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New York Post
4 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Feds to retry ex-Louisville cop Brett Hankison in police raid death of Breonna Taylor

Federal prosecutors in Kentucky will retry former Louisville cop Brett Hankison for the death of Breonna Taylor during a botched police raid.
The shooting brought attention to the Black Lives Matter movement and excessive police violence against black residents. [ more ]
WSJ
5 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Mistrial Declared in Case Against Former Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Raid

The federal jury failed to reach a verdict on civil rights charges against the former Louisville police officer involved in the Breonna Taylor case.
The case resulted in a mistrial after the jury was unable to reach a consensus.
The former officer, Brett Hankison, was charged with violating Taylor's civil rights. [ more ]
WSJ
5 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Mistrial Declared in Case Against Former Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Raid

The federal jury in the civil rights case against the former Louisville police officer involved in Breonna Taylor's death was unable to reach a verdict.
The mistrial was declared after the jury could not reach a consensus on whether the officer violated Taylor's civil rights.
Brett Hankison faced charges for blindly firing shots into Taylor's home, but the jury did not reach a verdict. [ more ]
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iHeartBerlin.de
1 year ago
Berlin

Olympia Bukkakis' Replay Is A Piece of Queer Heaven

When I entered the main stage of the Sopiensaele theater on Wednesday evening and saw the three performers of Olympia Bukkakis' new production "replay" twirling around in a set of silky white and translucent fabrics hanging from the ceiling like clouds I thought to myself: This must be a queer version of heaven.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

LAPD officer caught saying 'happy hunting' before fatal shooting gets 2-day suspension

A Los Angeles police SWAT officer who was caught on body-camera video telling his colleagues "happy hunting" before a fatal police shooting last spring has received a two-day suspension following an internal investigation, according to LAPD disciplinary records.The newly released records identify the officer by his rank - police officer III - but doesn't name him, due to state privacy laws.
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KQED
1 year ago
Books

'Black on Black' Celebrates Black Culture While Exploring History and Racial Tension

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Cover of 'Black on Black' by Daniel Black.(Hanover Square Press)



These lines appear on the first page of Daniel Black's Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America:
Black on Black is not an easy read.Black's voice is strong, informed, angry, and relentless - and that infuses his essays with the power to affect readers.
KQED
1 year ago
Books

'Black on Black' Celebrates Black Culture While Exploring History and Racial Tension

Please try again




Cover of 'Black on Black' by Daniel Black.(Hanover Square Press)



These lines appear on the first page of Daniel Black's Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America:
Black on Black is not an easy read.Black's voice is strong, informed, angry, and relentless - and that infuses his essays with the power to affect readers.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

For playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, theater doesn't just reflect reality it creates it

Suzan-Lori Parks (right), and the cast of Plays for the Plague Year.Parks, a prolific playwright, is doing something new with this play  she's acting.Joan Marcus Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is one of the dominating figures in American theater today.And when we first spoke earlier this year, she said she was just starting to think about her body of work over the past few decades in order to come up with an overarching philosophy.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

How a Mother's Love Transformed a Nation and Inspired a Movement | Features | Roger Ebert

It is Till-Mobley's story in the United Artists/Orion Pictures feature film "Till" that has inspired a group of women and POC who are just as devoted and fearless just has Till-Mobley.Her story has been shared through the vision of director Chinonye Chukwu, studio head Alana Mayo, activist Keith Beauchamp, and Academy Award-winning producer Whoopi Goldberg, who fought Hollywood for ten years to get this story told.
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Mindful
1 year ago
Mindfulness

Mindfulness Practice: A Song for Restoration - Mindful

I am worthy.I am enough.These are the first few lines of a song Michelle Chatman sings to help her restore.
This week, we're offering something a little different.
Miami Herald
1 month ago
Social justice

The 44 Percent: Overtown exhibit, gentrification in Little Haiti, and Breonna Taylor

Breonna Taylor's family still fighting for justice
Justice Department prepares third trial for Brett Hankison [ more ]
The Paris Review
10 months ago
Books

James Lasdun, Jessica Laser, and Leopoldine Core Recommend - The Paris Review

1. Literary criticism can be an invaluable tool for deepening our understanding of a text and the author’s craft.
2. By engaging in conversations about literature, we can broaden our appreciation of different writing styles and genres.
3. Through reading recommendations, we can explore the work of new authors and gain insight into the creative process. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Justice Department report faults Louisville police for civil rights violations

Law Following the police killing of Breonna Taylor, the U.S. Justice Department says it found a pattern of civil rights violations in its investigation of the Louisville, Ky., police department.Copyright 2023 NPR.All rights reserved.Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Breonna Taylor's boyfriend settles Louisville lawsuits over shooting

Attorney Benjamin Crump (left) holds up the hand of Kenneth Walker during a rally on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., on June 25, 2020.Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who fired a shot at police as they burst through Taylor's door the night she was killed, has settled two lawsuits against the city of Louisville, his attorneys said.
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