By Tim Arango Image: © Court TV, via Reuters Derek Chauvin was led out of the courtroom by officers after being sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murder in the death of […]
Black Lives Matter
Just because Juneteenth now a federal holiday doesn’t mean we stop pushing for racial justice
Chants of “Black lives matter!” ring out as Jevell Sutton, displaying the Pan-African flag, and others march in the… (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times) By Naomi Ishisaka Seattle Times columnist Updated June 21, 2021 at 10:05 am In the end, after decades of effort and advocacy, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly last […]
DAVE CHAPPELLE PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY TO PREMIERE AT FINAL NIGHT OF TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
By DYLAN KEMP Image: The Source Dave Chappelle has been quiet about his self-produced documentary, but it has been announced that it will debut as the final film at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. “Premiering our film at Tribeca and closing out the festival at Radio City Music Hall is […]
BLM Global Network Foundation Launches Campaign to Stop Militarization of Police
By Black Lives Matter Image by Sabrina B. from Pixabay Urges President Biden to Ban the Transfer of War-Zone Equipment by 100th Day in Office Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation announced today the launch of a campaign to urge President Biden to stop the militarization of police departments, and […]
Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death
By AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES, TAMMY WEBBER and STEVE KARNOWSKI People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn…. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was […]
TRIGGER WARNING: MINNESOTA POLICE OFFICER KIM POTTER, POLICE CHIEF TIM GANNON RESIGN FOLLOWING FATAL SHOOTING OF DAUNTE WRIGHT
by Derek Major The police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a Black man in Minnesota, during a traffic stop last weekend, which her police chief says was accidental, has resigned. Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter handed in her resignation in a short letter to Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot […]
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Restricting No-Knock Warrants, But Breonna Taylor’s Supporters Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
A bill proposed by state lawmaker Rep. Attica Scott required more police accountability, but unfortunately languishes in the House. Source: Jason Armond / Getty Kentucky legislators unanimously voted to approve a bill that would restrict the usage of “no-knock” warrants on Thursday, in an increasing effort to prohibit excessive force […]
Founder of Black Lives Matter Real Estate Forum, LLC Launches $25M Investment Fund
Thomas Lopez-Pierre, President and CEO of the Black Lives Matter Real Estate Forum, LLC, has launched a social impact private equity real estate fund called BLMREF Fund I, LLC and has already begun raising funds from accredited investors with an initial targeted goal of $25 million.”I have been a securities lawyer […]
Black Lives Matter nominated for Nobel peace prize
By Tim Fitzsimons Image: © Provided by NBC News In his nomination letter, Petter Eide, a Socialist Left member of the Storting, Norway’s parliament, wrote that he had nominated Black Lives Matter “for their struggle against racism and racially motivated violence.” “BLM’s call for systemic change have spread around the […]
Doctor Susan Moore, An African American Physician, Chronicles the Racist Medical Care that Led to Her Death
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I don’t trust this hospital, and I’m asking to be transferred. These people wanted to send me home with new pulmonary infiltrates and all kinds of lymphadenopathy in my neck,” said Dr. Susan Moore in a Facebook Live video. “This is how Black people get killed. When […]