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Politics Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act Passed In NYC Eric Garner died in 2014, after the police placed him in a chokehold. Now, New York lawmakers have passed a bill criminalizing chokeholds, in Garner's name. By Rose Lilah June 09, 2020
Politics St. Louis Couple Who Pointed Guns At BLM Protestors Receive Mayoral Pardon The lawyer-couple went viral last summer for pointing an AR and handgun at Black Lives Matter protestors. By Joe Abrams August 04, 2021
Music Boosie Badazz: "Our Race Been Through More Shit Than Anybody" Boosie Badazz is a guest on comedian Theo Von's podcast, discussing issues of race, police brutality and more. By Rose Lilah June 03, 2020
Pop Culture Jay Pharoah, Former "SNL" Star, Says Cop Kneeled On His Neck In Mistaken Identity Case Jay Pharoah shared that he was exercising in a California city when cops pulled up on him with their guns drawn, demanding he get down on the ground. By Erika Marie June 13, 2020
Random FedEx Fires Employee Yelling At Protesters While Mocking George Floyd's Death A FedEx employee named James DeMarco was reportedly fired after a viral clip circulated showing him mocking the death of George Floyd. By Erika Marie June 10, 2020
Pop Culture Rappers React To Police Officers Charged In George Floyd's Murder See how rappers are responding to the news of Derek Chauvin's upgraded charge, as well as the charges for the three other officers involved in George Floyd's death, Tou Thao, J.A. Kueng and Thomas Lane. By Madusa S. June 04, 2020
Politics George Floyd Civil Lawsuit Settled For $27 Million George Floyd's family wins the largest wrongful death civil rights lawsuit settlement in U.S. History, receiving $27 million dollars from the city of Minneapolis. By Deja Goode March 12, 2021
Music Lil Wayne Explains George Floyd Comments, It Comes From Upbringing Lil Wayne shared that he respects people's efforts to seek justice and his comments were "misinterpreted." By Erika Marie June 05, 2020
Pop Culture Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Sr. Resigns & Requests Black Candidate Take His Role The co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian Sr., offered his resignation while asking that his spot on the board be filled by a Black candidate. By Rose Lilah June 05, 2020
Politics St. Louis Couple Who Pointed Guns At BLM Protestors Appear In Trump Campaign A St. Louis couple appeared on Trump’s virtual campaign after pointing their guns at Black Lives Matter protesters By O.I. July 20, 2020
Politics Protestors Try Taking Down Andrew Jackson Sculpture In Washington D.C. Protestors in Washington D.C's Layfayette Square attempted to take down a statue of President Andrew Jackson By Noah John June 23, 2020
Crime Thomas Lane Seeking Donations To Fund His Defense In George Floyd Murder One of the ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd, Thomas Lane, is apparently seeking help to fund his defense. By Rose Lilah June 09, 2020