Alton Sterling’s death at the hands of Baton Rouge police officers and the recent shooting of Philando Castile, who was shot by Minnesota police during a routine traffic stop, are just two of many that fall into the same category ― Black people being assaulted and killed by police while performing normal, day-to-day tasks.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a song titled, “Woman is the N*gger of the World” in 1972. The duo expressed they were using the…
Theodore Wafter the man who shot Renisha Mcbride was convicted. The suburban Detroit homeowner of second-degree murder and manslaughter on Thursday in the killing of the teenage drunk young lady on his porch last year. The jury rejected his claim that he was afraid for his life and that he acted in self defense. As […]
Renisha McBride’s killer, Theodore Wafer, explained to a grand jury that when he saw the 19-year-old approach his porch, he was hit with the feeling,“I was…
A curious statement that Theodore Wafer made to investigators after gunning down Renisha McBride has come to light. Somehow, Renisha McBride’s shooter had no clue that…
Regardless of how one feels about the stance For Harriet founder Kimberly Foster (pictured below) takes in her essay, “Why I Will Not March For Eric…
A Black judge who was to oversee the Renisha McBride murder case has been asked to step down, according to report on The Huffington Post.…
The fact that 19 year-old Renisha McBride was intoxicated when she was shot in the face is “irrelevant.” That’s the position of the attorney representing McBride’s family who said the homeowner “took his shotgun, went on the porch, and blew her head off and then called 911.” The unidentified homeowner in the Detroit suburb of […]
‘ 11/13/13- Reverend Al Sharpton talks with the crew about making sure we continue the fight for justice in the cases of Kendrick Johnson and…
11/13/13- Roland Martin talks with Gerald Thurswell, the attorney representing the family of Renisha McBride. She is the 19-year-old who obtained a fatal gunshot to…
Stay away from Dearborn Heights. Those were five unsettling words I remember as a teenager growing up in Detroit during the mid-1960’s. I was warned…
