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Chicago Defender Exclusive: A Conversation with Jacob Blake, Sr.

On August 23, 2020, Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot in the back seven times and seriously injured by police officer...

Lt. Governor, Juliana Stratton Launches Three-Part Townhall Series on Racism and Accountability

Chicago ---  “Enough is enough—we have to act and have dialogue.” And with that Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton launched a three-part townhall series on...

Do You Get It Now? When Did Kneeling Become a Crime?

Why did another Black man have to die at the hands of the police for White Americans to understand that Colin Kaepernick taking a...

Black While Blue…A Police Officer Speaks

Amid intense civil unrest, many narratives of Black officers are untold. They are tasked with containing the protests but can relate all too well...

Keep Fighting. Keep Filming! Tips on Filming Police Misconduct

Taking photographs, video, and audio in public spaces is our constitutional right. This even extends to law enforcement performing their duties in public. It...

What About Our Daughters? Breonna Taylor and Overlooking Women in The Movement

#Black Lives Matter! This phrase is resonating from every mountaintop to Hennepin County in Minneapolis, to every country from the Americas to Europe. Unfortunately,...

Hank Willis Thomas and Spotify Bring 'Clarify' Civil Rights Discussion Series to Chicago

Clarify's panel discussion on Civil Rights came to Chicago Sept. 27. Held inside of Hank Willis Thomas’ “For Freedoms” exhibition in Co-Prosperity Sphere, artist Wyatt...

The Game and LAPD Launch #StopTheViolence Campaign

In an effort to end violence between young men of color, The Game has joined forces with the Los Angeles Police Department to launch #StopTheViolence. The...

Carmelo Anthony Criticizes WNBA For Fining Players

Carmelo Anthony is not happy with the WNBA for fining players who supported recent police shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, as well...

'White Allies' Shut Down Minneapolis Freeway Protesting Philando Castile's Death

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-- A group of up to 50 demonstrators protesting the death of Philando Castile blocked  Interstate 35 this morning, causing the Minnesota State...

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