black lives matter
Since Africans arrived in the Americas, they brought their creativity and brilliance with them, creating music that captures the essence of Black resistance. Black music, spanning genres like spirituals, blues, jazz, rock & roll, and gospel, has been the soundtrack of personal experiences and freedom movements that have shaped America. In the 1960s, Black music […]
After Kanye West’s horrific comments about George Floyd and alleging he died from fentanyl, and not being choked by the knee of a cop, are coming back at him at a hefty price. Roxie Washington, the mother of Gianna Floyd (George Floyd’s daughter), has filed a $250,000,000 lawsuit against the rapper. Washington’s attorneys stated that […]
Kanye West is back in the news trending again this time for wearing a black tee shirt with the slogan “white lives matter” at Paris fashion week. West Made pollical news a few years back by saying slavery was a choice, back in 2005 Kanye West blasted former president George W. Bush saying “George Bush […]
A viral video that has surfaced shows three officers taking an 8-year-old boy into custody and put into a patrol car for stealing a bag of chips. Kenneth Jackson recorded the incident after police stopped the boy at a store, and the four-minute and 19-second video helped bring attention to the problem at hand. In […]
The Rochester city school district’s Flower City school #54 is holding a rally and peace March Thursday April 14th at 10 AM. There will be peace activists, along with students participating in the event. The school #54 has been working with the organization Save Rochester INC. Click Here To Read More. Source: WHEC-TV
The federal hate crimes trial of the three Georgia men charged in connection with the death of Ahmaud Arbery is scheduled for Jury selection starts Monday. The Justice Department has charged Travis McMichael, Travis’s father Gregory McMichael, and the family’s neighbor William Bryan with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping of the 25-year-old, Arbery. The trial […]
Earlier this week, Minneapolis police fatally shot 22-year-old Amir Locke, after the police burst into his apartment to serve a no-knock warrant. Now, the body cam footage is under review as Locke was peacefully asleep on his couch when the wrongful shot was taken. The footage shows Locke holding his registered gun, however, the authorities […]
Officer Mark Vaugh of the Rochester Police department has been served with departmental charges in relation to the restraint of Daniel Prude on March 23, 2020, according to the Rochester Police Department. Officer Vaughn was seen putting a spit sock over Daniel Prude’s head in the body camera footage released last September. Joe, Daniel Prude’s […]
A few days ago, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was sentenced Friday to 270 months — 22.5 years— in prison for killing George Floyd. The family of George Floyd spoke out recently on this news, stating that the sentencing of Derek Chauvin offers closure, accountability — and a step toward healing for both […]
Judge Peter Cahill has sentenced Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday to 270 months — 22.5 years— in prison for killing George Floyd. Judge Cahill stated the sentence was based solely on legal facts only. Judge Cahill agreed with prosecutors that Derek Chauvin acted with cruelty when he killed George Floyd, abused […]