Black Lives Matter
Police officer guilty of 2nd-degree murder in Laquan McDonald case
October 5, 2018Officer Jason Van Dyke is guilty of 2nd-degree murder and aggravated assault.
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Kings partner with Black Lives Matter after Stephon Clark’s death
April 2, 2018The Sacramento Kings announcement of an official partnership with Black Lives Matter, in the wake of Stephon Clark’s death at the hands of Sacramento Police, is significant: It further shows that athletes are no longer just...
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Alton Sterling and the state-sanctioned lynching of Black Americans
March 28, 2018“Black boys’ cries fall on deaf white ears and Black mothers' tears keep graveyard grass green.”
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Stephon Clark shooting raises questions about effectiveness of police body cameras
March 26, 2018After the involved officers are asked whether they discovered any weapons on Clark's body, an officer can be heard saying, "Hey, mute," just before the video goes silent.
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Capitalism breeds and feeds Black oppression
February 9, 2018"The struggle of the Negro people for integration in the economic, political, and social affairs of the nation on the basis of full equality with all other Americans is a struggle to enlarge democracy in the...
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