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Samaria Rice, Mother Of Tamir Rice, Blasts The Hustle Of Black Activism

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frederick M. Brown / Getty Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed by Ohio police, became one of the faces of the movements in regards to the protection and elevation of Black lives. Rice’s mother, Samaria Rice, called out Black activists and leaders in that space in times past and continues to do so by way of a new interview. Rice, 44, sat down for an exclusive chat with The Cut and appears to be her most extensive interview. The raw emotion of a mother’s pain over the loss of a child is difficult to witness and impossible to ignore. Ms. Rice’s passion has been documented and she’s been clear that she’s no fan of the Black Lives Matter movement, attorney Benjamin Crump, and activist Tamika Mallory. Princeton professor Imani Perry conducte...

Samaria Rice & Lisa Simpson Drop List of Demands Telling Activists Stop Profiting Off Black Pain

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Andrew Burton / Getty Samaria Rice and Lisa Simpson are making it perfectly loud and clear. They are not here for any of the activists and people they feel are making a buck off their dead sons’ names and Black pain. Earlier in the week, Rice took to Facebook to call out Tamika D. Mallory, calling her a clout chaser following her appearance during Lil Baby’s Grammy’s performance of his protest song “The Bigger Picture.” A very upset Rice also accused Mallory and others associated with the Black Lives Matter movement of profiting off their dead relatives. Now, Rice has teamed up with Lisa Simpson, the mother of Richard Risher, who was shot and killed after being accused of shooting at police officers to release a statement breaking down what exactly the tw...

Mother Of Tamir Rice Blasts Tamika Mallory After Lil Baby’s Grammys Performance

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty While most across the nation and the world praised Lil Baby‘s performance of his protest anthem “The Bigger Picture” at the most recent Grammy Awards ceremony, one person was definitely not moved. Samaria Rice, the mother of slain boy Tamir Rice, reportedly criticized Tamika Mallory’s showing in the performance but also others such as Ben Crump in recent posts. Samaria Rice took to Facebook to air out her grievances with Mallory, Lil Baby, Crump, and more after reposting a Now This article that featured Mallory in the clip. Ms. Rice’s caption clearly depicts her feelings. “Look at this clout chaser did she lose something in this fight i don’t think so,” Rice wrote early Monday morning (March 15). “That’s the problem they take us for a joke tha...

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,...