With all the blatant racism happening in America these days, it’s had to tell if we’re living in 2016 or 1966. African American students at East Tennessee State University know the feeling all too well, after having their peaceful Black Lives Matter protest interrupted by a white guy wearing a gorilla mask, carrying around a rope and […]

Right on the heels of the murder of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, another man named Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by police in Charlotte, North Carolina. While law enforcement in Tulsa, Oklahoma quickly released footage of the incident and charged the officer who shot Crutcher with manslaughter, law […]

The issue of Colin Kaepernick‘s controversiality following his decision to protest the National Anthem is something close to Rickey Smiley‘s heart. He explains the cruel realities of racism in America that leads people to protest, and why people really have no right to look down on Colin because of his decision to take a knee. […]

Bernice Jenkins called her friend Cora in heaven and also got a chance to talk to some of her other friends, like Michael Jackson and Maya Angelou. Most notably, she got to talk to Martin Luther King Jr. and hear some of his thoughts about Colin Kaepernick‘s protest of the national anthem. Listen to the […]

Twitter erupted with #KapSoBlack after Kaepernick walked out onto the field for Thursday night's game against the San Diego Chargers in a full blown-out afro.

The protest continues into day two, violating the park's policy to clear out by midnight. Organizers are documenting the occupation on Twitter using the hashtag #shutdowncityhallnyc.

The mother of three from Blue Island, just 16 miles outside of Chicago, says she is unsure where we will go as a country from here, but her protest exemplifies the notion that in the fight for social justice and equality, it is deadly to be silent.

The Lynx protest also comes days after NBA star Carmelo Anthony urged more athletes to cement their role in the fight for justice.

Activist Deray McKesson, one of the most prominent voices in the Black Lives Matter movement, was arrested around 11:15 p.m. late Saturday evening while protesting.

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It's unclear if the protest is directly related to the shooting.