The jury finished hearing closing arguments Tuesday morning in the trial of three white men charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, on a residential street in Brunswick, Georgia. The February 2020 killing occurred while Arbery was running through the neighborhood of Satilla Shores; a father …
Read More »Youth Organizers: Mariam Beshir of Gorham Anti-Racism Development
Since May 2020, youth organizers across the country have been mobilizing against police brutality and working for systemic change in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. Some of them had organized for social justice before, but many of them took to the streets for the first time and without an …
Read More »Tyler Childers to Fans: 'Stop Being So Taken Aback by Black Lives Matter'
Tyler Childers surprise released the new album Long Violent History on Friday, a record of mostly instrumental fiddle music that culminates in a hard-hitting title track about racial injustice. The album arrives with a six-minute video message from the Kentucky songwriter, in which he directly challenges his fans, including his …
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