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Protests Renewed where Police Officer was Injured, after Documentary Released Allegedly Edited Footage of Michael Brown at Convenience Store

At the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, a documentary called “Stranger Fruit” debuted and its director, Jason Pollock, claimed that Michael Brown made a transaction before his fatal encounter with a police officer. The prosecutor for the Michael Brown case and the convenience store owner’s attorney criticized the video in question and said that the […]

Protests Renewed where Police Officer was Injured, after Documentary Released Allegedly Edited Footage of Michael Brown at Convenience Store

Black Lives Matter Profile: Patrisse Cullors

Patrisse Cullors, one of the three founders of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement, is an “artist, organizer and freedom fighter” from Los Angeles, CA.  After the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, Cullors co-founded the movement with a hashtag. According to the BLM website, “Black Lives Matter is an ideological […]

Black Lives Matter Profile: Patrisse Cullors