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Alton Sterling shooting and Chris LeDay *Chris LeDay, one of the first people to post the video of Alton Sterling being killed by police in Baton Rouge, said he found himself the next day surrounded by police, with guns pointed at him, claiming he “fit the description” of a suspect. The 34-year-old was handcuffed, shackled […]

*Drake has written an open letter on Instagram in response to the police killing of Alton Sterling. Posted Wednesday, his remarks touched on how video of the shooting affected him. “It left me feeling disheartened, emotional and truly scared,” he wrote. “I woke up this morning with a strong need to say something.” Sterling, 37, was […]

*If you’re looking for some absolute BS to be outraged about, here it is. Christopher LeDay, the man who videotaped the killing of Alton Sterling by Baton Rouge Police officers, has been effectively fired from his job, according to his attorney. WSB-TV reports that LeDay was arrested less than 24 hours after he posted the […]

[…] “News One Now,” Host and Managing Editor Roland S. Martin spoke with Baton Rouge activist Arthur Reed about his personal video of the police shooting of 37 year-old Alton Sterling. Reed spoke about the systemic racism and division that has always been present in the Baton Rouge community. “There are a bunch of lies when it […]

[…] Republicans July 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. *Donald Trump has released a statement denouncing Thursday’s police killings in Dallas, as well as the “senseless, tragic” deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, referring to both men as the “two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota.” Perhaps the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was not briefed on the […]

[…] organiation/movement with an open posted on her website earlier today. She says that like many, she was left ‘speechless, angry and numb’ after the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile this week. You can read her letter in full below: This week we watched Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two innocent black men, […]

[…] U.S. troops in Afghanistan July 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. *President Barack Obama says “all Americans should be deeply troubled” by the fatal shootings this week of Alton Sterling by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile by police in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. “We’ve seen such tragedies far too many times, and our hearts […]

[…] store in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, July 6, 2016. *A vigil was held Wednesday in the parking lot of Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge, where Alton Sterling was shot and killed by police less than 48 hours earlier. According to The Washington Post, the event “capped off a gathering that grew in size […]

[…] Glasgow this evening for a moment of silence, during which she displayed the names of people who were victims of police brutality, according to @PopCrave. The names of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were listed first in the display. Beyonce’s stand at Glasgow’s Hampden Stadium follows a letter she posted to her website this morning regarding the deaths […]

Kevin Hart (Instagram) *Before the Dallas shootings, Kevin Hart posted an emotional video message to Instagram lamenting the police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, saying the news “is hurting my heart,” while pointing out that the justice system is flawed and needs to be overhauled. “These are innocent people dying…I’m raising kids and […]

PHOTO: People take part in a protest for the killing of Alton Sterling and Philando *Black Lives Matter posted a statement on its website Friday, reaffirming its commitment to “call for justice, transparency and accountability” following the police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile; and calling the killing of five Dallas policemen during a peaceful […]

[…] of the law, and the killing was a brutal and frontal challenge to state authority. No president could ignore that threat. In the wanton police murders of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge police and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, there is no special duty or obligation for a president to take time to give personal […]

Demonstrators protest the shooting death of Alton Sterling near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman *Reuters took lots of photographs during the protests against police killings that took place in various cities over the weekend, but one seems to have caught fire on social media. Shot by […]

[…] they actually met— which is also when this track originated. THERE’S ALSO THIS ON EURWEB: Finally! 5 Years After His Killing Baton Rouge Passes $4.5M Settlement for Alton Sterling’s Family Cast of ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ So how did “What It Feels Like” sit in a vault for almost eight years? “To be honest […]

Amber Rose presents at the 2016 iHeartRADIO MuchMusic Video Awards at MuchMusic HQ> on June 19, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. *Following the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, model Amber Rose was moved to write about the “bittersweet” blessing of raising a black boy in America. “I woke up this morning to my […]