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Ma’Khia Bryant’s mother wants answers after 16-year-old is killed by police

At approximately the same time Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, police fatally shot yet another Black person. This time the victim was a 16-year-old girl in Columbus, Ohio. Her name was ...

Florida passes ‘Anti-Riot’ bill granting civil immunity to drivers who run over protesters

Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has adopted the nation’s toughest anti-riot restrictions signing a controversial new bill cracking down on the rights of protesters. The legislation, nicknamed the “anti-riot bill,” will give police extra protection ...

Daunte Wright’s mom says he was “scared” on phone during traffic stop before police shot him dead

The mother of Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot by a police officer on Sunday, said she could hear the “fear in his voice” when she spoke to him on the phone during the fatal ...

Woman shouts racial slurs at Black bakery employee: ‘I can call him whatever I want’

Sadly you don’t have to look far to see that racism is still alive and well in 2021. Despite the surge in Black Lives Matter demonstrations following the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and ...

Navy veteran, 30, pass away days after officers kneeled on his neck during mental episode, family says

When Angelo Quinto had a mental health episode two days before Christmas his sister Isabella called police for fear he would hurt their mother. Three days later the navy veteran was pronounced dead. Officers arrived ...

Lindsey Graham says Republicans could impeach Kamala Harris over Black Lives Matter support

Senator Lindsey Graham warned the Republicans could go after Vice President Kamala Harris if the GOP takes over the House of Representatives arguing Trump’s latest impeachment trial “opened Pandora’s Box.” Following the acquittal of Trump ...

Charges dropped against two officers who violently shoved an elderly man to the ground

Last year the shocking video of a 75-year-old man being shoved to the ground by police officers in Buffalo was released to the world. The jarring footage shows the elderly man lying on the ground ...

North Carolina no longer issuing license plates with Confederate flags

The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has announced they will no longer issue or renew license plates that feature the Confederate flag. The decision comes six months after they acknowledged to the StarNews they ...

Black teen reportedly suffering from memory less after brutal body-slam by school deputy

A disturbing video of a black teenager being slammed to the ground by a police officer has gone viral with the teen’s mom calling for the cop to be charged. Taylor Bracey appears to lose ...

Black Lives Matter movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian MP Petter Eide, who nominated the global movement, recognized it “for their struggle against racism and racially motivated violence.” ...