BALTIMORE (AP) – A judge’s intense line of questioning Thursday appeared to expose weaknesses in the state’s case against an officer on trial for assault in the arrest of Freddie Gray, but legal experts cautioned against drawing any conclusions. Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams was bullish in interrogating prosecutors during closing arguments in the bench […]
Larry Wilmore kept his speech all the way real, saluting the POTUS with, “Yo, Barry, you did it, my nigga!”
Fans assembled on Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame to honor the late Purple One on April 22, but the gathering did not take place around an official star, which most notable celebrities have.
Prince accepted a standing ovation as he strolled out carrying a cane and rocking an Afro to present the 2015 Grammy for album of the year. Then he stole the show with a line that reminded everyone he was more than just a pop superstar; he was a black activist. “Albums still matter,” he said. […]
In London, POTUS told the crowd that activists have to learn how to compromise.
It’s been a while since Erykah Badu released new music, but the Grammy-nominated songstress still has a lot to express while venturing in to other avenues of her creativity. Among those who have taken notice is The Fader, which put Badu on the cover of its April/May Producers issue. Taking time out on the eve […]
Black Lives Matters protesters disrupted Bill Clinton’s speech in Philadelphia today – and the former POTUS ended up in a contentious exchange with the activists that lasted for about 10 minutes. Thursday’s protest appears to be about Clinton’s “three-strikes law.” A protester yelled that Clinton “should be charged with crimes against humanity.” “I love protesters,” […]
People are upset with former NFL great Ray Lewis over comments he made regarding the Black Lives Matter movement in an impassioned video posted to his Facebook account. In the video, Lewis questions the group’s intentions, asking, “If Black Lives Matter, then how come they don’t matter when it comes to black-on-black crime?” Watch the video […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Spike Lee documentary about protests at the University of Missouri this fall, which were spurred by what activists said was administrators’ indifference to racial issues on campus, made its premiere Wednesday night at a theater near the campus. Lee worked with ESPN to make the documentary, “2 Fists Up,” which […]
On the famed Hollywood Walk of Fame, a group of bold activists added the names of several Black victims of police brutality and violence to unused stars at the popular tourist destination. Michael Brown Jr., Tamir Rice, Eric Garner and little Aiyana Stanley-Jones were among the names emblazoned onto the sidewalk, VIBE reports. The group, […]
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman has announced that charges will not be filed against officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze in the shooting death of Jamar Clark.
You may have heard of 'driving while black' but you may not be as familiar with 'flying while black'. According to Imani Cezanne, she was racially profiled on an American Airlines flight because of her Black Lives Matter t-shirt.
