Protests
There is still a curfew in Downtown Akron, Ohio, however the curfew downtown Akron didn’t deter the marathon for justice for Jayland Walker, protesters just made a detour to busy nightlife area shutting down traffic to businesses in the Highland Square area just west of Downtown Akron. The Highland Square district of west Akron is […]
From the reading of the Louisville Grand Jury ruling the flood gates of protest opened up around the world, peaceful for the most part but unfortunately two Louisville police officers were shot and wounded last night during the protest in Louisville. The city of Louisville battened down their hatches in preparation for the Grand Jury ruling in […]
2020 has brought about awakenings health wise with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as systemic racism in the wake of the George Floyd killing, unfortunately everybody isn’t handling these awakenings well as people are being urged to wear masks and social distances themselves but even scarier is the un-awakening of people that aren’t handling people […]
Ignorance is truly bliss, however the ignorant blissfulness of racism is turning into dejection. At a peaceful protest in New Jersey while protestors walked in the name of George Floyd a Trump supporter in opposition of the Black Lives Matter movement decided it was a good idea to give his interpretation of what makes America […]
Nicholas Sandmann, the MAGA hat-wearing teen who notably donned a mocking expression while staring down a Native American veteran on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, is suing CNN for defamation, seeking $275 million in damages. The announcement arrives weeks after the 16-year-old and his team of lawyers declared that they would be suing The Washington Post for $250 million on the basis that […]
The family of 16-year-old Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann is suing the Washington Post for $250 million, Reuters reports. Sandmann, the Kentucky teen who was filmed facing off with Native American activist Nathan Phillips during the Indigenous Peoples March and coinciding anti-abortion March for Life at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is claiming the publication engaged in defamation and “targeted and bullied” him. The […]
PJ Morton has been an official member of Maroon 5 since 2012, and in a new interview with People, he said he’ll be fufilling his “lifelong dream” when he joins the rest of the band during their controversial Super Bowl halftime performance next month. He also talked about the response to the announcement that they’ll be performing. A number […]
Legendary soul singer Gladys Knight is the latest person to chime in about Colin Kaepernick‘s kneel. Knight is scheduled to sing the anthem at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta next month and had some words about Kaepernick’s ongoing protest. “I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions […]
On Labor Day, Colin Kaepernick revealed his long-gestating ad campaign with Nike. We’ve already written about the campaign itself. Now let’s talk about the hilarious overreaction. In a feat of grandstanding fit for Mike Pence, some people have been destroying their own Nike apparel to send a message to Nike. That’ll learn ’em. VIA TWITTER On the one hand, […]
A South Side Chicago neighborhood was the site of violent clashes between police and residents of a community where an officer fatally shot an African-American man on Saturday evening. Chicago activists have identified the man as Harith Augustus, better known as “Snoop,” a popular barber and proud father who worked in the South Shore community. […]
It seems Cleveland Browns legend Jim Brown has changed his stance on NFL protests according to TMZ Jim Brown is softening his opinion on Colin Kaepernick‘s kneeling demonstration — telling TMZ Sports he’s decided he’s “fine” with NFL players protesting during the national anthem. The NFL legend had previously lashed out against the protesters back in August — saying, […]
Mike Ditka, the former Bears star and coach, spoke out against the NFL protests during the national anthem, claiming that there was nothing for the players to be protesting in the first place. “All of a sudden, it’s become a big deal now, about oppression,” Ditka told Jim Gray on Westwood One’s pregame show. “There has been no oppression […]