Who is Justin Howell?
Justin Howell is a Black 20-year-old Texas State University political science student who was shot with rubber bullets on the head during a protest in Austin on May 31. He remains in critical condition with a fractured skull. According to several posts, Austin police kept shooting as fellow protestors tried to carry Howell to safety. […]
Who is Iyanna Dior?
Iyanna Dior is a Black trans woman who was brutally beaten by a crowd of men in Minneapolis on June 1. According to reports, the crowd that Iyanna Dior was with consisted mostly of about 30 men who singled her out during protests. #IyannaDior a black trans woman, was brutally attacked last night in Minneapolis […]
Grindr’s Ethnicity Filter Will Be Removed
Grindr, the most popular app for gay men with 27 million users, will finally remove a filter that allows users to search for people based on their race. Available options under the ethnicity filter included Asian, Black, Latino, and ”Other”. Throughout the past several years, users have accused the app of perpetuating a toxic culture […]
Vera Uwaila Omozuwa Was a Student Killed At a Nigerian University
Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, affectionately known as “Uwa”, was a student at the University of Benin in Nigeria. Earlier this week, she was reading inside a Church when she was beaten with a fire extinguisher and raped by police not far from her own home. She died three days later at a hospital. The country’s latest […]
John Cusack Was Chased by Police During George Floyd Protest
John Cusack is an American actor and producer known for his roles in Better Off Dead (1985), High Fidelity (2000) and other films. On Saturday night, Cusack posted a video on Twitter that showed him running from cops at a protest for George Floyd in Chicago. In the video, you can hear police telling him […]
SpaceX, The First Commercial Spacecraft in History, Just Dock in Space
Updated on Sunday, May 31 ‘The Latest News’ is a weekly thread where we update our readers on events that affect our communities. Watch SpaceX, The First Commercial Spacecraft in History, Dock On Saturday afternoon, the first commercial spacecraft in history, which was funded by Elon Musk, took off successfully. The spacecraft is expected to […]
