Rickey Smiley plays a poem recited by Tampa Pastor, Savanna Hartman. the poem recently went viral and is about not only the recent shootings, but other victims. Rickey wants more people like her to join forces and find solutions. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” 6-10am EST. RELATED: Officer Nakia […]
Rickey Smiley talks about the death of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile with Jeff Johnson. Smiley calls these shootings modern day lynchings. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Johnson talked about Officer Nakia Jones and her speech as well as racist behavior by certain officers. He believes the federal government should take away money that benefits […]
It's unclear if the protest is directly related to the shooting.
The news of Alton Sterling’s death at the hands of police officers continues to rock the country with sadness, anger, frustration and outrage. However, actress Issa Rae proves that some good can come out of horrible situations, as the actress has raised an enormous amount of money for Sterling’s family in just a short time. […]
A mayoral hopeful joins the chorus of critics who say Baton Rouge's mayor mishandled the aftermath of the Alton Sterling shooting. But Mayor Holder came out swinging at his critics.
In a recent CNN interview, D.L. Hughley got emotional while discussing the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and how police shootings like these have impacted his family. He explained to CNN‘s Chris Cuomo, “I don’t even go to sleep until my children come home, my grown children come home.” Adding, ” I keep my clothes on […]
Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa are the latest mainstream artists to express their disgust with America's systemic oppression and the unlawful killing of Black people.
We opened the phone lines to get Baltimore's reaction and the first person who called in was a black Baltimore police officer...
Alton Sterling’s death at the hands of Baton Rouge police officers and the recent shooting of Philando Castile, who was shot by Minnesota police during a routine traffic stop, are just two of many that fall into the same category ― Black people being assaulted and killed by police while performing normal, day-to-day tasks.
Nakia Jones is a Cleveland police officer with the Warrensville Heights Police Department.
