The internet spent the day digesting Jordan's response, divided between ecstatic to cautious because of his long storied history with distancing himself from social justice issues. Jordan's persona at times appeared to be "business first," and his silence in regards to previous police shootings stirred up strong frustrations.
Tensions between players and the organization rose throughout the month of July after the Minnesota Lynx wore Black shirts stitched with the words, “Change starts with us. Justice & Accountability,” written in white on the front.
In an interview from last September, A$AP dismisses the issue police brutality saying, "I can't relate."
Over the past week, the nation witnessed first-hand what many African-Americans have already experienced as a result of systemic racism and police brutality. Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed by law enforcement officers while in the midst of what most Americans would consider routine non-threatening activities. Castile was shot multiple times during a traffic […]
Officer Tommy Norman has been gained popularity since the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Norman, a North Little Rock (AR) police officer, started to bubble on Facebook with videos of him out in the community engaging with the residents in the community he polices. Norman has developed deep relationships with the residents, […]
Lil Webbie just joined the Black Lives Matter movement in a pretty trill way.
The only thing that that front page did was traumatize Black mothers, make White supremacists rejoice, and sell more papers.
