JAY-Z’s Team Roc Calls For Charges To Be Dismissed Against Peaceful Protester The video of a young man getting arrested for peacefully protesting in Charleston is not sitting right with Jay Z or his social justice team. In fact, they’re livid and now want the charges against him to be dismissed immediately! RELATED: Jay-Z’s Team … Read more
Band-Aid Is Now Adding A New Line Of Bandages To Match Different Skin Tones Now that it’s been a trend to acknowledge the black community, the Band-Aid brand has decided to share how they’re showing their support. RELATED: Korean Pop Group BTS Donates $1M To Black Lives Matter & Fans Match For years people have … Read more
Starbucks To Allow Employees To Wear Black Lives Matter Attire & Accessories After Backlash #Socialites, get into this! On Thursday, it was reported that an internal memo was sent to Starbucks employees, warning staffers against wearing accessories or clothes bearing messages in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. RELATED: Starbucks Bans Employees From Wearing … Read more
Over A Million People Plea For Kendrick Johnson’s Case To Be Reopened The shocking images of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson found stuffed in a gym mat at Lowndes High School gymnasium on Jan. 11, 2013 will forever be stuck in our minds, and reminds us that not much has changed since Emmet Till’s Murder. The autopsy … Read more
UPDATE: Teacher Apologizes After She’s Filmed ‘Threatening To Kill A Mother’ For Peacefully Protesting With Daughter We recently shared the video of Carrie Maxwell, a second-grade teacher at Wayside Elementary School, screaming and threatening a mother named Erika Baze and her eight-year-old daughter, Kimberly, for peacefully protesting near her Bakersfield, California home last Friday. RELATED: … Read more
Sephora Will Dedicate 15% Of Its Shelf Space For Black-Owned Brands Sephora is stepping up! The beauty company just pledge to dedicate 15% of its shelf space to products from black-owned businesses! Fashion designer Aurora James founded the “15% Pledge,” which is a nonprofit organization that asks retailers to commit to dedicating 15% of their … Read more
Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour Admits to ‘Hurtful, Intolerant’ Mistakes at ‘Vogue’ Amid global protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour has decided to speak in a heartfelt letter to address “hurtful” and “intolerant” behavior while admitting the company has not done enough to promote black … Read more
New York Senate Passes Bill Repealing 44-Year-Old Law Blocking Police Disciplinary Records The New York Senate has passed a bill, 40-22, repealing a 44-year-old law which blocked police disciplinary records from being made public. An advocate for the repeal of provision 50-A says, “New Yorkers will be better able to hold their police department accountable … Read more
Officer Punches Black Store Owner Who Reported Robbery RELATED: NFL’s Quinton Dunbar And DeAndre Baker Accused Of Robbery, Arrest Warrants Issued An Alabama police officer ended up punching a black business owner who called 911 to report a robbery. Newly released footage caught the March 15 incent that left Kevin Penn, 47, with a broken … Read more
Ivanka Trump’s scheduled commencement speech for Wichita State University was canceled due to her father’s response to George Floyd’s death last week. RELATED STORIES: Ivanka Trump’s Personal Assistant Tests Positive For Coronavirus According to Fox News, Ivanka Trump went on Twitter to express her feelings about the speech being canceled after several students protested online for … Read more
Virginia Cop Arrested And Charged After Using A Stun Gun On A Black Man Who Cried, ‘I Can’t Breathe’ A Fairfax County, Virginia police officer has been arrested and is now facing up to three years in prison after being seen on camera using a stun gun on a black man who cried out, “I … Read more
UPDATE: Man Charged With Murder For Killing Retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn Just days after retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn was shot and killed while protecting his friend’s pawn shop in north St. Louis, the man behind the crime has finally been arrested. RELATED: Retired St.Louis Police Captain Shot And Killed … Read more
Korean Pop Group BTS Donates $1M To Black Lives Matter & Fans Match After Korean Pop group BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter, their fans, and those of other K-Pop artists, have matched the donation and are organizing rallies and social media initiatives to join the fight against police brutality and racism. Within … Read more
Joe Biden Opposes Defunding Police, Pushes For Reform On Monday, Joe Biden’s campaign for president said that the former vice president does not support defunding police, saying instead that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee supports the “urgent need for reform.” RELATED: Joe Biden Condemns Trump’s Rhetoric: “This President Today Is Part Of The Problem” “As his … Read more
Protester Shot After Man Drives Car Into Peaceful Seattle Demonstration A man is now in police custody after driving his car into Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle then opening fire on them. According to the Daily Mail, authorities say this happened in Seattle Sunday evening. Video from the incident shows the man driving his … Read more
Global Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 400,000 RELATED: Florida Sets New Record With Over 4,000 New Coronavirus Cases In Three Days While the world fights for justice for George Floyd’s murder and other black lives, it seems like the Coronavirus is a thing of the past, however, as cities slowly open up worldwide, cases also increase, with … Read more
President Of Broward County PBA Tries To Get Black Prosecutor Dismissed For Sharing His Thoughts On Police Brutality & Police Reform We are starting to see small changes following the nationwide protests against police brutality which sparked after the death of George Floyd. Many people are urging each other to still keep the momentum going … Read more
Man Blows Off Hand While Making Bombs To Target “Hot Cheerleaders” A crazed Virginia man blew off his hand while attempting to make homemade bombs for an attack on “hot cheerleaders.” According to the Department of Justice, Cole Carini, 23, went to a hospital “in Richlands suffering from an amputated hand, amputated fingers on the opposite … Read more
After addressing his feelings about George Floyd’s death and police brutality, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand have pledged $100 million for organizations promoting racial equality and social justice. RELATED STORIES: Leonardo DiCaprio Pledges To End ‘Disenfranchisement Of Black America’ On Sunday, Michael Jordan said in reference to police brutality and George Floyd’s death that “our unified … Read more
Leonardo DiCaprio Pledges To End ‘Disenfranchisement Of Black America’ Leonardo DiCaprio has always been involved in actively trying to make a change, and now the Oscar winning actor is doing his part to help black lives. The world has been outraged by the death of George Floyd, an innocent black man murdered at the hands … Read more
A California man was fatally shot by a police officer while he was kneeling outside of a Walgreens on Tuesday evening. RELATED STORIES: Kanye West Donates $2 Million And Sets Up College Fund For George Floyd’s Daughter According to NBC News, 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa was outside of the drug store in Vallejo shortly after midnight when … Read more
A North Carolina couple is going viral after their marriage proposal was captured on social media during a Black Lives Matter protest over the weekend. RELATED STORIES: K-Pop Fans Send Dallas Police Fancam Videos To Prevent Protestor Arrests At first, Xavier Young and his fiancee Marjorie Alston were not planning to attend the protest in Raleigh … Read more
Penn State Under Fire Over ‘Pathetic’ Response To Video Of White Student & Father Yelling The N-Word At Black Protestors Penn State University is under fire after current and former students slam the school over its “pathetic” response to a viral video of a white student, whom social users identified as Sean Setnick and his … Read more
The reporter who accused Cardi B of promoting violence after she spoke about the protests amid George Floyd’s murder has issued an apology. RELATED STORIES: K-Pop Fans Send Dallas Police Fancam Videos To Prevent Protestor Arrests According to Metro UK, KTLA news anchor Doug Kolk played a clip of Cardi B’s speech and stated in a … Read more
California Coronavirus Cases Increase As State Braces For Potential Second Wave While the world fights for justice for George Floyd’s murder and other black lives, it seems like the Coronavirus is a thing of the past. However, according to reports from John Hopkin’s University, COVID-19 cases from the past five days have significantly increased in … Read more
Ella Jones Elected As First Black Mayor Of Ferguson, Missouri! #Socialites, join us in congratulating Ella Jones who became the first African-American and first woman elected mayor in Ferguson, Mo., on Tuesday! RELATED: Princeton Has Named Its First Black Valedictorian In The School’s 274-Year History! Results from the St. Louis County Board of Elections show … Read more
Over the weekend, the Dallas Police Department introduced a new app where citizens could submit videos of protestors anonymously. Hundreds of K-Pop fans took it upon themselves to submit memes and videos of their favorite artists. RELATED STORIES: Drake Donates $100,000 To National Bail Out Collective For Protestors The Dallas Police Department announced its iWatch Dallas … Read more
The sister of a suspected ISIS member was shot and killed by police in Florida after she charged at an officer with a butcher knife. RELATED STORIES: State Of Minnesota Files Human Rights Complaint Against Minneapolis Police Department According to the New York Post, the unidentified officer from the Temple Terrace Police Department approached Heba Momtaz … Read more
Six Officers Fired After Using Excessive Force On Two College Students According to WSBTV, six Atlanta police officers have been charged after a video showed authorities dragging two young people from a car during protests over the death of George Floyd. RELATED: Truck Driver Arrested After Speeding Into Crowd Of Protesters In Minneapolis The announcement … Read more
BET Founder Robert Johnson Demands $14 Trillion In Reparations For Slavery Yesterday, the founder of BET (Black Entertainment Television), Robert “Bob” Johnson, argued that “now is the time” for white America to acknowledge the damage done to black America since slavery, and called for the U.S. government provide $14 trillion in reparations. Noting how the … Read more
Ariana Grande Reaches Out To Help After Black-Owned Business Sorella Boutique Gets Destroyed During L.A. Riots The popular black-owned business, Sorella Boutique was one of many stores vandalized during the L.A. riots over the weekend. RELATED: Dozens Of Suspected Looters Arrested Overnight After Breaking Into Stores In SoHo While the owner, Heather Sanders has expressed … Read more
Joe Jackson’s granddaughter says she was the victim of a hate crime when a woman stabbed her multiple times for being black. RELATED STORIES: Private Autopsy Results Rule George Floyd’s Death As A Homicide According to The Blast, Joe Jackson’s 25-year-old granddaughter Yasmine posted on Instagram that she was the victim of a hate crime when … Read more
A man was killed last night in downtown St.Louis after being dragged by a FedEx truck during protests in a disturbing viral video. RELATED STORIES: FedEx Offers Employment To Two 3rd Party Drivers Who Filmed Racist Customer According to KMOV4, St.Louis Police reported that the truck was forced off of Interstate 70 due to the number … Read more
Former MPD officer Derek Chauvin is currently on a round-the-clock suicide watch as officers are checking his cell every 15 minutes. RELATED STORIES: UPDATE: Bail Set At $500K For Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin Who Killed George Floyd According to TMZ, Chauvin is currently held at the Ramsey County Jail in St. Paul, Minnesota after his detainment Friday … Read more
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Activates National Guard Amid Breonna Taylor Protests While the protests continue over the murder of Minneapolis’ George Floyd, in Kentucky and areas surrounding, protests blaze on for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT who was killed by Louisville Police in March. Subsequently, Gov. Andy Beshear has activated the National Guard after a … Read more
Comedians Steve Carell and Seth Rogen are amongst the few celebrities who are donating money to the Minnesota Freedom Fund to help bail out protesters. RELATED STORIES: Colin Kaepernick Launches Initiative To Help Minnesota Protestors With Legal Expenses Amid the tragic death of George Floyd, celebrities have been using their platforms to show solidarity with protesters … Read more
Colin Kaepernick announced earlier today that his charity, the Know Your Rights Camp, will be launching an initiative to help hire lawyers for protestors who were arrested in Minneapolis. RELATED STORIES: UPDATE: Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Third-Degree Murder And Manslaughter The initiative was announced on the organization’s website earlier today amid the police … Read more
California Enters Phase 3 Of Reopening, Includes ‘High-Risk Workspaces’ During a press conference on Friday (May 29), California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he’ll be issuing guidelines next week as the state enters phase 3 of reopening, which includes “high-risk” workspaces,” like movie theaters. In addition to comments on the death of George Floyd, Gov. Newsom … Read more
Texas Officers Draw Guns on Black Male For Running Stop Sign A shocking video has surfaced of 21-year-old black man, who had his hands up, being circulated by cops who had guns drawn on him. “Show me your hands” screamed the cop. The incident occurred in Midland, Texas last week, but, has gone viral since … Read more
Gayle King Says It Feels Like ‘Open Season’ On Black Men After Racial Incidents During Tuesday’s broadcast of “CBS This Morning,” Gayle King appeared visibly shaken up on-air while viewing footage of two racially charged incidents that occurred over the weekend. RELATED: UPDATE: Central Park ‘Karen’ Issues An Apology After Being Suspended From Job For … Read more
