post Black Lives Matter and the Intrepid Lives That Preceded It | The New York Times “Ours is a neighborhood designed to be transient, not a place where roots are meant to take hold.”African American Author African American Literature African American Lives Black Lives Matter KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineApril 18, 2018
post Facebook Removes Popular Black Lives Matter Page for Being a Fake | The New York Times For at least a year, the biggest page on Facebook purporting to be part of the Black Lives Matter movement was a scam with ties to a middle-aged white man in Australia, a review of the page and associated accounts and websites conducted by CNN shows.African American Activist African American Commuities African American Lives Black Lives Matter KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineApril 12, 2018
post Michigan to Stop Distributing Free Bottled Water in Flint | Colorlines Many of the city's residents do not trust—or use—what comes out of their tap.#PrayForFlint African American Families African American History African American Lives African American News Black Lives Matter Flint KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineApril 11, 2018
post FBI Tracked an Activist Involved With Black Lives Matter as They Travelled Across the U.S., Documents Show | The Intercept AT THE HEIGHT of 2014’s Black Lives Matter protests in Ferguson, Missouri, FBI agents tracked the movements of an activist flying in from New York, and appear to have surveilled the homes and cars of individuals somehow tied to the protests, according to recently released documents provided to The Intercept.African American Activist African American Commuities KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineMarch 29, 2018
post Q&A: Patrisse Khan-Cullors: ‘My favourite word? Freedom’ | The Guardian The activist on police violence, human cruelty and the Black Panther partyAfrican American Activist African American Women KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineMarch 28, 2018
post Alicia Garza Launches New Organization to Harness Black Political Power | Colorlines “Black folks drive the progressive political power in this country, but rarely benefit from the fruits of our labor. We are launching the Black Futures Lab as a way to mobilize around our needs, hopes and dreams.”African American Activist African American Commuities African American Politics KINDR'D KINDR'D Magazine KOLUMN KOLUMN Magazine Race Race RelationsMarch 7, 2018March 7, 2018
post Activist DeRay Mckesson sues Fox News, media personality Jeanine Pirro for defamation | The Baltimore Sun Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson has sued Fox News and media personality Jeanine Pirro, alleging she defamed him while discussing a lawsuit brought against the Black Lives Matter movement.African American Activist Black Lives Matter Civil Rights KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineDecember 26, 2017December 26, 2017
post Baton Rouge reaches cash settlement with 69 protesters | The Philadelphia Tribune BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge approved a class-action settlement Friday that awards up to $1,000 in cash to dozens of protesters who claim police violated their civil rights and used excessive force in arresting them after a deadly police shooting.African American Lives African American Politics KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineNovember 1, 2017November 1, 2017
post Black Lives Matter Is Democracy in Action | The New York Times CHICAGO — Why has this generation of black activists failed to produce a Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or a Malcolm X — a charismatic, messiah-like figure who can lead a major movement?African American Commuities African American Lives African American News Black Lives MatterOctober 27, 2017October 27, 2017
post After Freddie Gray, Marilyn Mosby Intends to Keep on Fighting the Good Fight | The Root Marilyn Mosby is fighting new battles. She’s used to that.African American Commuities Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Reform KOLUMN KOLUMN MagazineOctober 18, 2017