Breonna Taylor (Image source: Instagram – @breonnataylor) On Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, announced a $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor’s family in a wrongful death lawsuit. The settlement comes months after Taylor was shot and…
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Alicia Keys reveals her fears about raising Black sons
Alicia Keys (Photo credit: Bang media) Alicia Keys has admitted it is “terrifying” having Black sons in such a hostile world. The “Empire State of Mind” hitmaker — who has Egypt, 9, and Genesis, 6, with husband Swizz Beats —…
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White cop suspended for using the N-word while arguing with Black man
(Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / ArtOlympic) A White police officer in Columbia, South Carolina was reprimanded for using a racial slur, according to multiple news sources. The incident occurred at the Five Points district in Columbia where people frequent bars and…
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Breonna Taylor Documentary Sets A Premiere Date On FX And Hulu
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Breonna Taylor‘s life and death will be explored in an upcoming documentary episode headed for FX and Hulu. According to FOX29, the episode is called “The Killing of Breonna Taylor” and it will air Sept. 4…
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Civil Rights Leaders Slam Police ‘Solidarity’ With White Militias Amid Jacob Blake Protests
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Civil rights leaders have united to condemn violence against protesters from white militias and the cops who enable them. On Thursday, members of the NAACP, National Action Network, National Urban League and Lawyers’ Committee for…
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Jacob Blake’s father says son is paralyzed after police shooting
Jacob Blake with his three sons and an unidentified family member. (Image source: Facebook.com / Jacob Blake) The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot in the back several times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, told the…
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Protests Erupt In Louisiana And Wisconsin After Cops Repeatedly Shoot Black Men Walking Away
Source: Wildstyle Paschall / All317Hiphop Protests erupted in Lafayette, Louisiana, this weekend after 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin was shot dead by police officers on Friday evening. Demonstrators disrupted traffic and faced off against police Saturday night and they continued to block…
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White cop to argue George Floyd’s death caused by drugs, not a knee on his neck
George Floyd (Image source: Instagram – @_stak5_) Millions of people around the world watched the video of George Floyd dying while a White Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeled on his neck. Two autopsies have concluded that Floyd’s death was…
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Jason Mitchell To Star As Sean Bell In Biopic About 2006 Police Killing
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Jason Mitchell‘s next movie project will have him taking on the role of Sean Bell, the New York man who was brutally killed by police in Jamaica, Queens hours before his wedding. According to TMZ,…
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Breonna Taylor’s Mom ‘More Confident’ Justice Will Be Served After Meeting With Kentucky AG
Source: AGUSTIN PAULLIER / Getty As the public awaits answers on whether the cops involved with Breonna Taylor‘s killing will be charged, the Kentucky Attorney General investigating her death had a meeting with Taylor’s family. According to Courier Journal, Daniel…
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