Today we celebrate Juneteenth, a day of freedom and optimism. “Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are,” Former President Barack Obama said in a tweet. “It’s a celebration of progress. It’s an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible––and there...
Movie Director Spike Lee posted a dramatic comparison of the killing of 2 black men in the hands of police by strangulation together with a fictional character, Radio Raheem, who dies in police strangulation in Lee’s movie Do The Right Thing. The video features Eric Garner killed by chokehold in the hands of fired New...
June 9, 2020 Civil Rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton gave a fiery sermon at George Floyd’s funeral. “This was not just a tragedy, Sharpton said. “it was a crime.” Sharpton promised to be there for the family throughout the legal process to follow and urged everyone in the audience and the US to do the...
