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Not Even Our Elders Are Safe: The Disheartening Tale of Sybil Garbow’s Minnesota Jail Sentence

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Not Even Our Elders Are Safe: The Disheartening Tale of Sybil Garbow’s Minnesota Jail Sentence

TysonJXN August 13, 2023

In the land of 10,000 lakes, there’s a darker undercurrent to the pristine façade of Minnesota. Recent events surrounding Sybil Garbow’s conviction have brought to light the glaring racial disparities in the justice system of this state, tying it to the tragic murders of George Floyd and others in Minnesota’s recent history. The irony is palpable when a 72-year-old Black nurse with an impeccable record, is sentenced to jail...

The Timing of Cancelling Kanye West says more about Those Companies than it says about Kanye

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The Timing of Cancelling Kanye West says more about Those Companies than it says about Kanye

CJ Lawrence November 4, 2022

Imma try to say this as clearly as possible- what Kanye said recently that got him excommunicated warrants the reactions & outcome he’s receiving- but his actions before that also warranted this reaction. We PEEPING what makes pearls get clutched & keeping receipts. It’s telling that even when the right thing is done (parting ways with Kanye) it is not because it first came at the expense of Black...

Officers Initially Refused to allow Mother into Hospital in Son’s final moments Witness in Jaheim McMillan Shooting “I didn’t see a gun. He had his Hands Up. I know what I saw.”

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Officers Initially Refused to allow Mother into Hospital in Son’s final moments Witness in Jaheim McMillan Shooting “I didn’t see a gun. He had his Hands Up. I know what I saw.”

CJ Lawrence October 13, 2022

Video of last Saturday October 8th, shows officers initially refused to allow the family of Jaheim McMillan in to see him in the hospital just two days after he was handcuffed after being shot in the head by Gulfport Police. One officer even goes so far as to tell Jaheim’s mother, Katrina, that Jaheim is dead. In the video, he attempts to walk this affirmative statement back when he...

Ben Crump and Houston activists press chief for answers on police practices

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Ben Crump and Houston activists press chief for answers on police practices

irisraeshaun July 29, 2022

By Iris Raeshaun National Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump tag teamed with local activist Tiffany Lee in pressing Houston Police Chief Troy Finner for answers regarding the disproportionate number of African Americans killed at the hands of police officers and what he has done to protect citizens the same way police officers are protected. Crump, Lee, and Finner talked head-on during Thursday’s Pleasantville Town Hall meeting called by community...

The Knight of Sales: Spotlight on Tech Guru Marcus Knight

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The Knight of Sales: Spotlight on Tech Guru Marcus Knight

tomikaanderson October 17, 2021

Marcus Knight may be one the most successful college dropouts you’ve never heard of. Formerly a sales lead for global, multi-billion-dollar companies like Groupon and Fast Company-recognized tech trailblazers like Textio, in response to nationwide protests against police brutality in 2020, compounded by years of frustration over discrimination in the workplace, Knight – despite his impressive rise through the ranks of corporate America – decided to strike out on...