#AllBirthdaysMatter was Trending on Donald Trump’s Birthday
#AllBirthdaysMatter is currently trending on Twitter as a jab against President Donald Trump, whose birthday is on June 14th. The #AllBirthdaysMatter hashtag is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the co-opted movement that aims to de-legitimize Black Lives Matter. As many have pointed out, the Black Lives Matter movement is not meant to take value away from […]
Atlanta’s Police Chief Resigned After Rayshard Brooks Murder
Updated on Sunday, June 14 ‘The Latest News’ is a weekly thread where we update our readers on events that affect our communities. Atlanta’s Police Chief Resigned After Rayshard Brooks was Killed at a Wendy’s Drive-Thru Atlanta’s police chief, Erika Shields, resigned less the day after a police shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, an unarmed […]
Who is Shukri Abdi?
Shukri Abdi was a 12-year old Somali refugee who moved to the UK in January of 2017. Her body was found on June 2019 after class bullies pushed her into a river in Bury where she drowned. Recently, #JusticeForShukriAbdi has been trending on Twitter in a call to punish the girls who murdered her. #JusticeForShukriAbdi […]
The Journalist Ali Velshi Spoke Out Against Police Brutality
On Sunday morning, Ali Velshi, a Canadian journalist and anchor for NBC and MSNBC, tweeted about how he experienced censorship and police brutality as a journalist in the U.S. during past week of protests. 1/13 Here in the U.S. we are NOT accustomed to having press freedom questioned, let alone seeing journalists come into direct […]
Coronavirus Death Toll Reached 400,000 Worldwide as Countries Reopen
Updated on Sunday, June 6 ‘The Latest News’ is a weekly thread where we update our readers on events that affect our communities. Coronavirus Death Toll Reached 400,000 Worldwide as Countries Reopen Coronavirus deaths worldwide officially reached 400,000, although the real toll is likely much higher. In Latin America, several deaths are likely going unreported, […]
D.C. Mayor Renames Street Leading Up to White House ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser officially renamed a part of 16th Street leading up the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza.” The move came just hours after she had the city paint “Black Lives Matter” in big yellow letters on that street. The section of 16th street in front of the White House is now […]
