Black Lives Matter Education Leadership News Lt. Richard Collins III Honored by University of Maryland after he was Murdered on CampusDerek MajorMay 18, 2022May 18, 2022 by Derek MajorMay 18, 2022May 18, 20225830 The University of Maryland (UMD) has dedicated a plaza in honor of Lt. Richard Collins III, who was murdered on campus in a 2017 hate...
News White Michigan Man Indicted For Striking Black Teenager With A Bike LockCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 15, 2020October 15, 20201844 A white Michigan man is facing state and federal hate crime charges, after approaching Black teenagers at a park and striking one in the face...
News Florida Man Charged With False Imprisonment After Illegally Detaining Black Teen Who Was Riding His BicycleCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 31, 2020July 31, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 31, 2020July 31, 202058339 A Florida man has been charged for illegally detaining a Black teenager early last month...
Leadership Lessons From a Cross Burning: My Father Used a Hateful Act to Teach Me Not to HateJonathan HarmonJuly 27, 2020July 24, 2020 by Jonathan HarmonJuly 27, 2020July 24, 20202327 Jonathan Harmon, renowned trial lawyer and chairman of McGuireWoods, shares how his father's lessons after a cross burning taught him not to hate...
News White Couple Who Vandalized Black Lives Matter Mural Charged With Hate CrimeCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 9, 2020July 9, 202027329 The White couple who were seen using black paint to attempt to cover a Black Lives Matter street mural have both been charged with a hate...
News KKK Member Who Shot Daughter’s Black Boyfriend Is Freed On $500 BailCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 2, 2020July 2, 202023618 A white man who is a member of the KKK has shot his daughter’s Black boyfriend several times and after being arrested, was released on...
News Biracial Woman Althea Bernstein Set On Fire By Four White Men In WisconsinCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 26, 2020June 26, 202017283 Althea Bernstein has reportedly suffered second and third-degree burns after four white men threw lighter fluid and a lighter at her face...
News Politics NY Lawmakers Are Pushing To Make Falsifying Police Reports A Hate CrimeDerek MajorMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020 by Derek MajorMay 29, 2020May 29, 202016337 Two New York lawmakers are attempting to turn the Amy Cooper/Central Park incident into new legislation criminalizing her actions. ...
News LeBron James and the National Museum of African American History and Culture as Targets of Hate CrimesSelena HillJune 2, 2017May 30, 2019 by Selena HillJune 2, 2017May 30, 2019883 “We got a long way to go for us as a society and for us as African-Americans until we feel equal in America,” says LeBron...
News New Book Marks Anniversary Of Tragic Charleston Shooting, With Interviews From Victims’ FamiliesCarolyn M. BrownJune 16, 2016September 28, 2017 by Carolyn M. BrownJune 16, 2016September 28, 2017370 The recent mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, this month is a reminder of how hatred in America can turn to violence and tragic bloodshed. 'We...