American football player (born 1987)
The Real Reason Why Rihanna Turned Down the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2019: The Barbadian star will sing at the sports showcase on February 12 ...
newsweek.com/real-reason-why-rihanna-turned-down-super-bowl-halftime-show-2019-1777558
Muhammad Ali would have supported Colin Kaepernick, Black Lives Matter: Muhammad Ali was not averse to protest and would have supported Colin Kaepernick and ...
insider.com/muhammad-ali-would-have-supported-colin-kaepernick-black-lives-matter-2022-6
Kyle Rittenhouse spoke at an event at Kent State University, where student protesters were joined by Paul Prediger, one of the three people Rittenhouse shot at ... Show more bit.ly/49Bqted
Biden’s handling of Gaza shakes his support in the Black community: Some Black activists want voters to reject Biden over his Gaza policy. Others see Trump as a ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/17/black-activists-gaza-palestinians/
Lincoln Center cancels Mozart and goes woke — based on a historical lie: Lincoln Center began promoting a story in 2020 that a vibrant black community known as ...
nypost.com/2024/04/17/opinion/lincoln-center-cancels-mozart-and-goes-woke-based-on-a-historical-lie/
GOP Senate Candidate’s Error-Laden Memoir Villainized Baltimore, Freddie Gray: The former Maryland governor’s book shows how he could try to once again demonize ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/larry-hogan-republican-senate-baltimore-freddie-gray-1235005837/
Anti-'woke' activist investor group targets Kohl's with proposal to shareholders: The National Center for Public Policy Research, based in Washington, D.C. ...
jsonline.com/story/money/business/2024/04/19/anti-woke-activist-investor-group-targets-kohls-with-proposal/73280146007/
Fact Check: Has Kohl’s Corp. donated to Black Lives Matter? Short answer: no: A search of the organization’s database shows Kohl’s contributing $1 million to ...
jsonline.com/story/news/politics/politifactwisconsin/2024/04/19/fact-check-has-kohls-given-to-black-lives-matter-short-answer-no/73373901007/
How did a white woman come to write the newest definitive text on Philadelphia’s Black history?
inquirer.com/columnists/black-history-philadelphia-amy-jane-cohen-20240418.html
SCOTUS Declines to Hear Case Targeting Organizers of Group Protests: Civil rights groups warn the First Amendment right to protest could be in peril after the U ...
democracynow.org/2024/4/16/headlines/scotus_declines_to_hear_case_targeting_organizers_of_group_protests
Quick Glance: US Supreme Court ruling against Black Lives Matter activist's appeal regarding protest incident
- The US Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit by a Louisiana police officer against a Black Lives Matter activist, potentially impacting future public demonstrations.
- DeRay Mckesson was represented by attorneys, including those from the American Civil Liberties Union.
- The decision of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could set a precedent for lawsuits against protest leaders based on the actions of participants.
- The legal dispute arose from a protest in Baton Rouge in 2016 following the police intervention against Alton Sterling, a black man.
Before Facebook, there was BlackPlanet—a website that may well have laid the foundation for the social web, Hannah Giorgis writes ... Show more www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/05/blackplanet-social-media-history/677839/
Supreme Court allows lawsuit that free speech advocates warn will threaten right to protest
pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-allows-lawsuit-that-free-speech-advocates-warn-will-threaten-right-to-protest
Illinois Reparations Fund Was Transferred To A Black-Owned Bank: “This Is A Very, Very Big Deal”
essence.com/news/money-career/illinoiss-reparations-fund-liberty-bank/
Parkway sub tore down Pride and Black Lives Matter signs. He has no regrets.: The substitute teacher and legislative candidate was escorted from the high school ...
stltoday.com/news/local/education/parkway-sub-tore-down-pride-and-black-lives-matter-signs-he-has-no-regrets/article_50119c8a-f9d8-11ee-a94b-2fcf2049cc85.html
Gen-Z's War With Kyle Rittenhouse: Students have protested Rittenhouse's talks at college campuses across the country.
newsweek.com/gen-z-war-kyle-rittenhouse-1890404
Cornel West announces Melina Abdullah as VP pick: West announced in October that he was running as an independent.
axios.com/2024/04/10/cornel-west-melina-abdullah-vp-pick
“Goon Squad” Convicts Get State Sentences of 15-45 Years for Torturing Black Men: In Mississippi, six white former sheriff’s deputies who belonged to the ...
democracynow.org/2024/4/12/headlines/goon_squad_convicts_get_state_sentences_of_15_45_years_for_torturing_black_men
OJ Simpson dead: The night Oprah Winfrey described Los Angeles police chase to her fiancé and me over the phone still resonates – Professor Joe Goldblatt
scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/oj-simpson-dead-the-night-oprah-winfrey-described-los-angeles-police-chase-to-her-fiance-and-me-over-the-phone-still-resonates-professor-joe-goldblatt-4593259
The best Black movies on Netflix right now | Digital Trends: Netflix's Black Stories collection honors the Black experience. This month's list includes ...
digitaltrends.com/movies/best-black-movies-on-netflix/
Alabama student travels to UN in Switzerland to tell story of being kicked out of school
al.com/news/2024/04/alabama-student-travels-to-un-in-switzerland-to-tell-story-of-being-kicked-out-of-school.html
Family of man who died hours after arrest say ‘light he brought will never dim’: Mohamud Hassan died hours after being in police custody in January 2021
walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/family-man-who-died-hours-29001051
'A true sense of community': How the only Black-owned bookstore in Phoenix fosters belonging
azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-people/2024/04/14/ali-nervis-dedicates-phoenix-bookstore-to-serve-his-community/72764554007/
Poet Jackie Kay: ‘I could have been brought up by Tories!’: The writer on being adopted as a baby by Scottish communists, facing racism in suburban Glasgow ...
theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/13/poet-jackie-kay-i-could-have-been-brought-up-by-tories
Zurich: Student from a prominent family wears right-wing extremist T-shirt and stabs
nzz.ch/zuerich/der-rechtsextremist-aus-angesehenem-elternhaus-ld.1825252
Billy Dee Williams approves actors using blackface: 'Why not?': 'Star Wars' actor Billy Dee Williams cited Laurence Olivier's performance in 'Othello ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-04-09/billy-dee-williams-approves-blackface-actors-bill-maher-poddcast
Civil Rights Lawyer Ben Crump on His ‘Spicy’ New Crime Novels: The main character is a justice-seeking Black lawyer. Sound familiar?
thedailybeast.com/civil-rights-lawyer-ben-crump-on-his-spicy-new-crime-novels
Poet Natasha Trethewey delves into memory in ‘The House of Being’: Natasha Trethewey grew up in the 1960s and ’70s as a biracial child in the American South ...
csmonitor.com/Books/2024/0409/natasha-trethewey-poetry-the-house-of-being
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Texas DPS racial discrimination suit can go to trial, judge says: The case is on hold while the state, which has denied the troopers’ allegations ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/black-troopers-discrimination-lawsuit-19396537.php
Colston statue fundraiser who stole £70,000 ordered to repay £1: Xahra Saleem was jailed last year and is penniless but any financial windfalls he receives in ...
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/colston-statue-fundraiser-who-stole-9210271
Angie Thomas: "Books represent freedom, that's why they are fought against": Angie Thomas wrote “The Hate U Give,” a young adult novel about the Black Lives ...
zeit.de/kultur/literatur/2024-04/angie-thomas-kinderbuch-fantasy-literatur
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Postcolonial coping: is this how we get away with it?: Good intentions, bad prospects: British exhibitions aim to deal with the imperial past ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kunst-und-architektur/britische-ausstellungen-ueber-die-imperiale-vergangenheit-19644255.html
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Black Lives Matter fraudster jailed over fundraiser ordered to repay £1: Xahra Saleem was one of the organisers of the Black Lives Matter protests which toppled ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/08/black-lives-matter-fraudster-jailed-fundraiser-ordered-repay-1-20607950/
'Pole dancing comes from sex workers of colour so it is odd to be erased': Leila Davis runs Blackstage, a company that empowers pole dancers of colour
mylondon.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/pole-dancing-comes-sex-workers-28972129
Sarah Harte: Negative stereotyping inherited from the past is hard to eradicate: How to solve the problem of finding people for a project without inadvertently ...
irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-41370787.html
Paid articlePaid A veteran with dementia got lost. He died months after an Alabama officer body-slammed him
stltoday.com/news/nation-world/police-violence-vulnerable-populations/article_9e984475-a906-5a59-abe7-55518ffb988d.html
He didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead: Records show Jameek Lowery, a 27-year-old Black man from Paterson, New Jersey ...
apnews.com/article/police-use-of-force-investigation-jameek-lowery-d8c10322ae880560dd7630e7e3954d1f
A veteran with dementia got lost going shopping. He died months after an officer body-slammed him
omaha.com/news/nation-world/police-violence-vulnerable-populations/article_e1ef4801-f99a-527e-868e-dc1a805fc345.html
Rep. Kamlager-Dove champions LAUSD’s efforts to uplift Black students: Rep. Kamalager-Dove praises LAUSD for fighting "efforts to dehumanize Black students ...
dailynews.com/2024/04/08/rep-kamlager-dove-champions-lausds-efforts-to-uplift-black-students/
'23 Mile' premiere will bring you back to the start of 2020: The film '23 Mile' directed by Mitch McCabe documents key political flashpoints in Michigan during ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/04/06/23-mile-makes-michigan-premiere-at-freep-film-festival/73201608007/
Shocking new details of autopsy suggest homicide by Paterson police. This calls for an investigation | Editor
nj.com/opinion/2024/04/shocking-new-details-of-autopsy-suggest-homicide-by-paterson-police-this-calls-for-an-investigation-editorial.html
The problem of perceived police partisanship: Politicians have long tried to align with law enforcement. It’s deeply problematic if the police align back.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/04/trump-police-support/
Hate cannot be reasoned with. So why is Black radio hosting ‘conversations’ with Candace Owens?
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/02/black-radio-conversations-with-candace-owens
'I was in band inspiring This Town and spat at by racists until I did one thing': Steven Knight set BBC This Town in era when Coventry's The Specials' ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/i-band-inspiring-bbc-town-28932623
Transgender discrimination worldwide - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday: March 31 marked International Transgender Day of Visibility. One of its goals is to raise ...
newsday.co.tt/2024/04/03/transgender-discrimination-worldwide/
CMOs Have Lost Focus on DEI Initiatives, MediaLink Report Finds: Hitting hard business goals is now the top objective for top marketers.
adweek.com/brand-marketing/cmos-have-lost-focus-on-dei-initiatives-medialink-report-finds/
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ isn’t a country album. It’s worse. : Everyone thought Beyoncé was turning toward country music, but ‘Cowboy Carter’ feels directionless ...
washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/03/30/beyonce-cowboy-carter-review/
Quick Glance: Beyoncé Confronts Rejection on Cowboy Carter
- Beyoncé opens up on Cowboy Carter, inviting Black women to own their multidimensional identities.
- Racism is the only force attempting to keep a country girl like Beyoncé out of country music.
- Beyoncé opens up many seats at the table for other Black country artists after facing rejection from the industry.
- In Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé shows how she turns rejection into lemonade and redefines the genre.
Trump aims to be a fearless warrior for White advantage: The former president’s team and allies assure his base that the federal government won’t use balanced ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/01/white-advantage-elections-trump/
Cherokee Nation wants federal law fix on Black tribal citizens: The move comes as the Oklahoma tribe is welcoming the descendants of formerly enslaved Black ...
axios.com/2024/03/31/cherokee-nation-black-tribal-citizens
Actor Louis Gossett Jr, whose career began in the 1950s on Broadway and spanned television and films, died at age 87. Gossett made history in 1983 when he ... Show more www.reuters.com/world/us/louis-gossett-jr-first-black-man-win-supporting-actor-oscar-dies-source-2024-03-29/
Quick Glance: Louis Gossett Jr., First Black Man to Win Supporting Actor Oscar, Dies at 87
- Actor Louis Gossett Jr., renowned for his role in 'Roots' and as the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has passed away.
- According to his cousin Neal L. Gossett, the actor died in Santa Monica, California. The exact cause of death was not disclosed.
- Louis Gossett always viewed his early career as a sort of reverse Cinderella story that led him to success and his Oscar win.
- Following his Oscar victory, Gossett struggled with alcohol and cocaine addiction, eventually leading to a rehabilitation stay where he was diagnosed with toxic mold syndrome.
Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' is a Black reclamation of country music: First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia — making a statement ...
apnews.com/article/beyonce-cowboy-carter-country-music-9c865d00adf1f31f4bf22f126612e226
This Moment to Arise: The Revisionary Genius of Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbird’: 'Cowboy Carter' highlight brings the 'White Album' classic full circle
rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beatles-beyonce-blackbird-1234996099/
The Bizarre Police Shooting of Terrell Miller in Macomb, Illinois Has People Asking Questions
thedailybeast.com/the-bizarre-police-shooting-of-terrell-miller-in-macomb-illinois-has-people-asking-questions
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Jordan Klepper Uses Trump's Own Words Against Him In Blistering Jan. 6 Takedown: "The Daily Show" correspondent exposes one of the former president's biggest ...
huffpost.com/entry/jordan-klepper-trump-jan-6_n_6604d871e4b0ddb37d3bb5ab
Chicago chefs who received the Black Kitchen Initiative grants are turning up the heat on their business ventures
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/29/black-kitchen-initiative-grants/
Fractures in the Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish Americans: The Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish leaders, known largely for shared work on Civil ...
npr.org/2024/03/28/1239289512/black-jewish-grand-alliance-civil-rights-history
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Started With This CMAs Performance: The roots of Beyoncé's new album 'Cowboy Carter' go all the way back to a 2016 ...
rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beyonce-the-chicks-cmas-performance-cowboy-carter-1234995125/
Kyle Rittenhouse Message Goes Viral After College Hostility: Rittenhouse urged "young free thinkers" to join "local conservative groups," following an appearance ...
newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouse-viral-message-after-turning-point-university-memphis-1882942
Flying high: former Twitter execs keep the dream alive: Some of the social media platform’s former policy team have re-emerged as Blue Owl ...
businesspost.ie/tech/flying-high-former-twitter-execs-keep-the-dream-alive/
Paid articlePaid Chicago chefs who received the Black Kitchen Initiative grants are turning up the heat on their business ventures
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/29/black-kitchen-initiative-grants/
Sculpture Doesn’t Get Much Smaller Than This: Lyndon J. Barrois Sr., whose day job is high-tech animation, uses gum wrappers to create detailed portraits of ...
nyti.ms/4cBz03y
The UK’s Film and TV Charity unveils Reel Impact Fund for Black and Global Majority creatives
screendaily.com/news/the-uks-film-and-tv-charity-unveils-reel-impact-fund-for-black-and-global-majority-creatives/5192011.article
SC House advances restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities
postandcourier.com/politics/south-carolina-diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/article_368c0f84-ec86-11ee-bb81-47a194dc746e.html
Q&A: DIA's first Black board chair talks diversity, being a 'regular guy,' museum's goals
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/03/23/new-board-chair-detroit-institute-of-arts-black-lane-coleman-q-a/73067884007/
Kyle Rittenhouse is speaking at Western Kentucky University. What happened last time he spoke
courier-journal.com/story/news/2024/03/22/kyle-rittenhouse-cuts-short-university-of-memphis-appearance-protest-western-kentucky-university/73065904007/
Relatives of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner say lack of police reform is frustrating
apnews.com/article/police-violence-tyre-nichols-george-floyd-2c05e0950c21421e72d5135242b060d2
Kyle Rittenhouse Speaks Out After Humiliating College Heckling: Rittenhouse was found not guilty of homicide or other charges after fatally shooting two men ...
newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouse-speaks-out-university-memphis-1881896
Kyle Rittenhouse Storms Off Stage After Being Confronted by Students: Rittenhouse's appearance at a university generated hostility from a number of students but ...
newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouse-university-memphis-charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-1881720
Shaun King’s Invite to CAIR-Minnesota’s Ramadan Event Yanked Over Community ‘Concerns’
thedailybeast.com/shaun-kings-invite-to-cair-minnesotas-ramadan-event-yanked-over-community-concerns
Paid articlePaid Statue exhibition is 'mayor's exit propaganda' says Colston 4 member: "The purpose of the exhibition should be to make things less divisive ...
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/statue-exhibition-mayors-exit-propaganda-9184715
Social justice: Ted Landsmark on the Boston flag attack photo: Platforms for speaking thoughtfully about how to overcome racism do not always come predictably; ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/03/21/magazine/how-the-1976-flag-attack-photo-lit-the-fire-of-social-justice/
CAIR MN removes Shaun King as event keynote speaker following backlash: The decision came seven hours after the activist was announced as the speaker for the ...
startribune.com/cair-mn-removes-shaun-king-as-event-keynote-speaker-following-backlash/600353186/
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How activism swept the civil service: The Scottish parliament’s decision to ban its staff wearing campaigning lanyards may seem like a small step
spectator.co.uk/article/how-activism-swept-the-civil-service/
Slavery: Church of England wants to donate, not restitute (2): The Queen Anne’s Bounty was a fund established in 1704 to help support impoverished clergy in ...
punchng.com/slavery-church-of-england-wants-to-donate-not-restitute-2/
Anti-Black and homophobic hate crimes increased significantly post-pandemic, StatCan reports
ctvnews.ca/canada/anti-black-and-homophobic-hate-crimes-increased-significantly-post-pandemic-statcan-reports-1.6815831
Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure review – a woeful failure to challenge racism
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/mar/18/whites-only-ade-adepitan-extremist-adventure-review-a-woeful-failure-to-challenge-racism
The Unbearable Vagueness of Medical ‘Professionalism’: Since its inception, this murky term has straddled the dual role of disciplining and inspiring.
nytimes.com/2024/03/19/health/medical-students-professionalism.html
Parting with PA announcer Renel Brooks-Moon Giants’ latest big mistake: The San Francisco Giants parted ways with popular public address announcer Renel ...
sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/parting-pa-announcer-renel-brooks-moon-giants-19032000.php
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Renel Brooks-Moon Steps Down After 24 Seasons with Giants
- Renel Brooks-Moon will step down as the San Francisco Giants ballpark announcer after 24 seasons.
- Highlights of her career include announcing Matt Cain's perfect game, Barry Bonds' pursuit of home run history, and three World Series wins.
- As one of the first black women to serve as a PA announcer and the first to announce at a World Series and championship game, she leaves a lasting legacy.
- Her legacy will be honored with the naming of the PA booth in her honor and the title of 'Public Address Announcer Emeritus.'
Wales' first Black leader is a testament to Britain's political diversity, but racism persists
apnews.com/article/uk-racism-wales-gething-sunak-a7b923519abf74b69cf53160341ee8eb
The Long Debate Over Black Artistry Behind ‘American Fiction’: In calling out white expectations about the performance of race, the Oscar-nominated movie taps ...
newlinesmag.com/argument/the-long-debate-over-black-artistry-behind-american-fiction/
Activist Jeffery Shaun King, a former Christian pastor, and his wife Rai convert to Islam at the start of Ramadan 2024.
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