Reports: Freddie Gray Death Ruled a Homicide; World Reacts for Justice
According to reports today, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby brought charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, saying he suffered “a severe and critical neck...
View Article#BmoreFriday: Baltimore Businesses Use Social Media to Pick Up the Pieces in...
On a typical Friday in any city, leisure and nightlife bustles with fun, food and big crowds. But with the recent events in Baltimore, this is not your typical Friday. According to reports, about 200...
View ArticleBaltimore Businesses Scrambling For Saftey Now Ready To Rebuild
Baltimore businesses are dealing with the fall out of the riots, looting and violence as well as a citywide curfew. The city’s civil unrest stems from the suspicious death of a 25-year-old African...
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Brooklyn on Tech: Millennials Take Matters in Their Own Hands to Diversify...
(Image: Brooklyn On Tech) Like many of today’s savvy millennials, Jessica Santana and Evin Robinson decided to combine their corporate business and tech skills to forge a path of their own—one that not...
View Article[RECAP] Panel Discussion On Law Enforcement and the Community
Earlier this morning, a necessary discussion that focused on “Healing Relationships between Law Enforcement and Communities of Color” took place. [Related: Reports: Freddie Gray Death Ruled a Homicide;...
View ArticleJanet Cohen Draws Intolerant Parallel with ‘Anne and Emmett’ Play
Janet Cohen, award-winning, Emmy-nominated journalist, writer and playwright, turned a moment of fury for one insensitive and vaguely uniformed acquaintance, into fuel for her dynamic and artistic...
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Voices from Baltimore: Clergy, Community Leaders Bridge Gaps
(Image: www.jta.org) When Freddie Gray died after being in police custody—the reasons for his arrest are still unclear—something snapped in Baltimore. Frustration, anger, perhaps desperation boiled...
View Article‘Castle’ Star Tamala Jones Launches Brain Aneurysm Survivor Model Search
Actress Tamala Jones of ABC’s Castle has teamed up with the Joe Niekro Foundation and luxury hat maker Canada Bliss in a unique model search for brain aneurysms survivors. According to research, the...
View Article[WATCH] FLOTUS Michelle Obama Shares Her Intense Workout
Michelle Obama released an explosive workout video on Twitter, believed to be a response to a #GimmeFive challenge proposed by husband, President Barack Obama. #GimmeFive celebrates the fifth...
View ArticleReports: Grand Jury Indicts Six Officers in Freddie Gray Case
According to reports, Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced today that a grand jury has indicted the six police officers charged in the case of the death of Freddie Gray. He died April...
View ArticleMichael Brown Anniversary: Gunfire Disrupts Peace and Activism Leaders...
Sunday, Aug. 9, 2014 marked a day that would change lives and history. Ferguson, Mo. teen, Michael Brown, was fatally shot by Darren Wilson. Brown was unarmed and the circumstances surrounding his...
View ArticleToday Marks Anniversary of Los Angeles Riots of 1965
Fifty years ago in 1965, a traffic stop in Los Angeles changed history and sparked a revolution. Riots broke out in Watts over the arrest of an African American driver and a whole portion of the city...
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#BlkWomenSyllabus: Scholars Seek to Use Hashtag to Advocate for Female...
(Image: File) Daina Ramey Berry, Ph.D., a University of Texas at Austin history professor, and Kaye Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Loyola University in Maryland, have sparked...
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Julian Bond, Civil Rights Leader and Activist, Dies
(Image: File) Julian Bond, an icon of civil rights activism and leadership has died. The founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was 75. The SPLC announced his death Sunday, Aug. 16,...
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Shaun King-gate? Did Black Lives Matter Activist Lie About His Race?
(Image: File) As with any hotbed topic of the week, Twitter users have jumped on the latest side-eye worthy topic, making it a popular trending topic in major markets. Today, Black Lives Matter...
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Global Leaders to Address Issues of ‘Black Lives Matter’ at Summit
(Image: Thinkstock) International leaders part of an Afro-European delegation, the Caribbean reparations movement, Black Lives Matter movement, the Pan African Congress, and the African Union will...
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$6.4 Million: Baltimore Reaches Settlement with Freddie Gray Family
(Image: File) According to reports, the family of Freddie Gray, a man who died while in Baltimore police custody in April, could get $6.4 million in a tentative death settlement. Baltimore officials...
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Leaders to Gather at OUT on the Hill Black LGBT Leadership Summit
(Image: File) Black LGBT activists and thought leaders will gather with elected officials, faith leaders, and young professionals in Washington, D.C. for the 6th Annual OUT on the Hill Black LGBT...
View ArticleJourney for Justice: NAACP and Activism Organizations Conclude 860-Mile March
In June, NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks announced a historic march called “America’s Journey for Justice” to restore voting rights for the country. It was an effort that turned into an...
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Black Reproductive Justice Activists Gathering for National Strategy Summit
(Image: Shutterstock) African American women reproductive justice activists will gather in Washington, D.C. Sept. 25 to Sept. 29 for the first Annual Strategic Communications for Policy Change Summit...
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