Sunday, with his appearance on CBS’ “Face The Nation” Ex Mayor Rudy Giuliana made some extremely insensitive comments. Of the comments Giuliani states that black children are violent and have a 99% chance of killing each other. He also makes some disbaraging comments about #BlackLivesMatter, calling the group “Racist” and “Unamerican”. More details after the jump.
Celebrities Show Support With #FreeDeRay Following The Arrest Of DeRay McKesson
Last night, #BlackLivesMatter activist DeRay Mckesson was arrested during a peaceful protest in Baton Rouge. Like thousands across the nation DeRay was contributing in spreading awareness to the injustices that members of the minority community go through at the hands of U.S. police. Unfortunately the protesting led to his arrest. Now many celebreties are tweeting #FreeDeRay in support of him and his brave efforts. Take a look at the celebrities supporting tweets after the jump.
(Video) Lil Boosie On Peace With Police: “It Will Never Be Peace Because Its Too Far Gone Man”.
Recently Lil Boosie spoke on his views about the situation going on in Baton Rouge and police brutality. In the sit down Boosie speaks on how he has been trying to tell people for a while now about the police injustices going on in Baton Rouge. He also states his views on the relationship between the black community and police officers. Citing that there will never really be peace between the two. He states that the relationship “will never be peace because its too far gone man… too many lives been lost”. Peep the video of Boozie after the jump.
(Video) Co-Founder Of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza, Talks About The Dallas Shooting
Alicia Garza joins Chris Hayes and speaks on behalf of Black Lives Matter and where they stand on the Dallas shooting and BLM’s view of police officers in general.
Nearly 200 People Arrested Over Night While Protesting Police Brutality
Protests continue across the U.S. and momentum is not slipping anytime soon. Mirroring the civil rights movement, thousands have gathered over the weekend to take a stance against police brutality. In the wake of the thousands which gathered across the United States to take a stance nearly 200 protesters were arrested overnight. At least 198 people were arrested between New York, Chicago, St. Paul Minnesota, and Baton Rouge.
(Video) Hug It Out: A Black And White Toddler Wont Let Go Of Each Other After Meeting For The First Time
This week has been tough for a lot of people in the United States. It is extremely difficult to watch police officers who took an oath to protect and serve the community kill black men and then have it plastered all over the internet, TV and social media. It is also extremely difficult to hear the opinions of those who search for reasons to justify the police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Although our country is experiencing a lot of racial tension and a lot racially motivated acts of violence there is a video that has gone viral of two babies holding on to one another and wont let go. One of the children in the video is black and the other is white and it should remind us that race, religion etc should not matter and that people are not born bigots.
