Citizens have gathered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, following the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling to protest his death by police and call for justice in what some residents say is unwarranted police violence against black residents.
Sterling, a 37-year-old father of five, was killed by Baton Rouge police early Tuesday morning after officers responded to reports of a man carrying a gun, threatening others and selling CDs in front of a Triple S convenience store. Investigators have yet to confirm what escalated the situation or whether Sterling in fact had a gun.
More protesters turned out Wednesday with memorials for Sterling that included flowers and photos of him with his family. Others carried signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Justice 4 Alton Sterling.”
A black man lost his life in a police killing on Tuesday. His name was Alton Sterling.
Sterling, 37, was shot multiple times in the chest and back by cops outside of a convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he frequently sold CDs. He died moments after and a witness caught the shooting on camera.
Sterling joins the extensive list of black men and women who have died at the hands of cops. The aftermath of each tragedy is emotionally draining as we mourn the loss of a life violently taken by the police, and as we reflect on how painfully familiar each killing becomes.
But we can’t let slain names on a list become just names, we must remember each individual’s legacy in order to demand that black lives do matter.
Janelle Monae is tired of posting the letters “R.I.P.” and videos of “murder, and shit not change.”
The 30-year-old singer shared her thoughts on the fatal police shooting of Baton Rouge, Louisiana resident Alton Sterling via an Instagram post on Wednesday afternoon.
"Although I am a black young woman I AM #AltonSterling. Just like Alton I used to sell my CDs outside records, library steps, street corners, etc. My first cousin's name is Alton," she wrote.
“What happened to Alton just reiterates that we are not truly free. We are not safe. We need protection from hunters who hide behind badges. And until every human being, no matter what race you are, realizes this is also your problem and also your job to protect us from murderers like these officers we will never be free. We will always look at you like the enemy.”
There’s a new Iron Man in town, and she’s a black girl.
Marvel Comics announced today that at the end of the run of their current comic book series “Civil War II,” Tony Stark will step down from his role as the iconic super hero, and a new character named Riri Williams will emerge as his successor.
Riri is brilliant — a scientific prodigy enrolled at MIT at the age of 15. She gets on Stark’s radar after she manages to build her own fully functioning Iron Man armor. She also looks like a total badass. On the cover of the next “Invincible Iron Man,” Riri is featured rocking an amazing fro and holding the iconic Iron Man helmet.
Slay.
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