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#SayHerName and see the beautifully captured portrait of Breonna Taylorat theSmithsonian on Friday. Taylor, whose 2020 death sparked nationwide protests, will have a portrait displayed on the fourth floor of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) as part of the museum’s new exhibition, 'Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.' In the portrait, Taylor […]
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell said Monday she is in favor of renaming the Edmund Pettus bridge in her hometown of Selma, Ala.
“There is no denying that Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge—the site where foot soldiers shed their blood in the name of equality and justice for all Americans—is a powerful symbol of the civil rights movement,” Sewell said in a statement.
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition to rename the bridge after Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat and civil rights leader who participated in the 1965 march across the Selma bridge where he and other activists were attacked.
“There’s a righteous irony there, sweet justice, that a bridge named after a man who inflamed hatred, racial hatred is now known worldwide as a symbol of equality and justice,” Sewell told AL.com.
“In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent protests and outcry across the nation, there is no denying that this moment is different; our brothers and sisters – black and white – are crying out for bold change,” Sewell said.
Charles Booker, who grew up in Kentucky, told The Grio that the poverty he experienced as a child was one of the main reasons he got into politics.
A month ago, Booker was an afterthought in the state’s Democratic Primary race.
Booker didn’t have enough funds to pay for advertising in the primary against former Marine pilot Amy McGrath.
Booker also marched in several Black Lives Matter protests in Louisville after Breonna Taylor was killed by police officers.
If Booker can get past McGrath, he’ll have a chance to create history by ending McConnell’s long run as a politician.
The hardest thing I had to do last week was explain to my sons why they are hated by certain people, and how their skin color will be weaponized against them.
We are seeing this rage manifest itself across the country as a result of the death of George Floyd and a pandemic that is afflicting black and brown people at a disproportionate rate.
It is to overcome this struggle that has driven me to dedicate my life to financial equality and justice for people of color.
I would also encourage you to support the following organizations that are focused on financial equality and justice:
Mortar, a nonprofit resource hub for urban entrepreneurs in Cincinnati that invests in people and solutions to make a difference in the community.
Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, which offers programs, among other things on job training and development as well as African-American Business Development Program.
EBONY hosts a Two-Day Juneteenth summit to ensure future Black generations live in a different America.
SAY HER NAME: BREONNA TAYLOR
w/ Lonita Baker, Taylor Family Attorney; Miss DC USA 2019; Miss Kentucky USA USA 2018; Miss Teen USA 2018;
RESPONSIBILITY IN FASHION
w/ Andre Leon Talley; Angela Davis
CHANGING THE NARRATIVE: Millennial Women of the movement
w/ J. Mulan; Milan Zoe, Miss Diddy; Sidnee Michelle
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On Thursday, the mother to singer-songwriters Beyoncé Knowles Carter and Solange, along with Mothers of the Movement and a host of Black women in Hollywood, sent an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
As members of the Black community, we are hurting, we are angry, and we are anguished by the repeated assaults on Black bodies, brought to light once again by the recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of what has for too long been incorrectly coined ‘justice,’” the letter reads.
The letter puts emphasis on the need for Black and Brown voters to be able to safely exercise their civic duty and right in order to make the necessary changes to fight systemic racism.
Written in partnership with And Still I Vote, a campaign by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, it also sites ongoing voter suppression in places like Kentucky and Georgia, and the rise in COVID-19 infections following the Wisconsin elections, as reasons why the Senate should stop stalling on the bill and pass the legislation ASAP.
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