black lives matter

What is the Origin of the BlackLivesMatter Movement?

The BlackLivesMatter movement is something you must have heard at one point in time. It rocked the US and the…

3 years ago

BLM Founder Patrisse Cullors Resigns from Foundation

Image source: Wikimedia Commons Black Lives Matter's co-founder Patrisse Cullors has announced she is resigning from its foundation, but not…

3 years ago

Breonna Taylor Death: Grand Jury Tapes Released

In a rare disclosure, recordings from the grand jury investigation into the Breonna Taylor police shooting case have been released.…

4 years ago

Portland Protests: Man Shot Dead after Trump Supporters Clash with BLM Protesters

Image credit: Getty Images President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden have clashed over the violence that has…

4 years ago

Juneteenth Becomes Official Holiday in New York City

Juneteenth - the June 19th date which marks the end of US slavery - will become an official holiday in…

4 years ago

Juneteenth: Houston Community College Hit With $100 Million Dollar Racial Discrimination Class Action Suit Filed On Behalf of Black Employees

Press release HOUSTON, TEXAS.  A $100 million racial discrimination lawsuit has been filed in a Houston, Texas state district court…

4 years ago

Rayshard Brooks Death: Former Officer Garrett Rolfe Faces Murder Charge

Former police officer Garrett Rolfe, who fatally shot fleeing Afro-American Rayshard Brooks in the back last week in Atlanta, Georgia,…

4 years ago

George Floyd Funeral: Family and Friends Pay Their Last Respects

Impassioned pleas for racial justice have been heard at the funeral of George Floyd, an African American whose death in…

4 years ago

George Floyd Death: Derek Chauvin’s Bail Set at $1.25 Million in 1st Court Appearance

Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd, has made his first court appearance, where…

4 years ago

George Floyd Memorial Held in Minneapolis

A service to commemorate George Floyd, the first of three planned memorials, is being held in Minneapolis. George Floyd, 46,…

4 years ago

George Floyd Death: US Cities Placed under Curfew Following Violent Protests

Large demonstrations have taken place in at least 30 cities across the US following the death of a black man…

4 years ago

Black Lives Matter: Minneapolis Protesters Clash with Police over George Floyd’s Death

Minneapolis police have clashed with protesters following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. Police fired tear…

4 years ago

Eric Garner’s Death: Black Lives Matter Activist Erica Garner Dies Aged 27

Eric Garner’s daughter, Erica, who became a civil rights activist against police brutality after the death of her father in…

7 years ago

Pepsi Pulls Ad Featuring Kendall Jenner

Pepsi has decided to withdraw the ad featuring Kendall Jenner after it sparked an outcry and accusations that the drinks…

8 years ago

Pepsi Ad: Kendall Jenner Accused of Undermining Black Lives Matter Movement

Kendall Jenner has been criticized for her new Pepsi ad. She is accused of undermining the Black Lives Matter movement…

8 years ago

Kanye West Says He Would Have Voted for Donald Trump… If He Did

Kanye West has told an audience in San Jose he would have opted for Donald Trump if he had voted.…

8 years ago

Sylville Smith Death: Shots Fired During New Milwaukee Protests

Shots have been fired at several locations during new protests in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, police say, as demonstrators took to the…

8 years ago

Alton Sterling Death: Black Lives Matter’s DeRay Mckesson Sues Baton Rouge

The police and city of Baton Rouge have been sued by Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson over mass arrests…

8 years ago

George Zimmerman’s Gun Sold in Private Auction

George Zimmerman’s auction for the gun he used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 has closed. The…

8 years ago

Jamar Clark Dies in Minneapolis Hospital

Jamar Clark, the 24-year-old black man shot by police in an incident that sparked large protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has…

9 years ago

Jamar Clark: Minneapolis Protests over Police Shooting of Black Man

Black Lives Matter protesters have been demonstrating in Minneapolis over the police shooting of Jamar Clark who witnesses say was…

9 years ago

Hillary Clinton Rally Interrupted by Black Lives Matter Activists

A Hillary Clinton campaing rally at Clark Atlanta University has been interrupted by Black Lives Matter activists as she began…

9 years ago

Walter Scott Death: North Charleston City and Family Reach $6.5 Million Settlement

The City of North Charleston in South Carolina has reached a $6.5 million settlement with the family of Walter Scott,…

9 years ago

Tyrone Harris Charged with Assaulting Officers at Ferguson Protest

Tyrone Harris, who was shot by Ferguson police during events marking the first anniversary of the killing of unarmed black…

9 years ago

Michael Brown’s Death: Ferguson Commemorates First Anniversary

People in Ferguson, Missouri, are commemorating the first anniversary of the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. On the…

9 years ago