Rayshard Brooks will be laid to rest on Tuesday (June 23) at the same church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached. Following a public viewing on Monday the private service will be held at 1 pm E.T. at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where Senior pastor, Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, will give the eulogy. … Read more »
While still doing interviews propping up the currently president, the founder and former owner of Black Entertainment Television (BET) has penned a memo to Black Lives Matter encouraging the organization to create a political party. Bob Johnson released the memo Wednesday through his RLJ Companies, a business network providing strategic investments, founded by Johnson, according to Black Enterprise magazine. The… Read more »
George Floyd’s brother, Philonise has filed to trademark Floyd’s name for a nonprofit organization. The George Floyd Foundation will allow downloadable material for mobile phones that will educate on police reform and will feature documentaries, audio and video files as well as DVDs about George. If Philonise is awarded the trademark he’ll be able to… Read more »
After Floyd Death A federal government survey has found that depression among African-Americans has risen after the death of George Floyd. According to The Washington Post, “The rate of Black Americans showing clinically significant signs of anxiety or depressive disorders jumped from 36 percent to 41 percent in the week after the video of Floyd’s… Read more »
The search for a 19-year-old Florida woman who went missing during a protest earlier this month has come to a tragic end. One of two bodies found over the weekend in Tallahassee has been identified as Oluwatoyin Salau, police announced Monday. Salau had been involved in a number of demonstrations since the death of George… Read more »
Sometimes it’s best not to say anything…Nene Leakes is asking people to book her in the name of Black Lives Matter…Really?? Backlash from the post came immediately. When will she learn that this not about her? Girl go somewhere and sit down with that nonsense. Read more here
