black lives matter

Local artist Shawn Dunwoody just completed a new project in downtown Rochester. If you’re in the area of the Martin Luther King Memorial Park you can see Shawn Dunwoodys latest piece of “Black Lives Matters”  blue painted lettering on Court Street. Sean Dunwoody has multiple pieces of artwork across the city of Rochester. So if […]

75 year old Martin Gugino is now in stable condition and has responded to the President’s tweet about the events that led to his injury. According to CNN, when Gugino heard about the president accusing him of being an ANTIFA provocateur, “the 75 year-old just laughed.” When asked for a public comment, he only said […]

NASCAR announced Wednesday they have banned the Confederate flags from all events, races and properties effective immediately. This comes after driver Bubba Wallace, a Black driver at the top level, called for the banning of the flag earlier this week. Wallace also had the words “Black Lives Matter” on his vehicle Wednesday night at Martinsville, […]

Recently, Microsoft hired an artist named Shantell Martin to paint a mural in the name of Black Lives Matter at their 5th Ave location in New York City. During that time, Martin received an email that revealed giant corporation’s disregard to the message of the cause. McCann Erickson, Microsoft’s ad agency, asked her if she […]

For the second weekend in a row, cities like London, Madrid, Warsaw, Sydney and Hong Kong joined together in solidarity with the thousands of US protestors. In the UK, activists gathered in the thousands to memorialize George Floyd and urge the end of systemic racism. They held “die-ins” in front of U.S. Embassies and marched […]

On Saturday, thousands of Rochestarians came together in several marches, peacefully protesting systemic racism, police brutality and discrimination. Organizers from Black Lives Matter led similar demonstrations in cities across the nation like Philadelphia and San Francisco. The marches in Rochester were in part a response to the tactics that the RPD used in last weeks […]

Michael Jordan and Jordan pledges $100 million towards social justice On Friday, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand announced that they would be donating $100 million over the next 10 years to “organizations dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.” They released the statement on the company’s Twitter page that read: […]

My thoughts on Roger Goodell apology on peaceful protest in the NFL is garbage. I look at the timing of everything and this apology comes days after Drew Brees made the statement about disrespecting the flag and was immediately corrected. In Roger Goodells apology,  he said the NFL condemned racism of any kind and they […]

16th street in Washington D.C. has now been renamed “Black Lives Matter Plaza”. The pavement there has a rich history as a prominent location for protests and demonstrations that have made major impacts on American History. It will now also honor the protestors and the victims who have suffered at the hands of police brutality […]

Dear White People, As you protest with us side-by-side and you chant black lives matter please understand that’s the easy part. The hard part – the REAL work is when you go back to your everyday lives. When you see your counterparts are mistreating a black person will YOU speak up? Will you do what […]