The media has repeatedly incorrectly portrayed victims of police brutality as “thugs” and “criminals”, which are grossly unsubstantiated claims
Even if all anti-Blackness was eradicated within non-Black PoC communities and vice versa, we must be able to deconstruct all internalized prejudice and hatred towards all communities
At the ripe age of 25, Willie Simmons was sentenced to life in prison for a $9 robbery
In North Lauderdale, Florida, Lucca, a Black teenager, was senselessly beat by police officers even though he committed no crime
“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.”
Matthew Rushin, a 22 year-old Black and disabled man, was sentenced to 50 years in prison after a nonfatal car accident
Even as we face division, we can't lose sight of our ultimate goal
Why we must always amplify the voices of BIPOC people - not speak on their behalf
Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot seven times in his back, leaving him permanently paralyzed; the police officer who nearly killed him walks free
A group called the Ex-Wives Club composed of 14 anonymous former employees wrote a document that detailed the “anti-Black behavior” they faced at "transparent" and "sustainable" clothing brand Everlane.
In Portland, fully armed federal officers have thrown protesters into unmarked rental cars without identifying themselves.
