Tags : Black Lives Matter
Oluwatoyin Salau—a 19-year-old Black Lives Matter protester who went missing hours after tweeting she’d been sexually assaulted—was reportedly found dead. Hashtags #RIPQueen and #JusticeForToyin are currently circulating throughout the Twittersphere as word of the activist’s death hit social media Monday morning. Salau, was last seen June 6 in Tallahassee, FL according to the Tallahassee Police Department. The […]Read More
Jamie Juanillo, a person of color, shared a now-viral video of white couple Lisa Alexander and her husband Robert, interrogating and calling the police on him for stenciling “Black Lives Matter” on his own property in San Francisco. In the video, the couple repeatedly asks Juanillo if he owned the property after he finished writing […]Read More
On Friday, comedian and former Saturday Night Live star Jay Pharoah shared a video via Instagram talking about his encounter with LAPD two months ago in Tarzana, California. In the video, he said he was exercising at the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Corbin Avenue in April when officers approached and arrested him for fitting […]Read More
James DeMarco has been fired from FedEx after imitating George Floyd’s murder during a Black Lives Matter protest in New Jersey. Corporate officials at FedEx announced DeMarco’s termination via Twitter saying, “we do not tolerate the kind of appalling and offensive behavior depicted in this video.” The footage of DeMarco’s offense received lots of backlash […]Read More
CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman is stepping down following racially insensitive statements he made about George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. During a Zoom meeting with employees and other gym affiliates, Glassman allegedly stated, “We’re not mourning for George Floyd — I don’t think me or any of my staff are. Can you tell […]Read More
‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ star Porsha Williams opens up about her experience with racism while appearing on an episode of Andy Cohen‘s show, ‘Watch What Happens Live.’ She says she encountered racism at the tender age of 6-years-old when members of the KKK hit her with a rock, as she attended her first protest with […]Read More
Keke Palmer is speaking out after video of her giving an inspiring speech to soldiers during a George Floyd/Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles went viral. She was filmed speaking to a member of the National Guard, asking him to participate in the movement. The guard happily took a knee in solidarity; however, the […]Read More
Two female police officers told an essential restaurant worker they didn’t feel comfortable eating at a restaurant because its employees were wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ masks. Both women are caught on camera asking the employee for her manager,who at the time, wasn’t available. They then asked for the manager’s phone number to complain about the […]Read More
Temecula Mayor James Stewart has resigned over a controversial response he made when talking about police brutality. When Stewart was asked how the city was addressing police brutality according to ABC he blatantly said he didn’t “believe there has ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer.” Stewart later apologized and […]Read More
Black Twitter had a few choice words for actor Terry Crews after he tweeted, “defeating White supremacy without white people creates Black supremacy.” The “Everybody Hates Chris” star’s controversial tweet comes in the wake of mass efforts to combat police brutality and racism after the brutal death of George Floyd. Crews’ former sitcom co-star, Tyler […]Read More
