This story was originally published by The 19th By Nadra Nittle, The 19th Advocates for the Black and LGBTQ+ communities are expressing outrage after the College Board on Wednesday released its official framework for an Advanced Placement course on African American Studies that makes subjects such as queer studies, intersectionality,…
Black police officers aren’t colorblind – they’re infected by the same anti-Black bias as American society and police in general
By Rashad Shabazz, Arizona State University Once again, Americans are left reeling from the horror of video footage showing police brutalizing an unarmed Black man who later died. Some details in the latest case of extreme police violence were gut-wrenchingly familiar: a police traffic stop of a Black male motorist…
Black Twitter’s expected demise would make it harder to publicize police brutality and discuss racism
By Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson College Before the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile and Sandra Bland were propelled into the media spotlight, their names were Twitter #hashtags. In 2020, Twitter was essential to the spread of historic Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality across the world.…
Report: Southern California police officers joked in text messages about killing Black people
Following a bombshell investigation last year about racist text messages shared by a officers with a Southern California police department, even more text messages have come to light — and they are downright disgusting to say the least. Recent court documents revealed that Torrance Police Department police officers joked about…
Judge: Damages to Black Lives Matter mural in Santa Cruz worth $19K
The two men accused of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter mural last year will be required to pay more than $19,000 for its restoration if the pair are found guilty, according to a judge. A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge made the ruling today after the decision, which was…
Las Vegas police union wants Black judge to resign after comments made about cops
A Las Vegas police union is calling for a Black judge to resign for giving cautionary advice about police to a defendant in court who is a Black man. The controversy began after a video circulated of Clark County District Court Judge Erika Ballou making comments on the bench to…
White man wearing BLM T-shirt brutally attacked at event for senate candidate in Arizona
A man wearing a T-shirt that said “Black Lives Matter” was brutally assaulted by supporters of a candidate running for senate at an event in Arizona. The victim, who is a 73-year-old White man, could be seen on cellphone video standing in front of an angry group of people after…
Georgia school district sued after students suspended for wearing BLM shirts
A school district in Georgia is facing a lawsuit after a group of Black high school students was suspended for wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts in 2020. According to the lawsuit, their high school prohibited students from wearing Black Lives Matter clothing, but not Confederate flags or symbols. Parents also…