NRA convention in Houston met with fiery protest co-organized by Black Lives Matter
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Cheslie Kryst had high-functioning depression, what that means: High-functioning depression is a nonclinical term used to describe depression among people who ...
businessinsider.com/cheslie-kryst-high-functioning-depression-what-that-means-2022-2
Court revives Whole Foods worker's lawsuit over 'Black Lives Matter' masks: A U.S. appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing Whole Foods of illegally firing a ...
reuters.com/legal/court-revives-whole-foods-workers-lawsuit-over-black-lives-matter-masks-2024-04-24/
Before Israel’s war on Gaza: Other times US campuses became battlegrounds: Students from Columbia and other US universities have protested the Vietnam war ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/25/past-student-protests-in-the-us-working-hed
U.S. House members back Freedmen fight for Muscogee (Creek) Nation membership: Some members of Congress believe the tribe is wrongly using a 1941 letter to ...
axios.com/2024/04/25/us-house-freedmen-muscogee-creek-nation
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/
John Legend says Trump believes ‘to his core’ that ‘Black people are inferior’: Singer John Legend says former President Trump is a racist down “to his core ...
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4611098-john-legend-trump-black-people-racist/
A White author calculated just how much racism has benefited her. Here’s what she found
cnn.com/2024/04/22/us/the-white-bonus-book-tracie-mcmillan-cec/
China's ambassador to Canada leaves his post: Chinese ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, who has served since 2019, has left his post and returned to China ...
reuters.com/world/americas/chinas-ambassador-canada-leaves-his-post-2024-04-21/
Dan Rodricks: BLM activist DeRay McKesson still hounded by ‘wild’ lawsuit | STAFF COMMENTARY
baltimoresun.com/2024/04/23/blm-deray-mckesson-lawsuit/
25 Years After Columbine, We Need to Talk About Who Commits Mass Shootings: Men: Until we’re willing to say, men’s gun violence, we’ll continue to miss the mark ...
commondreams.org/opinion/columbine-mass-shootings-men
Why haven’t blue states rushed to join Newsom’s call for constitutional amendment on guns?
mercurynews.com/2024/04/21/why-havent-blue-states-rushed-to-join-newsoms-call-for-constitutional-amendment-on-guns/
How the NBA Learned to Embrace Activism: A changing NBA fan base drove the league toward an embrace of Black culture, and social justice politics.
time.com/6963485/nba-activism-history/
Welcome to the New 4/20: In an era of widespread legalization and commercialization, the national day for weed can seem outdated — but some say it's more ...
rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/420-weed-holiday-social-justice-1235007804/
George the Poet claims Kendrick Lamar is ‘cosplaying as a revolutionary’: ‘Now that he has a little catty moment, we’re acting like hip-hop’s back?’ the artist ...
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/george-the-poet-kendrick-lamar-hip-hop-b2531917.html
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
NRA Settles D.C. Lawsuit, Agreeing to Overhaul Charity Accused of Mishandling Funds
nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/nra-settlement.html
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/
Amid concerns about kids and guns, some say training is the answer : The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years ...
npr.org/2024/04/18/1245217030/kids-guns-violence-training-shooting-firearms
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/
Pointing guns at black marchers made them famous. What happened next?: The McCloskeys became idols in Trump world when they confronted activists outside their ...
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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
Historic shops on parade to be combined despite vocal opposition: Residents have said the loss of three shops will be felt by the community
mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/historic-shops-hillingdon-parade-combined-29007769
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
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
Ex-Makerere professor who brokered Teso peace between UPA, NRA dies: Soroti City west division MP, Jonathan Ebwalu, said Prof Epelu had been hospitalised at ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/ex-makerere-professor-who-brokered-teso-peace-between-upa-nra-dies-4591592
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/
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
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
Alvin Bragg Rips Donald Trump's 'Last-Ditch' Attempt to Save Himself: Alvin Bragg said that Donald Trump's motion has "no new law or fact" that questions the ...
newsweek.com/alvin-bragg-rips-donald-trumps-last-ditch-attempt-save-himself-1888040
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 ...
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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
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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/
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
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
'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/
From @breakingviews: Investors shunned firearms companies after a string of mass shootings in the United States, pressuring sporting-goods conglomerates to ... Show more www.reuters.com/breakingviews/remington-deal-fight-is-all-about-guns-taboo-2024-04-01/ #BVTV
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
When NRA launched Operation North: It, however, soon emerged that the NRA had committed other serious human rights violations during the course of the operation
monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/people-power/when-nra-launched-operation-north-4581502
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
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/
'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
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.
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/
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/
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/
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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Kakwano: Man in heart of Museveni’s NRA war dies: Ernest Kakwano has been eulogised as a hero who sustained the rebellion that ushered in the NRM government in ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/kakwano-man-in-heart-of-museveni-s-nra-war-dies-4575904
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/
Noem-Trump 2024 Is a MAGA Nightmare: The South Dakota governor has remade herself in Donald Trump’s image.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-28/noem-trump-2024-is-a-maga-nightmare
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/
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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/
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