Carmen chicaSelf Defense Asian Women Don't Feel Safe In Public. Now Some Are Carrying Self-Defense Weapons. buzzfeednews.com - Tanya Chen and Venessa Wong “Carrying my defense weapon gives me peace of mind, but it is also a sad reminder of my vulnerability as an Asian woman.” Amy Choi was assaulted and …
Carmen chicaKimberly Potter Kimberly Potter appears in court over Daunte Wright's death dailymail.co.uk - Rachel Sharp The white female cop who shot and killed Daunte Wright has appeared in court for the first time after being charged with second-degree manslaughter …
Carmen chicaIllinoisChicago police say bodycam footage shows less than a second passes from when 13-year-old is seen holding a handgun and is... verified_publisherCNN - By Dakin Andone(CNN) — Chicago police said Thursday that body-worn camera footage released by authorities shows less than a second passed from when 13-year-old Adam Toledo is seen holding a handgun and an officer fires...
Carmen chicaPolicing Chicago mayor calls for calm before police shooting video’s release PBS NewsHour - Don Babwin, Associated Press, Sara Burnett, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged the public Thursday to remain peaceful and reserve judgement until an independent board can …
Carmen chicaRights & Freedoms 74-Year-Old Grandmother Sues Oklahoma City Police, Says God ‘Spared’ Her Life After Cops Broke Her Arm NewsOne - Charise Frazier In the suit filed on Tuesday, Ruby Jones alleges that the three officers unlawfully entered her home and violated her civil rights by using excessive …
Carmen chicaDaunte Wright Daunte Wright's mom says she 'wants 100% accountability' in wake of officer's arrest ABC News - Emily Shapiro The officer who shot Wright made her first court appearance Thursday. The mother of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man shot dead by a Minnesota …
Carmen chicaIllinois Woman caught on video in violent McHenry Home Depot mask dispute, declaring 'I believe in white power' found not guilty abc7chicago.com - ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team MCHENRY, Ill. (WLS) -- A McHenry woman charged with battery after she became violent and made racist statements when a fellow shopper asked her to …
Carmen chicaRace & Ethnicity UN Ambassador Says White Supremacy Is ‘Weaved’ Into Founding Documents binnews.com - noreply@iheart.com (Cherranda Smith) Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield gave a speech at the National Action Network on Wednesday (April 14).
Carmen chicaPolicing Police body-camera video captures fatal shooting at Ohio hospital NBC News - By Minyvonne BurkeThe footage was released after Miles Jackson was fatally shot Monday at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville. Police body-camera video appears to show officers struggling for a gun moments before...
Carmen chicaLoans Financial Literacy Month – Black Church Acquires Credit Union to help Parishioners with Poor Credit dallasweekly.com - ohtadmin Friendship-West Baptist Church has done something churches don't often do. It acquired a credit union in order to offer small, short-term loans to …
Carmen chicaPensionsJudge Rules In Favor of Black Officer Who Fought for 15 Years to Receive Pension After Being Fired for Stopping White Colleague... atlantablackstar.com - Niara Savage An ex-Buffalo police officer who was terminated nearly 15 years ago after intervening while her colleague carried out a chokehold on a handcuffed …
Carmen chicaAbuse and Impunity Inside the NYPDBy ProPublicaProPublica reporters use confidential documents and insider interviews to give the public unprecedented access to abuse and impunity inside the NYPD.
Carmen chicaDaunte Wright White Anti-Mask Driver Flees, Hits Minnesota Cop ‘Hanging’ From Truck With Hammer, And Isn’t Shot NewsOne - Bruce C.T. Wright The police restraint in Hutchinson stood in stark contrast to how ex-Brooklyn Park police officer Kim Potter reacted to Daunte Wright during a …
Carmen chicaAndrew Baker Judge warns of mistrial in Chauvin case if prosecution witness even 'hints' at 'newly discovered evidence' thehill.com - Aris Folley The judge in the George Floyd case rejected a request by the prosecution on Thursday to enter newly discovered evidence in the murder trial of Derek …
Carmen chicaBeauty What Is The Confidence Code? A Reminder That You Are Worthy verified_publisherRefinery29 - Simone Oliver, Esi Eggleston BraceyAs Women’s History Month draws to a close, we’re looking ahead. See, we’ve all been trained to see ourselves and to define beauty through someone else’s lens. But a new generation has told the world that...
Carmen chicaViolence Against Women “We have the right to be free from fear”: what will actually keep women safe in public spaces? Stylist Magazine - Moya Crockett In the wake of Sarah Everard’s death, conversations about male violence against women have come to the fore in a way not seen since the height of the …
Carmen chicaBlack Power Black Power: A British story of resistance told through music bbc.co.uk - By Blanca MuñozIn the 1960s and 1970s, racial tensions were running high in the UK, and music became the cultural mirror reflecting political and social upheaval. A new BBC documentary - Black Power: A British Story...
Carmen chicaSocial Justice COVID a year on: inequalities and anxieties about returning to workplaces are becoming clearer The Conversation UK - Jane Parry and Michalis Veliziotis A year on from when many governments began directing people to work at home wherever possible because of the pandemic, few anticipated that it would …
Carmen chicaAfrica Seven books to get you in your feelings since we’re all a bit numb | gal-dem gal-dem.com I love books. I work in books. I spend my spare time running a magazine about books by people of colour, called Bad Form. And if my past year …
Carmen chicaMercedes-AMG Petronas Lewis Hamilton opens up about activism and life beyond F1 Wired UK - Amit Katwala On Sunday August 2, 2020, Lewis Hamilton was piloting his black Mercedes Formula 1 car around the final laps of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone …
Carmen chicaSwimming ‘I was the only black kid in the pool’: why swimming is so white verified_publisherThe Guardian - Rob WalkerFilmmaker Ed Accura was 53 when he learned to swim, and only then through fear that his young daughter might get into trouble and he wouldn’t be able to save her. “I live near the Thames and I said to...
Carmen chicaRace & Ethnicity Number 10’s race report paves a path towards more oppression in the UK The Face - Micha Frazer-Carroll The Voice: The government’s commission on race was supposed to address the concerns of the Black Lives Matter protesters who took to the streets last …
Carmen chicaRacism Racism is real: The emotional impact of being ‘racially gaslit by the government’ metro.co.uk - Natalie Morris The much-delayed report looking at racism and ethnic inequalities has concluded that issues of racism in the UK are becoming ‘less important’. The …
Carmen chicaIndia I Thought My Job Was To Report On Technology In India. Instead, I Got A Front-Row Seat To The Decline Of My Democracy. buzzfeednews.com - Pranav Dixit I love writing about tech. But covering how a Hindu nationalist government is using it to destroy a secular democracy isn’t what I signed up for. I …
Carmen chicaTechnology The Black scientists changing the future with research and social justice verified_publisherDAZED - DazedWith issues around the climate crisis and AI technologies having an outsized impact on Black people, a new generation of researchers are fighting the pale, male STEM narrative Welcome to A Future World...
Carmen chicaGeek How Real Life Bigotry and Racism Has Pervaded the Fantasy World of Cosplay NBCLX - Rob Michaelson of NBC Boston with Eric Hinton You might think that in the land of cosplay, where millions across the globe dress up as their favorite fictional characters from across the spectrum …
Carmen chicaDaunte Wright The Cop Who Shot Dead Daunte Wright Is Being Charged With Manslaughter buzzfeednews.com - Salvador Hernandez Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, will face a second-degree manslaughter charge for the fatal shooting of …
Carmen chicaWashington (D.C.) Soldiers disciplined for helicopters hovering over BLM protesters in DC ABC News - Luis Martinez An Army investigation reviewed the use of helicopters at the demonstration. An Army investigation into why low-flying D.C. National Guard helicopters …
Carmen chicaKristen Clarke ‘Right Person At The Right Time’: Kirsten Clarke Is Poised To Lead DOJ’s Civil Rights Division NewsOne - Anoa Changa During the hearing, several Republican senators questioned Clarke’s competence and credibility, often combative in nature. Nominated to lead the …
