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‘Pokemon GO’ Developer Niantic Launches Black Developers Initiative

‘Pokemon GO’ Developer Niantic Launches Black Developers Initiative

The developer behind breakout augmented reality hits like Pokémon GO, Ingress and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite continues to do its part in providing opportunities for minority game-makers. As announced via the studio’s Twitter account on Thursday, Niantic has launched a new endeavor aiming to provide financing, mentorship and support to Black game development teams. “In […]

3y ago

Dallas Mavericks No Longer Play National Anthem Before Home Games

Dallas Mavericks No Longer Play National Anthem Before Home Games

On Tuesday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban confirmed that he directed the team to stop playing the national anthem before home games and has no plans for it to return in the future, according to a report by ESPN. The team did not officially announce the change, but the national anthem has yet to be […]

3y ago

Historic African American Churches Attacked During Pro-Trump Rally In D.C., Black Lives Matter Banner Burned

Historic African American Churches Attacked During Pro-Trump Rally In D.C., Black Lives Matter Banner Burned

A pair of prominent African American churches came under attack during pro-Trump protests in Washington, D.C., with video showing crowds tearing down a Black Lives Matter sign in front of one and setting it on fire. As WUSA-9 reported, the demonstrators took aim at the buildings during raucous protests that stretched into the night following […]

3y ago

Majority Of Adults In UK Say Black Lives Matter Movement Increased Racial Tensions, Poll Shows

Majority Of Adults In UK Say Black Lives Matter Movement Increased Racial Tensions, Poll Shows

More than half of adults in the U.K. believe that the Black Lives Matter movement has increased racial tensions, a new poll shows. As The Guardian reported, a poll conducted by Opinium showed that 55 percent of adults believe the protests that spread across the U.K. over the summer led to a rise in animosities. […]

3y ago

Journalist Andy Ngo Under Fire For Sharing Misleading Clip Of Assault After ‘Million MAGA March’

Journalist Andy Ngo Under Fire For Sharing Misleading Clip Of Assault After ‘Million MAGA March’

Journalist Andy Ngo is coming under fire for sharing what critics say is a misleading video of a scuffle that took place after what was called the “Million MAGA March,” a large gathering of Donald Trump’s supporters in Washington, D.C. Ngo posted several clips of the violence that broke out after the rally’s conclusion, as […]

4y ago

St. Louis Couple Who Pulled Guns On BLM Protesters Now Suing Photographer Who Took The Viral Images Of Them

St. Louis Couple Who Pulled Guns On BLM Protesters Now Suing Photographer Who Took The Viral Images Of Them

The St. Louis husband and wife who were photographed pulling guns on a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters this summer have filed a lawsuit against the photographer who took the now-infamous images of them. The New York Post reported that Mark and Patricia McCloskey, personal injury attorneys, filed a lawsuit against United Press International […]

4y ago

Civil Rights Groups Argue Toronto Raptors Should Not Relocate To Kansas City Due To Police Brutality

Civil Rights Groups Argue Toronto Raptors Should Not Relocate To Kansas City Due To Police Brutality

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Toronto Raptors are currently seeking a temporary relocation to the United States because of international travel bans Canada has put in place. After rumors stirred about the NBA team searching for a new home, influential members of Kansas City, Missouri, have offered to host the squad. However, several […]

4y ago

NBA Agent Slams League For Embracing Black Lives Matter Movement, Calls It ‘A Horrible Look’

NBA Agent Slams League For Embracing Black Lives Matter Movement, Calls It ‘A Horrible Look’

As the NBA resumed its post-season games after having been temporarily suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, both the league and the players fully embraced the Black Lives Matter movement. Most people saw this as revolutionary. However, one agent said the decision was more harmful than it was helpful, according to Yahoo Sports. A recent […]

4y ago

Breonna Taylor Jury Was ‘Not Given The Opportunity’ To Consider Homicide Charges, Says Grand Juror

Breonna Taylor Jury Was ‘Not Given The Opportunity’ To Consider Homicide Charges, Says Grand Juror

An anonymous grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case recently alleged that the jury was “not given the opportunity” to deliberate homicide charges against the police officers involved in the raid that killed her because Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron never presented them. As tweeted by VICE News correspondent Roberto Ferdman, the juror released an […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Accuses Joe Biden Of Using ‘Super Predator,’ A Term Infamously Uttered By Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump Accuses Joe Biden Of Using ‘Super Predator,’ A Term Infamously Uttered By Hillary Clinton

In a Twitter message posted on Friday, President Donald Trump accused his general election opponent Joe Biden of using the term “super predator” to describe African American criminals. “Biden made another big mistake. He totally mixed up two Crime Bills. Didn’t have a clue (as usual!),” Trump tweeted, reacting to the Democratic nominee’s Thursday night […]

4y ago

FBI Closes Case On Alleged Hate Crime Victim Althea Bernstein, Say No Evidence Could ‘Corroborate’ Attack

FBI Closes Case On Alleged Hate Crime Victim Althea Bernstein, Say No Evidence Could ‘Corroborate’ Attack

Law enforcement has decided to close the case on alleged hate crime victim Althea Bernstein. The 18-year-old claimed in June that she had been attacked by four white men who had poured lighter fluid onto her face and burned her in a vicious and racially motivated attack. According to The Wisconsin State Journal, the Madison […]

4y ago

Meghan Markle Praises Black Lives Matter, She And Prince Harry Demand End To ‘Structural Racism’

Meghan Markle Praises Black Lives Matter, She And Prince Harry Demand End To ‘Structural Racism’

Meghan Markle praised the Black Lives Matter movement, while she and her husband, Prince Harry, demanded an end to “structural racism” in the U.K., in an interview with The Evening Standard. October is Black History Month (BHM) in the United Kingdom. For the occasion, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke about the issue of […]

4y ago

Portland Police Deputized As Federal Officers As Far-Right Proud Boys Move Into City

Portland Police Deputized As Federal Officers As Far-Right Proud Boys Move Into City

The Proud Boys descended on Portland, Oregon Saturday, and local police prepared for conflict by ramping up their authority. As the Oregonian reported, dozens of police were deputized as federal marshals, and state Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency in anticipation of confrontations between the far-right group and left-wing counter-protesters. State Police Supt. […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Reportedly Said Jews Are Disloyal To US, Blamed Inequality On Black Americans

Donald Trump Reportedly Said Jews Are Disloyal To US, Blamed Inequality On Black Americans

An explosive new report from The Washington Post, published on Wednesday, detailed President Donald Trump’s private conversations with White House aides and other administration officials. In private, the report stated, Trump made racially charged comments about Black Americans and pushed anti-Semitic tropes. After phone calls with Jewish lawmakers, the president said that Jews “stick together” […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Announces Commission To Promote ‘Patriotic Education’

Donald Trump Announces Commission To Promote ‘Patriotic Education’

In a Thursday speech delivered at the National Archives Museum, President Donald Trump announced that he will soon be signing an executive order establishing a commission to promote “patriotic education” in American schools, The Hill reported. During his address, Trump repeatedly asserted that “the left,” led by the Democratic Party, is waging a war against […]

4y ago

Trump Administration Reportedly Wanted To Use A ‘Heat Ray’ Against D.C. Protesters

Trump Administration Reportedly Wanted To Use A ‘Heat Ray’ Against D.C. Protesters

The Trump administration faced intense criticism for clearing Black Lives Matter protesters out of Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., when Donald Trump posed in front of St. John’s Church with a bible. Now, new details of the event have emerged suggesting that feds not only wanted to use pepper spray, which they ultimately did, but […]

4y ago

Colin Kaepernick Slams NFL’s Messages On Social Justice As ‘Propaganda’

Colin Kaepernick Slams NFL’s Messages On Social Justice As ‘Propaganda’

Colin Kaepernick is speaking out against the NFL’s focus on social justice during opening weekend, saying the league is not being sincere about its commitment to supporting change while still keeping one of the leaders of the movement from playing. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback took to Twitter to claim that the NFL is […]

4y ago

Naomi Osaka Wins US Open Championship Title While Rallying For Social Justice

Naomi Osaka Wins US Open Championship Title While Rallying For Social Justice

Naomi Osaka won her second U.S. Open title in three years after defeating Victoria Azarenka in three sets, earning her the third major title of her career. As reported by ESPN, not only did Osaka manage to draw attention to the U.S. Open with her on-court performance, but she also drew attention to racial injustice […]

4y ago

Da’Vonne Rogers Delivers Powerful Black Lives Matter Speech On ‘Big Brother: All-Stars’

Da’Vonne Rogers Delivers Powerful Black Lives Matter Speech On ‘Big Brother: All-Stars’

The fifth houseguest was evicted from Big Brother: All-Stars last night as Da’Vonne Rogers had to say goodbye to her friend and untouchable Bayleigh Dayton. In Big Brother tradition, both women gave speeches before the live eviction to tell their roommates why they should keep them in the house. Da’Vonne used her time to seek […]

4y ago

Donald Trump Starts Process Of Defunding ‘Anarchist’ Cities like Portland, Seattle, & New York

Donald Trump Starts Process Of Defunding ‘Anarchist’ Cities like Portland, Seattle, & New York

President Donald Trump is ordering places like New York, Portland, Washington, D.C., and Seattle to be blocked from federal funding. Late Wednesday, the president signed a memo that ordered all federal agencies to conduct reports that would detail how their funding could be redirected away from “anarchist jurisdictions.” As the New York Post reported, the […]

4y ago

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