
Alton Sterling
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How ‘Black Boys’ Director Confronted ‘Pervasive’ White Fear, Including Her Own, in Doc About Black Men
By Trey Williams | September 11, 2020 @ 9:37 AM”Even I had to look in the mirror and say, like, ‘Am I afraid of Black men?’ And the answer was, honestly, yeah, a little bit,“ director Sonia Lowman says
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Time Puts Words in Iconic Red Border for First Time — Names of Black People Killed by Systemic Racism
By Lindsey Ellefson | June 4, 2020 @ 8:15 AMThe cover highlights ”35 black men and women whose deaths, in many cases by police, were the result of systemic racism and helped fuel the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement“
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BET Hip Hop Awards: Rapper T.I. Makes Ode to Black Panther Party During Performance (Video)
By Rasha Ali | October 5, 2016 @ 12:06 AMThe Atlanta rapper performed his song as images of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement played behind him
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John Oliver Examines Police Shootings: ‘I Literally Cannot Mention Them All’ (Video)
By Brian Flood | October 3, 2016 @ 7:51 AM”That argument — it’s just a few bad apples — has some real problems,“ HBO host says
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9 People Fired or Suspended for Black Lives Matter Comments (Photos)
By Rasha Ali | September 23, 2016 @ 2:08 PMBLM opponents suffered consequences for airing grievances after the protests
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‘Empire’ Tackles Police Shootings in New Song Teasing Season 3 (Audio)
By Rasha Ali | September 15, 2016 @ 1:05 PM”I recorded this exactly seven days after Philando Castile was shot,“ Jussie Smollett says
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Larry Wilmore’s Greatest ‘Nightly Show’ Moments (Videos)
By Jeremy Fuster | August 15, 2016 @ 5:35 PMThough his show struggled in ratings, the late-night host had some funny takes on serious topics ranging from Black Lives Matter to Planned Parenthood
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‘Incorporated’ Star Dennis Haysbert on Racial Intolerance: We’re Now ‘Pulling Back the Veil’
By Joe Otterson | August 3, 2016 @ 12:34 PMTCA 2016: ”The intolerance of people against other people is growing and growing,“ actor says
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San Diego Shooting Leaves 1 Police Officer Dead, Another Wounded
By Joe Otterson | July 29, 2016 @ 8:33 AMOne suspect in custody after deadly traffic stop
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Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Rihanna List 23 Ways to Get Killed if You’re Black (Video)
By Tim Kenneally | July 13, 2016 @ 7:00 PMCelebrities including Taraji P. Henson, Jennifer Hudson and Pink react to rash of killings
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What Is ‘All Lives Matter’? A Short Explainer
By J. Clara Chan | July 13, 2016 @ 6:18 PMWhy the phrase has generated so much frustration
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Alton Sterling Reached for Gun Before Cops Killed Him, Investigator Says
By Brian Flood | July 13, 2016 @ 7:57 AM”When the subject attempted to reach for the gun from his pockets the officers fired their police issued duty weapon,“ detective says
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Emmy-Winning News Producer Fired for Telling Black Lives Matter Protestors to ‘Go Die’
By Brian Flood | July 13, 2016 @ 7:28 AM”I think it would be cool if someone rained gunfire down on to the ignorant human turds,“ WGCL producer writes
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Baton Rouge Protester Captured in Iconic Photo Breaks Her Silence: ‘It’s Time for Us to Be Fearless’
By Tim Kenneally | July 12, 2016 @ 11:19 PM”When the police pushed everyone off the street, I felt like they were pushing us to the side to silence our voices,“ Ieshia Evans says
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Police Quit WNBA Security Gig After Players Wear Black Lives Matter Shirts
By Rasha Ali | July 12, 2016 @ 9:03 AM”I commend them for it,“ says the president of the Minneapolis Police Federation