Black Lives Matter

https://twitter.com/BBCLondonNews/status/751518293870116864 The Black Lives Matter movement has crossed oceans and has sparked a march in the city of London. Hundreds of British residents gathered in Central London to march against the police brutality that has been happening here in America. Many shouted “Hands up, Don’t shoot!” while carrying banners throughout the country’s capital. The Black […]

The decisions behind what we see, who we see, and how we see it, is largely shaped by those who present it to the masses. In the age of struggle, the fight for freedom, the way the narrative plays can pander for or against the oppressed. This struggle is always constant; however, where the media chooses to cast light and shadows, is imperative, influential, and effective.

In that moment, I realized that Black lives really don’t matter – not just to the law enforcement officers

Former gang members Snoop Dogg and The Game unite rival gangs, the Bloods and the Crips, for a cause greater than their own.

Certain lives are not given value in this society. Certain voices are not given a platform. Certain individuals make the TV screen, and certain voices have to take matters into their own hands.

Miguel decided he couldn't stay silent any longer and recorded a heartfelt new song titled "How Many."

Chaos and tension continued into the early hours of this morning with five police officers killed and seven injured in Dallas, Texas. Five cops were killed by snipers during a peaceful protest in Dallas overnight.

The news of Alton Sterling’s death at the hands of police officers continues to rock the country with sadness, anger, frustration and outrage. However, actress Issa Rae proves that some good can come out of horrible situations, as the actress has raised an enormous amount of money for Sterling’s family in just a short time. […]

In the wake of the recent killings of Philandro Castile and Alton Sterling, celebrities of all calibers have been denouncing police brutality and injustice. Today, Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa are the latest mainstream artists to express their disgust with America’s systemic oppression and the unlawful killing of Black people. Fed up with seeing Black men, women, and children being brutalized by police departments […]

She posted a lengthy manifesto to her personal website, making a powerful, brave, and emotional statement.

The son of the late star used the hashtag #AllLivesMatter while addressing the killings of the two Black men.

Lavish Reynolds never imagined her Wednesday evening would end with the shooting death of her boyfriend Philando Castile, 32. But what happened to Castile in a Minnesota suburb right outside of St. Paul, just 48 hours after the shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is becoming all too familiar in Black communities […]