The Movement for Black Lives is underway. A collective of over 50 organizations representing thousands of Black people from across the country, have come together to form this initiative to make change for the black community.
The Movement for Black Lives is underway. A collective of over 50 organizations representing thousands of Black people from across the country, have come together to form this initiative to make change for the black community.
Vic Mensa has the streets talking after delivering a powerful set at Lollapalooza. Mensa has never been afraid to speak on things that matter such as the recent police shootings that America has endured. During his set, he performed his single ‘sixteen shots’ which at the end speaks on the tragic shooting of Laquan McDonald. He then performed his single ‘Free Love’ in which he speaks on the LGBT community. Mensa also got a chance to perform his single ‘Shades of Blue’ in which he speaks on the Flint Water Crisis in which people have seemed to sweep under the rug.
Richard Sherman has always been outspoken and once again he’s speaking out about issues of race and violence currently affecting the country. In a recent interview, he said All Lives Matter and he can’t fully support the Black Lives Matter movement. He erroneously connected them with the killing of cops and said we need to start with the inner city gangs and black-on-black violence.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it has. The Police Union claims the cop that shot an unarmed caretaker for an autistic man was only trying to “save him”. Hit the jump to watch.
Celebrities come together to bring awareness to current social issues.
Remember Christopher LeDay? He is the man who is responsible for making the Alton Sterling video go viral. But as the cliche goes, no good deed goes unpunished. After posting the video to his Facebook account, LeDay was met by police at his place of work the next day. There he was arrested for assault charges along with a whole lot of charges which failed to have any merit. Since the incident LeDay is still out of a job and him and his attorney are fighting to change that. Check in after the jump for more on the story.