Politics
-
#BlackLivesMatter College Course Aims to Educate People Beyond the Hashtag and Slogan
Most people only know the phrase “Black Lives Matter” as a slogan and a hashtag; they don’t understand the true meaning behind the movement. There are many rumors, misconceptions and misrepresentations of what it is about, but the folks behind a new class at the University of Washington aim to change that. La Tasha Levy…
-
Demetrius Hollins, 21-Year-Old Beaten by 2 Ga. Cops, Says He Feared for Life During Traffic Stop
Demetrius Hollins’ encounter with two Gwinnett County, Ga., police officers during a traffic stop went viral last week after one officer was seen punching the motorist in his face, and another officer was seen racing to the scene later, only to stomp the young man in his face. Those officers have since been fired from…
-
Ga. Cop Seen on Video Kicking Handcuffed Man in the Head During Traffic Stop
A Gwinnett County, Ga., police officer has prompted social media outrage after video of him kicking a handcuffed man in the head went viral. A Gwinnett County Police Department spokesperson called the video “very disturbing” and said that the officer involved has since been placed on administrative leave, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The incident, which…
-
North Miami Cop Charged With Attempted Manslaughter in Shooting of Unarmed Therapist
A North Miami police officer who shot an unarmed behavioral therapist as he cared for a man with autism has been charged with attempted manslaughter. ABC News reports that the Florida State Attorney’s Office announced the charges against Officer Jonathan Aledda Tuesday in the July 18, 2016, shooting of Charles Kinsey, who thankfully survived the…
-
Black Lives Matter Activists at 2 Colleges Disrupt Speech by BLM Critic Heather Mac Donald
Black Lives Matter activists on two Southern California college campuses shut down scheduled appearances by anti-BLM critic, pro-police advocate and author of the book The War on Cops Heather Mac Donald. Mac Donald, a Manhattan Institute scholar, was scheduled to give a “Blue Lives Matter” talk at UCLA on Wednesday to discuss her 2016 book…
-
Maine Judge Recuses Himself From Black Lives Matter Hearing
A judge in Portland, Maine, stunned a courtroom full of people Monday when he recused himself from the court hearing of 17 Black Lives Matter protesters at the request of a defense attorney. The Portland Press Herald reports that Judge Paul Fritzsche did not offer an explanation when he abruptly recused himself from the court hearing…
-
Muslim Teen Writes #BlackLivesMatter 100 Times for His Stanford Application Statement, Gets Accepted
Is your activism performative or substantive? One New Jersey teen knew exactly how to show his answer to that question when filling out his application to Stanford University. Asked “What matters to you, and why?” the teen could think of only one thing: #BlackLivesMatter. Ziad Ahmed wrote the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter 100 times, and that one…
-
NYPD Officer Reprimanded for Tweeting #BlackLivesMatter From Her Personal Twitter Account
An officer with the New York City Police Department’s 76th Precinct is in hot water with her superiors after she reportedly replied to a department Twitter post with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Police Officer Gwendolyn Bishop is black, and the New York Daily News reports that she was hit with departmental charges and accused of inappropriately writing…