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NYC To Settle Lawsuit Over 2020 NYPD Kettling Of George Floyd Protesters
The city of New York is on the verge of settling a class action lawsuit brought on by protesters who were detained by "kettling" from officers of the New York Police Department at a George Floyd protest in the Bronx in 2020. The post NYC To Settle Lawsuit Over 2020 NYPD Kettling Of George Floyd Protesters appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Lizzo Spotlights Social Justice Activists During People’s Choice Champion Award Honor
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Emmy and Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, rapper and actor Lizzo was awarded the People’s Champion honor at the People’s Choice Awards which aired live on NBC and E! on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Lizzo was “recognized for her groundbreaking contributions to music and television, as well as her commitment to championing overall diversity and inclusivity across race, gender, sexuality, and size,” according to Deadline. At the ceremony, Lizzo’s mother Shari Johnson-Jefferson introduced her famous daughter. Related Stories “When I think of Lizzo the word champion comes to mind,” she said. “She’s a champion of others, she builds you up and she’s always in your corner. I should know because I’m her mother. Melissa has always be...
Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Steps Down As Director Amid Controversy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Francine Orr / Getty Activist Patrisse Cullors announced on Thursday, May 27 that she is resigning her position as executive director of the Black Lives Matter Global Foundation that she helped to found in 2013. “I’ve created the infrastructure and the support, and the necessary bones and foundation, so that I can leave,” Cullors said in an interview with the Associated Press. “It feels like the time is right.” The move comes after a controversy arose concerning Ms. Cullors’ lifestyle while serving as executive director, focusing on decisions made to make multiple costly real estate purchases. One decision that drew the most scrutiny from a slew of conservative websites and pundits was her purchase of a home worth $1 million dollars in the Topanga Canyon ...
‘Urban One Honors’ Honoree Robin Rue Simmons Is A Trailblazer for Reparations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Just a few miles north of Chicago, the city of Evanston, Illinois is known as the home to Northwestern University and regarded as one of the best places to live in the U.S. But in 2019, a vote by the city council gained Evanston more notoriety as the first city in the United States to officially install a program dedicated to repairing the widening gap between white and Black people in terms of opportunity and wealth. Resolution 126-R-19 made the world stop and take notice of the woman that helped to make it all possible—Robin Rue Simmons, Alderman of Evanston’s 5th Ward. Her personal journey to this point and her commitment to make this happen, is something to take note of as she gains more recognition with her recent nomina...
Where’s The 40 Acres & A Mule We’re Owed? – A Timeline of The Fight for Reparations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Zach Gibson / Getty Last month, the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives took the highly significant first step of advancing House Resolution 40 by voting it out for full review by the entire House of Representatives. H.R. 40 is a bill that would put together a committee to explore the systemic effects of slavery on those African-American descendants and to detail how these people would receive reparations. This is the latest chapter in a journey for Black citizens of the United States that has gained more attention thanks to many in the past who’ve fought for what was owed to them. Let’s take a closer look at the timeline and the events that brought us one step closer to seeing reparations as promised to actually becoming a reality. Source...
Georgia Police Chief & Officer Caught On Bodycam Saying Disgusting Racist Remarks At BLM Rally
Source: picture alliance / Getty Here is one instance when police bodycam footage actually worked in getting racist cops fired. A police chief and an officer from the small Georgia town of Hamilton are now out of a job after being caught saying racist and misogynistic remarks on footage recovered from a bodycam one of the officers was wearing. The disgusting comments were made as the two law enforcement officials were preparing to patrol a Black Lives Matter protest last year. On the video, both officers can be heard having a conversation. Brooks can be heard using the N-word and made lewd comments about Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams asking which one they would rather sleep with? Complaining about the protests, Allmond also made...
Trump’s Lame DOJ Unsurprisingly Clears Cops In The Killing of 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Source: Boston Globe / Getty While this news doesn’t shock us, it still upsets us. Lame-duck Donald Trump’s outgoing DOJ wanted to leave us with one last hard pill to swallow. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday (Dec.29) that it closed the investigation into the unjust shooting death of 12-year old Tamir Rice in Cleveland and that no charges will be filed against the officers involved. According to Raw Story, the DOJ’s reasoning behind its decision was due to the evidence not being good enough to come to a conclusion. In a statement, the DOJ explained its predictable but lame decision, stating: “The video footage is grainy, shot from a distance, does not show detail or perspective, and portions of the incident are not visible because of the location of the patrol car. Further,...
Birkenstocks Karen Who Falsely Accused A Black Teen of Stealing Her iPhone Claims She’s The Victim
Source: eclipse_images / Getty Birkenstocks in the winter wearing Karen is not going away. This past weekend, a 22-year-old white woman accused Jazz musician Keyon Harrold’s 14-year-old son of swiping her iPhone at the Arlo SoHo Hotel in New York. Harrold filmed the incident and shared it on his Instagram page, showing the still-unnamed Karen throwing a hissy fit even lunging at his son. Like every other Karen, she is now claiming that she was the victim in the incident and not Harrold’s son. On Tuesday (Dec.29), she reached out to CNN to tell her side of the story. In the 20-minute phone interview in which CNN described her as rambling, she claimed she first approached Arlo Hotel security to find out who took her iPhone. Before setting her attention on Harrold’s son, she demanded another ...
Jamar Mackey: Innocent Black Man Falsely Cuffed In Front of His Family Speaks Out
Source: Jub Rubjob / Getty Over the weekend, a video of an innocent Black man being cuffed in front of his family went viral. He has since broken his silence on the troubling ordeal. Jamar Mackey learned that going to the mall with his family as a Black man is another simple thing we can’t do without fear of handcuffs being slapped on us. In the video recorded by his wife, Mackey and his family were in the Lynnhaven Mall’s food court in Virginia Beach cuffed and detained by cops at Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach because he “fit the description” of a person who committed credit card fraud. According to the officer, the VBPD got a call about a Black man with dreads wearing all Black accompanied by a child wearing red who owned a black truck. Mackey’s wife points out in the video that the f...
Virginia Couple Facing Zoning Challenge For Massive Black Lives Matter Lawn Sign
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty A Virginia couple wanted to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement by erecting a massive sign on their lawn. Of course, it sparked a very predictable response. NBC News 12 reports that a Chesterfield Virginia is facing opposition and a zoning challenge from the county government because of the large Black Lives Matter sign they built on their lawn. The Barrys reportedly began building the sign after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer and received “overwhelming support” for it. But the reception wasn’t totally positive. Per Raw Story: “The Barrys say on top of negative comments and messages on social media a complaint from a neighbor to take the Black Lives Matter message down has brought the attention of C...
NBA to resume games after player protest, turn stadiums into voting sites
NBA players who boycotted games as part of a protest against racial injustice have agreed to resume the playoffs on Saturday in a deal that includes increased access to voting in the United States presidential election. The league and players association (NBPA) said on Friday. As part of the agreement, the NBA and its players will establish a coalition that will focus on access to voting for the Nov. 3 general election, promoting civic engagement, and advocating for meaningful police and criminal justice reform. “These commitments follow months of close collaboration around designing a safe and healthy environment to restart the NBA season, providing a platform to promote social justice, as well as creating an NBA Foundation focused on economic empowerment in the Black community,” NBA Comm...
Trump-Loving Vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse Looking At Life In Prison After Being Charged With Murder
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse could spend the rest of his life in jail following the shooting incident that saw 2 Jacob Blake protesters lose their lives and left one person injured. TMZ obtained the criminal report that was released on Thursday (Aug.27), and it detailed what allegedly went down in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that fatal night. According to the report, Joseph Rosenbaum was the first man Rittenhouse encountered and shot after Rosenbaum reportedly threw something at him before he was fatally shot prosecutors say. Rosenbaum, who appeared to be unarmed, only threw a plastic bag at the MAGA vigilante. The report details the struggle that ensued between Rosenbaum and Rittenhouse, where Rosenbaum allegedly reached for Rittenhouse’s AR-15 before falling to groun...
