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Black Lives Matter Group Bats Away Trump Endorsement Claim
Former President Donald Trump claimed that he got the endorsement of a Black Lives Matter group in Rhode Island due to an activist who claimed to be a founder. The group debunked the claim on social media.
Black Lives Matter Group Bats Away Trump Endorsement Claim
Former President Donald Trump claimed that he got the endorsement of a Black Lives Matter group in Rhode Island due to an activist who claimed to be a founder. The group debunked the claim on social media.
Alan Moore Is Not A Fan of Comic Book Movies
Alan Moore is no fan of adults current obsession with comic books and comic book movies.
adidas Backs Off Of Trademark Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter
With Kanye West basically radioactive these days and Beyoncé and her Ivy Park brand out the door, adidas doesn't have much going for them these days and suing Black Lives Matter might've proved too much for them to recover from. The post adidas Backs Off Of Trademark Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
FBI Paid Informant To Disrupt 2020 BLM Denver Protests: Report
A newly released investigative podcast uncovered details on how the Federal Bureau of Investigation hired a violent felon to infiltrate Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020. Journalist Trevor Aaronson's podcast, "Alphabet Boys", revealed how Michael Windecker II was paid $20,000 for his efforts which included attempts to coerce activists to assassinate Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. The post FBI Paid Informant To Disrupt 2020 BLM Denver Protests: Report appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Report Finds Trump Wrongly Spied on BLM Protesters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chris Kleponis/CNP/startraksphoto.com / WENN A newly declassified report showed that former President Donald Trump and his administration wrongfully spied on Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon in 2020. According to reporting, an internal memorandum by the Department of Homeland Security that focused on how the agency collected intelligence on racial justice protesters in Portland, Oregon was re-released in its entirety. The 2020 report was first released in April of this year but was heavily redacted. The details show how at the direction of Donald Trump, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli, pushed constitutional boundaries to cast arrested protesters in a politically partisan way. Amon...
Musicians React to Kanye West’s Antisemitic Comments, ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirts
Kanye West has always had a knack for stirring the pot, but at the beginning of October, he’s taken his controversial statements to a new level. Though Ye has been vocal about his conservative, pro-Trump opinions for years, his latest controversies started Oct. 3 when photos from his Yeezy Paris Fashion Week show showing some of his models wearing shirts printed with the phrase “White Lives Matter” started circling online. West himself had also worn one of the shirts to the show, and even stopped to take a photo with conservative commentator Candace Owens, who was also sporting “WLM” attire. The situation was then exacerbated by West’s subsequent Instagram posts targeting fashion editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who’d previously shared her horror at the shirts on her own account. These wer...
Loud & Wrong: Kanye West Calls ‘Black Lives Matter’ A Scam After Being Dragged For ‘White Lives Matter’ Tee
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty Kanye West had Twitter in an uproar when photos of him, edgeless conservative Candace Owens, and models in his surprise Paris Fashion Week show wore black shirts with “White Lives Matter” written on the back. In response to the backlash, Ye decided to double down on the stupidity by dissing Black Lives Matter. The embattled multihyphenate had something to say about the backlash towards his “White Lives Matter” T-shirts. Taking to his favorite pulpit, Instagram stories, West called Black Lives Matter a scam and feels we should thank him for pointing that out. Related Stories “EVERYONE KNOWS BLACK LIVES MATTER WAS A SCAM,” the 45-year-old knucklehead wrote in his Instagram Stories early Tuesday morning. “NOW IT’S OVER. YOU’RE WELCOM...
Bigot Gets 60 Days For Threatening Family Over Black Lives Matter Shirts
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty A San Francisco man who threatened a family wearing Black Lives Matter shirts in a restaurant was given a jail sentence of 60 days for his actions. According to reports, Steven L. Cibotti was sentenced to 60 days in prison for committing a felony hate crime by means of felony threat by threatening to shoot the multiracial family who had entered the restaurant he was dining at. The San Mateo County District Attorney’s office also stated that Cibotti was given a suspended sentence of two years of supervised probation along with 120 hours of public service. He was also ordered to abstain from alcohol or any other controlled substances including marijuana and received a no-contact order with the victims in addition to being barred fro...
DOJ Arrests Four Officers In Breonna Taylor’s Death, Black Twitter Demands Justice
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Leigh Vogel / Getty Four current and former Louisville, KY police officers involved in a fatal raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor have been charged in her death by the Feds. According to the DOJ, their crimes including lying in order to secure the warrant that was used to search her home. What took so damn long? Breonna Taylor died in March 2020 as she lay in bed after officers knocked down the door to her apartment in a raid. Her boyfriend, TK, fired on the officers, hitting on in the leg, believing it was a home invasion. The cops responded with a volley of shots, two of which killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor as she lay in bed, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. According to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, members of Louisville M...
Arizona Republican Strikes Protester Wearing BLM Shirt, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty A GOP candidate for the Senate has sparked outrage after a video shows him assaulting an activist wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, but the candidate claims there is more that happened. According to reports, Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters was caught on camera committing assault on an activist at a meet-and-greet for all the candidates at the Continential Shopping Plaza in the town of Green Valley this past Saturday (June 4th). The event was crashed by Democratic activists, a group that included 73-year-old Peter Jackson. Jackson was wearing a t-shirt with “Black Lives Matter” and a hat with “Jail Trump.” The footage allegedly showed Masters lunging after Jackson with both hands outstretched. The action fo...
Arizona Republican Strikes Protester Wearing BLM Shirt, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty A GOP candidate for the Senate has sparked outrage after a video shows him assaulting an activist wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, but the candidate claims there is more that happened. According to reports, Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters was caught on camera committing assault on an activist at a meet-and-greet for all the candidates at the Continential Shopping Plaza in the town of Green Valley this past Saturday (June 4th). The event was crashed by Democratic activists, a group that included 73-year-old Peter Jackson. Jackson was wearing a t-shirt with “Black Lives Matter” and a hat with “Jail Trump.” The footage allegedly showed Masters lunging after Jackson with both hands outstretched. The action fo...
