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#ATLisReady, a Black Lives Matter Offshoot Group, Refers to Israel As “Apartheid Israel”

#ATLisReady, “a collective of student activists, community organizers, and leaders working to amplify Black and other marginalized voices in Atlanta,” published several demands including a call for the city’s police department to exit the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE). The GILEE program creates the opportunity for Israeli and Georgian police to learn from each other […]

#ATLisReady, a Black Lives Matter Offshoot Group, Refers to Israel As “Apartheid Israel”

Black Lives Matter Profile: DeRay McKesson

DeRay McKesson, organizer, activist and educator has received attention unheard of for an activist. Having advocated for issues relating to children, youth and families for 15 years, Mckesson rose to fame after leaving his job to move to Missouri and protest after the death of Mike Brown. Ferguson was the first city Mckesson had physically […]

Black Lives Matter Profile: DeRay McKesson

Sheriff David Clarke: Black ‘Lies’ Matter

The Black Lives Matter movement “…doesn’t care any more about the lives of black people than the Ku Klux Klan … ” Sheriff David Clarke asserted during an interview with Accuracy in Media. “Black Lives Matter, which I have renamed ‘Black Lies’ L-I-E-S Matter, it’s nothing more than an astroturf operation, it’s just the latest […]

Sheriff David Clarke: Black ‘Lies’ Matter

Police Officers “are the Only Ones Dying to Protect Black Americans,” says Milwaukee Police Chief

Milwaukee police chief Ed Flynn blasted the Black Lives Matter rhetoric and pointed out what the police do to protect black Americans: “Without any hyperbole, police officers in American cities care more about black lives than any other institution,” said Flynn at a news conference Friday. “Police officers of America’s cities are the only ones […]

Police Officers “are the Only Ones Dying to Protect Black Americans,” says Milwaukee Police Chief