‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man…
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Quawan “Bobby Charles: Video shows teen being driven away from home
[Quawan “Bobby” Charles] ABC: “Footage obtained in the homicide investigation of a missing Black teen shows Quawan “Bobby” Charles leaving…
NAACP Blast Authorities Lack Of Response in Untimely Death of Quawan “Bobby” Charles
[Death of Quawan “Bobby” Charles] NAACP: “As more information about this case continues to unravel, we expect and demand that…
Alton Sterling Suit: $5M Settlement nixed in Police Killing
[Alton Sterling] ABC: “The governing council in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has again rejected a proposed $5 million settlement in a…
LOUISIANA LAWMAKER SENDS EPA LETTER REGARDING AIR QUALITY TESTING IN BLACK COMMUNITIES NEAR CHEMICAL PLANT
[Environmental Racism\Air Quality] Congressman Cedric Richmond: “Louisiana has been disproportionately affected by the detrimental environmental effects of plant emissions…I am…
Essence 25th Anniversary Festival Bridging Connectivity, Technology And Culture Will Feature Keynote Speeches From 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates
[Essence 25th Festival News] 25 Essence Anniversary Festival runs from July 5-8 In New Orleans and will have keynote speeches…
100th Anniversary of Fannie Lou Hamer’s Birth — Keep Fighting for Voting Rights
Fannie Lou Hamer testifying at the Democratic Party convention in Atlantic City in 1964. Photo–Wikipedia Fannie Lou Hamer once said:…
Trump and Sessions Abandon Smart-on-Crime For Mass Incarceration
Jeff Sessions. Photo: Gage Skidmore–Wikimedia. This was the pointed message from Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) to U.S. attorney general…
Convention on Police Brutality and Protest Against Donald Trump In Cleveland
Donald Trump [Public Announcement] The National Convention of the Oppressed – Black Unity Convention begins Thursday, July 14, at 6pm…
Roseburg Massacre: Obama On “How Easy It Is” For Domestic U.S. Gun Terrorism
A President Asks How Many More Massacres Must America Endure? There’s been another mass shooting in America — this…
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