32-year-old Steven Carrillo, an active-duty U.S. Air Force Sergeant, is now expected to be charged with murder and several other felony charges in the days […]
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Chicago Police Board president says officers hit him with batons at weekend protest
Chicago Police Board President Ghian Foreman said Friday that officers hit him with batons last weekend as they clashed with protesters who marched on the […]
Pittsburgh Newspaper Removes Black Journalists From Covering Protests
The Pittsburgh newspaper has been accused of banning two Black journalists from reporting on anything protest-related due to them being seen as biased reporters because […]
New York Times Op-Ed Editor Resigns
James Bennet has resigned as editorial page editor after the New York Times faced backlash for publishing an opinion piece by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark). […]
Justice Smith calls for more LGBTQ inclusion in the the Black Lives Matter movement
Actor Justice Smith attended a protest Friday in New Orleans alongside his partner, actor Nicholas Ashe. On Instagram, Smith expressed his dislike at how some […]
George Floyd Memorial Scholarship
The protests following the George Floyd tragedy doesn’t stop at all four officers getting charged. Floyd is now being honored through a scholarship by North […]