to the Ebola fighters who “risked and persisted, sacrificed and saved” while battling the disease. This may come with a little sting for some, as the Ferguson protesters, were the runner-up decision. The protestors have been marching since Michael Brown […]
Ever since being barred from entering the U.S., Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, has kept himself out of the public. Aside from making a public appearance with Dave Chappelle, the rapper/actor had a relatively quiet 2014. But he broke his silence recently with a three-minute reflection on the events that have transpired around the nation […]
For those of those dismayed by the celebrity crickets around the epidemic of police misconduct in this country (Charles Barkley this does not mean you),…
In the midst of protests in reaction to the non-indictment of Daniel Pantaleo, the Staten Island cop responsible for choking and killing Eric Garner, Twitter erupted in one of the most powerful hashtags we’ve ever witnessed: #CrimingWhileWhite. This hashtag allowed White people to share their experience with police officers that often ended with a pat […]
Mike Brown, a name we’ve all come to know, was killed August 9 in Ferguson, Mo. by a white police officer, Darren Wilson. Philadelphia rapper Chill Moody penned, “We’re Worth More” the day after. Chill wrote a letter that would later become his art work for the song: I wrote this song August 10th, the Monday […]
