Dozens of protestors filled the Charlotte Government Center’s meeting chamber for a chance to express their anger, rage, frustration and distrust following a week of protest after Keith Lamont Scott was fatally shot by police. Everyone was a target on Monday. The City Council and Mayor Jennifer Roberts were called devils. The Charlotte Mecklenbur Police […]
Three employees at a Walmart in Georgia have been disciplined after refusing to make a “Blue Lives Matter” cake. The cake was for a woman who was celebrating her father’s retirement from the police force. The employees reportedly refused to make the cake because of their belief that it was “racist”. The woman reportedly says […]
Keith Lamont Scott’s family say they are glad that Charlotte Mecklenburg Police released the footage of Scott’s final moments. They dispute CMPD’s assertion that Scott had a gun. “I don’t see anything that would lead to him losing his life,” said family attorney Justin Bamberg. “Mr Scott steps out of the vehicle. He doesn’t appear […]
Updated: CMPD released the video to the media at 6:30 p.m. In a 30 minute press conference, Charlotte Police Chief Kerr Putney reiterated what he’s said consistently: The videos do not show that Keith Lamont Scott had a gun or that it was pointed it at police officers. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Putney did say, however, […]
T.I. has been very open about his support of the Black Lives Matter movement on social media, and now he has the tunes to back it up. The Atlanta legend dropped his new six-track EP Us or Else which featured impassioned songs about police brutality and the state of African-American communities in this country. Tip says he wrote […]
For two days, we’ve seen young people express outrage over the fatal police shooting of Keith Scott. Their form of expression smashing windows, looting drug stores, shutting downs streets and setting fires. They’re rioters, looters and agitators. To Cherrell Brown, 27, they’re protestors. Brown and the organizations she works with, QTCOP Collective (Queer and Trans Color […]
Charlotte and Mecklenburg County leaders held a press conference this morning to provide details of the events happening in the past 48 hours in Charlotte. Mayor Jennifer Roberts asked again for peaceful protests and for the community to come together to find a peaceful resolution. Police Chief Kerr Putney said there were 45 arrests and […]
A high school teacher in Fayetteville has gotten in trouble with school officials at Massey Hill Classical High School after stepping on an American Flag during class. The teacher, Lee Francis has been placed on leave because of a demonstration illustrating part of a case in Texas about freedom of speech. The Texas v. Johnson […]
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