The shutdown, attended by nearly 300 protesters, began at 7:00 p.m. In the end, 43 adults and eight juveniles were arrested and charged with unlawful assembly and pedestrian on the freeway, the state patrol confirmed.
A local NAACP chapter has announced plans to open up a discrimination hotline for Black students at the University of Missouri.
The students of Yale University used their voices to speak out against several instances of racial injustice on the Ivy League campus.
Eminem has partnered with Genius, and will continue his current streak of annotating his new songs on the site.
Daniel Craig is tired of his role as Bond, James Bond – seriously, he’s completely over it. The actor told TimeOut that, at the moment, he would rather slash his wrists than make another film for the series: “I’d rather break this glass and slash my wrists… I’m over it at the moment. We’re done. All […]
Occupy Wall Street protesters claim that New York Police Department officers violated their constitutional rights.
Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson is taking his powerful message to the Ivy League this fall. Yale Divinity School announced this weekend that he will…
In Houston, Texas, a high school student was among others participating in a tribute of recently slain Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Gorofth. The student, Fatimah…
The first hearings of the 6 officers involved with the death of Freddie Gray begin today in Baltimore and police have been alerted to be prepared for protests. Reports CNN: Six Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death are due in court Wednesday as the city braces for what could happen afterward. The pretrial […]
Longtime civil rights activist Dr. Benjamin Chavis has this to say about people who complain they’re tired of protest marches: “A lot of people say…
On Thursday afternoon, talented singer/songwriter Janelle Monae, her artist Jidenna, and her Wondaland collective, continued to stand with the “Black Lives Matter” movement this week during a march in…
Andre Anderson, Ferguson's interim police chief, is facing scrutiny following the reveal of his previous three suspensions.
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#JusticeForJamar: 51 Arrested After Protests Erupt Over Police Shooting Of Black Man, Mayor Requests Federal Investigation
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Local Missouri NAACP Chapter Opens Up Discrimination Hotline In Wake Of Mizzou Threats
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Following Mizzou, Yale Students Protest Against Racial Insensitivity On Campus
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What’s Happening In Hip-Pop: Eminem Officially Joins Genius, Justin Timberlake Goes Country, & More