Woke America News

2021-03-10 18:26:07 As jury selection proceeds, activists, advocates and organizations have hit back at references to Chauvin's trial in headlines as the "George Floyd trial." Words matter https://twitter.com/AttorneyCrump/status/1368955886585196545 Open / Comment

2021-03-10 15:54:05 The boyfriend of Breonna Taylor has had an attempted murder charge against him dropped after he shot and wounded a police officer at his home.

It happened during the incident when Breonna Taylor, a young black medic with no criminal record, was shot dead.
Kenneth Walker had claimed he thought intruders were breaking-in when police raided his home in Kentucky last year. No criminal charges have ever been brought over the shooting. Two officers were eventually fired. Open / Comment

2021-03-10 01:25:43 Open / Comment

2021-03-10 00:32:43 Over the past year, we have seen an alarming surge in racist violence directed toward Asian Americans. A United Nations report identified more than 1,800 racist incidents against Asian Americans over an 8 week period from March to May 2020. These attacks have included denial of access to public spaces, verbal harassment, physical assault, vandalism, and in several cases even murder. Moreover, these incidents have targeted the elderly and most vulnerable. This wave of attacks has caused panic and confusion among Asian Americans and forces us to question: What is motivating these cruel and cowardly assaults? Are they purely an organic and spontaneous response to current events? Open / Comment

2021-03-09 21:41:44 Open / Comment

2021-03-09 20:22:44 Royal Family be like: "No we aint racist" Open / Comment

2021-03-09 20:16:43 Meghan and Harry sparked an extraordinary guessing game yesterday after accusing an unnamed member of the Royal Family of racism.

In one of the most shocking sections of the Oprah Winfrey interview, the duchess claimed that Harry was asked by a close relative 'how dark' their unborn baby would be. The couple refused to identify person as it would be 'too damaging to them'. Oprah said Harry asked her to make clear it wasn't Queen or Prince Philip. Not surprised. What a shame Open / Comment

2021-03-09 16:53:43 A journalist has gone on trial on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice in the United States state of Iowa last year after prosecutors defied international pressure to drop a rare effort to punish a working reporter.

Des Moines Register news reporter Andrea Sahouri, who was pepper-sprayed and jailed while reporting on a clash between protesters and police in May, is charged with failure to disperse and interference with official acts. If convicted on the simple misdemeanour charges, the 25-year-old would be fined hundreds of dollars and have a criminal record. Open / Comment

2021-03-09 16:38:44 Grown from collective grief & rage over what many deem a public lynching, #GeorgeFloyd Square (GFS) is the longest lasting autonomous zone in the recent history of the United States, aside from intentional communities.

More context in this new mini-doc Open / Comment

2021-03-08 20:26:45 Community fridge map! https://www.gridphilly.com/blog-home/2021/3/4/mutual-aid-is-flourishing-in-philadelphia-in-the-form-of-community-fridges Open / Comment