Alton Sterling’s Family Accepted $4.5 Million Settlement Last Month
Five years after the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling, it's been revealed that his family quietly accepted a $4.5 million settlement last month. ...
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When Young Kids See Real People Getting Shot and Dying on TV
In the subsequent 35 years, I had never watched a man actually get shot on TV. That is, until Laquan McDonald, Alton Sterling, and the...
Technically Incorrect: Should Black People Play Pokémon GO?
Focusing on the intersection of technology, politics, and social issues from an African American perspective....
The National Society of Black Engineers Calls Out “Septic State of Race Relationsâ€
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) released a powerful statement on the recent police shooting deaths of Alton Sterling, Philandro Castile, and on the...
Alton Sterling and Why Black Entrepreneurship Matters
These informal kinds of work carry added importance for black Americans, a demographic that is incarcerated at five times the rate of white Americans and...
Silicon Valley Saviors: Tech to End Police Brutality and More Bloodshed
Alton Sterling, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice... the roster of African Americans killed by police just keeps growing. It will take technology to alleviate some of...
After #AltonSterling and #PhilandoCastile: Take Action
The past 48 hours have left us stunned, heartbroken, and justifiably fearful. While there are no words that can effectively convey our horror at the...
Alton Sterling: What We Know So Far
On Tuesday morning, Alton Sterling, 37, was shot to death by Baton Rouge police officers, as shown in a 48-second cellphone video that has since...
Alton Sterling: Twitter Responds Back
It’s happened again. According to breaking news reports, Alton Sterling was shot and killed by two Louisiana police officers after an anonymous caller claimed he...