Black Lives Matter

In that moment, I realized that Black lives really don’t matter – not just to the law enforcement officers

Even police have said the protest was peaceful, so why would Walsh blame protesters? Is it because they are trying to shake up the status quo by raising questions about police excessive force in communities of color?

Chaos and tension continued into the early hours of this morning with five police officers killed and seven injured in Dallas, Texas. Five cops were killed by snipers during a peaceful protest in Dallas overnight.

The news of Alton Sterling’s death at the hands of police officers continues to rock the country with sadness, anger, frustration and outrage. However, actress Issa Rae proves that some good can come out of horrible situations, as the actress has raised an enormous amount of money for Sterling’s family in just a short time. […]

She posted a lengthy manifesto to her personal website, making a powerful, brave, and emotional statement.

The son of the late star used the hashtag #AllLivesMatter while addressing the killings of the two Black men.

  Jesse Williams has, seemingly overnight, become one of the most important celebrity voices in the Black Lives Matter movement. Following news of Alton Sterling‘s death at the hands of police in Baton Rouge, the actor and activist took to Twitter to put those justifying the actions of the cops in their place as only he can: https://twitter.com/iJesseWilliams/status/750705238521188352 https://twitter.com/iJesseWilliams/status/750706994735034369 […]

Yesterday, a jury found Richards (aka Jasmine Abdullah) guilty of attempting to unlawfully remove a suspect from police custody during that protest. The technical term for the charge she was convicted of is "lynching."

Roland Martin continued his fact-checking assault on Bill O’Reilly after the Fox News host blamed the Black Lives Matter movement for the increase in crime and murder rates in a number of cities in America. During Wednesday night’s episode of The O’Reilly Factor, O’Reilly said the Black Lives Matter movement is “killing Americans.” “Thousands more […]