WARNING: Graphic content. Wal-Mart surveillance video of John Crawford III before he was shot by Beavercreek police Aug. 5. From what is in the video it appears that Crawford was not pointing the rifle at anyone as the 911 caller initially claimed. (He has since recanted).
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson has issued a video apology to the family of Michael Brown, saying the 18-year-old's body was left in the street for too long last month after he was fatally shot by an officer in the St. Louis suburb. (Sept. 25) Watch his apology below:
[SOURCE] After amassing a private collection of African-American Art over four decades, Bill Cosby and his wife Camille plan to showcase their holdings for the first time in an exhibition planned at the Smithsonian Institution.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art announced Monday that the entire Cosby collection will go on view in November in a unique exhibit juxtaposing African-American art with African art.
The collection, which will be loaned to the museum, includes works by such leading African-American artists as Beauford Delaney, Faith Ringgold, Jacob Lawrence, Augusta Savage and Henry Ossawa Tanner. The Cosby collection of more than 300 African-American paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings has never been loaned or seen publicly, except for one work of art.
"It's so important to show art by African-American artists in this exhibition," Cosby said in a written statement. "To me, it's a way for people to see what exists and to give voice to many of these artists who were silenced for so long, some of whom will speak no more."
If I told you that a famous sports star attacked and beat their sister and nephew. What if I told you that this person was charged with two counts of domestic assault? What if I told you that this person who has a court date in November will not only be allowed to continue playing buy also represent their country. What if I told you this person was woman?
This person is US soccer start goalie Hope Solo who also plays for the Seattle Reign of the NWSL. She is someone you have heard very little about while the media continues to cover stories featuring black men who are accused of or engaged in domestic abuse. Her story has barely been covered even with the current firestorm around domestic violence. In case you haven't heard about her incident here's a quick update:
...Just before 1 a.m., Kirkland police responded to a 911 call about a disturbance in the 10600 block of 124th Ave N.E. The male caller had reported that a woman at the residence was hitting people and no one could get her to stop or leave the house, according to an account of the incident released Saturday by police.
Officers arrived and immediately heard the disturbance inside. They entered the house and contacted several people, including Seattle Reign goalie Hope Amelia Stevens (Solo), who officers said appeared intoxicated and upset.
Officers reported that they could see injuries on Solo’s 17-year-old nephew and Solo’s sister. After hearing statements from those involved, officers said they determined Solo was the primary aggressor and appeared to have instigated the assault.
Solo, 32, was arrested and booked into the South King County detention facility. She is being held without bail on two counts of investigation of fourth-degree domestic-violence assault. SOURCE: SEATTLE TIMES
This story has gone under reported. The question I have is why?
Could it be that no one in America cares about a female soccer star?
Could it be that Hope Solo is simply not as well known?
Or is it because Hope Solo's case doesn't fit the narrative of the angry black man?
Hey I'm just asking. Hope Solo has not been dropped by Nike or suspended from USA Soccer or her team or punished in any way for her actions. Now I'm not defending Ray Rice or Adrian Peterson because their actions were reprehensible. But if we are all disgusted by their actions shouldn't we just as upset at Solo's? Isn't domestic violence abuse no matter who commits it?
Shouldn't Hope Solo's face and story be mentioned with the recent flurry of domestic violence stories. Isn't she also the face of a domestic violence abuser?
I mean shouldn't we be teaching everyone that NO ONE should be hitting anyone regardless of gender?
Hey, I'm just asking?
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A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination.
Martin Luther King, Jr. died in one of the most shocking assassinations the world has known, but little is remembered about the life he led in his final year. New York Times bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley recounts the final 365 days of King's life, revealing the minister's trials and tribulations -- denunciations by the press, rejection from the president, dismissal by the country's black middle class and militants, assaults on his character, ideology, and political tactics, to name a few -- all of which he had to rise above in order to lead and address the racism, poverty, and militarism that threatened to destroy our democracy.
Smiley's DEATH OF A KING paints a portrait of a leader and visionary in a narrative different from all that have come before. Here is an exceptional glimpse into King's life -- one that adds both nuance and gravitas to his legacy as an American hero.
