[Police Violence\Brazil]
BBC: “Fourteen-year-old João Pedro Mattos Pinto was killed while playing with friends during a botched police operation in a favela in Rio de Janeiro.”
Photo: YouTube
George Floyd
First National Black Voter Day to be recognized on September 18
[#ReclaimYourVote Campaign]
BET: Scott Mills: “With 100 days until Election Day—it is critical for BET to utilize all of our resources and partnerships to drive Black civic engagement across the country, and the National Black Voter Day is a key part of this effort.”
Photo: YouTube
Trump’s Secret Portland Police Exposes his Dictatorial American Dream
[“Speaking Truth to Empower”]
Benjamin: “Trump’s use of paramilitary agents in Portland can be traced to his use of federal and military soldiers to clear Lafayette Park in the early days of the George Floyd protests.”
Photo: YouTube
ACLU Suing Feds and Portland Police for Attacking Medics
[ACLU\Portland]
ACLU: “Multiple volunteer street medics are suing the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, and the City of Portland for targeting and attacking them at Portland protests against police brutality.”
Photo: ACLU
George, Breonna, Ahmaud, Trayvon: Tipping Point for White America?
[Racial Policing]
Vandenbroucke: “Stories of murdered Blacks are stunningly familiar even when the sites are not: Ferguson (Missouri), Brunswick (Georgia), Sanford (Florida).”
Photo: VU
Chukwuhdi: “Republic of Ghana is On the Verge of Collapse”
[Ghana\Allen Chukwuhdi]
Chukwuhdi: “I want to counter bogus impressions that (a) business is booming in Ghana and, (b) that there is a lot of opportunity by asking If that’s true why are so many Ghanaians risking their lives to escape to Europe and the United States?”
Photo: Twitter
Teenage Football Star Gives Coach Advice About Speaking on Racism
[Tyler Booker\Bobby Acosta]
Sports Illustrated: “Booker told Acosta exactly where to start: Talk about it. Be honest about what’s happening. Don’t ignore this, even if it’s uncomfortable for some. Frank discussions about racism in America, Booker said, could impact college football.”
Photo: Twitter
Trump’s Secret Police Creating Constitutional Crisis in Portland
[Trump’s Secret Police\Portland]
Brown: “Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland have been shot in the head with kinetic impact munitions, swept away in unmarked cars…We cannot sit idly by and accept this as the new normal — in Portland or anywhere else in this country.”
Photo: Twitter
Fight Against American Racial Injustice Is Also Caribbean Fight
[Caribbean\George Floyd]
ESSENCE: “While some have questioned why Caribbean nationals should concern themselves with American problems, there are definite parallels between the two regions.”
Photo: YouTube
Preston Wilson: MLB Late in Speaking Out on Social Justice
[Preston Wilson]
Sports Illustrated: “Nine days after police officers in Minneapolis killed George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement overtook the headlines, Major League Baseball became the last major U.S. professional sports organization to speak out.”
Photo: YouTube
