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#SayHerName and see the beautifully captured portrait of Breonna Taylorat theSmithsonian on Friday. Taylor, whose 2020 death sparked nationwide protests, will have a portrait displayed on the fourth floor of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) as part of the museum’s new exhibition, 'Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.' In the portrait, Taylor […]
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
By DYLAN LOVAN and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge delayed until Friday the release of secret grand jury proceedings in Breonna Taylor's killing by police, according to the state attorney general's office. Audio recordings of the proceedings were originally supposed to be released Wednesday. Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office asked a Louisville court for a week's delay, so it could redact the names of witnesses and personal information such as addresses and phone numbers. On Wednesday, a judge granted a shorter delay, giving the attorney general until noon on Friday, said Elizabeth Kuhn, […]
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He has been accused of \"blindly\" firing into her apartment.
Breonna Taylor’s shooting death in Kentucky was the consequence of a Louisville Police Dept. operation intended to clear out a block in western Louisville key to a city plan to gentrify the neighborhood Taylor lived in — lawyers for Taylor’s family allege in an amendment to a lawsuit filed against the city in Taylor’s death. []
The Boy Scouts of America says it will require aspiring Eagle Scouts to earn a new “diversity and inclusion” merit badge before they can attain the organization’s highest rank.
Similar to other existing badges like “American Cultures” and “Citizenship in the Community,” the new badge will “require Scouts to learn about and engage with other groups and cultures to increase understanding and spur positive action,” the Boy Scouts said.
“The Boy Scouts of America stands with Black families and the Black community because we believe that Black Lives Matter.
In addition to the new merit badge requirement, the organization pledged to conduct a review of its programs, including property names, events and insignia, to ensure they encourage diversity and don’t further “symbols of oppression.”
The new requirement represents a relatively timely decision for the Boy Scouts.
If Paul Judge wants to stay engaged to Tanya Sam, than he must follow her rules of engagement checklist. The reality star of The Real []
Of the four, only Derek Chauvin remains in custody.
One of the first things I heard from Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican Senator, was a plan for a study of 18 months.
Their bill leaves a big loophole for having no action against renegade police.
Senator Lindsey Graham angrily lectured us about what the Obama Administration didn’t do on the issue of police reform during his eight years in office without a word that mentioned all the times the Republicans, as they promised—tried to make him fail.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell actually said that Senator Scott, to their surprise, told them he had been stopped by the police!
At least somebody on Capitol Hill recognizes the horrible message sent to Black America having people in a place of honor whose very presence in a statue, a portrait or a name carved somewhere on government property, continues to be a racist act.
Following pressure from civil rights activists, public servants, private citizens and a number of celebrities at least one of three police officers involved in “no-knock” warrant lead to the fatal shooting of a Breonna Taylor in Louisville has been fired, the Louisville’s mayor Greg Fischer said.
Fired officer Brett Hankison is accused by the department’s interim chief, Robert Schroeder, of “blindly” firing 10 rounds into Taylor’s apartment, creating a substantial danger of death and serious injury.
Two other officers, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officer Myles Cosgrove have been placed on administrative reassignment while the shooting is investigated.
Breonna Taylor was shot eight times by officers who burst into her Louisville home using a no-knock warrant during a March 13 narcotics investigation.
I cannot tolerate this type of conduct by any member of the Louisville Metro Police Department,” he added.
Colin Kaepernick will be featured in a documentary series produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The deal between Kaepernick’s production arm, Ra Vision Media, and The Walt Disney Co. was announced Monday. The partnership will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that explore race, social []
As if the forthcoming Candyman could get any scarier, director Nia DaCosta just shared a chilling new teaser that reveals the killer’s origin story.
And much like the history of America, it’s steeped in what DaCosta calls “Black pain.”
The director shared the teaser on Twitter Wednesday, writing in the caption: “CANDYMAN, at the intersection of white violence and Black pain, is about unwilling martyrs.
The final scene of the teaser, which features “shadow puppetry” by Manual Cinema, explains Candyman’s origin as a Black painter, who befalls to a lynch mob after falling in love with a White woman whose portrait he captured.
Desperate to make a name for himself in his stalling career, McCoy begins painting versions of Candyman and unknowingly opens a door for the menacing to continue.
Kyrie Irving will be producing a TV special titled #SAYHERNAME: BREONNA TAYLOR. The one-hour special will not only continue to bring attention to Taylor's tragic death at the hands of law enforcement while executing a no-knock warrant, but it will also highlight police brutality and how it affects Black women.
A plane banner flew over downtown Louisville, Kentucky, to remind all who saw that the city's police department took the life of someone whose work had been deemed essential amid the COVID-19 pandemic when they killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor.
The banner was courtesy of UltraViolet, a nonprofit geared toward ending sexism; Color of Change, a racial justice group; and Black Lives Matter Louisville.
Taylor was killed during a botched raid when three officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) entered her apartment while she and boyfriend Kenneth Walker were sleeping and fired 22 shots.
Regarding the rhetoric surrounding calls to defund the police, Louisville resident Greg Tichenor, who watched the banner fly through the city, explained to WLKY what the term means to him.
I cannot tolerate this type of conduct by any member of the Louisville Metro Police Department.
NBA star Kyrie Irving is teaming up with rapper Common, journalist Jemele Hill and several others for a unique television special seeking justice for Breonna []
