No Safe Place: Threats Against Ilhan Omar, a Toddler’s Death, HBCU Gun Violence, and the Hanging Deaths Black America Wants Investigated
From Rep. Ilhan Omar’s forced move after death threats to a Mississippi officer’s resignation in the killing of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, plus a push against Palantir funding, HBCU homecoming violence, and a UN appeal over hanging deaths, these stories ask who is protecting Black lives. Share them to keep the pressure on.
From EUR:
ep. Ilhan Omar says her family has to leave its Washington residence after a federal search exposed the address and death threats followed.
From The Grio | @thegrio.com.web.brid.gy
A Mississippi police officer has resigned following the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley during a June encounter outside a Walmart, days after state authorities concluded that the officer’s use of force was justified and declined to pursue criminal charges.
From AURN | @ebonymcmorris.bsky.social
Black activists and media figures are urging the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to reject funding from technology company Palantir.
Signers of the open letter include activist Rashad Robinson, Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown, the Rev. Jamal Bryant, Tamika Mallory and Joy-Ann Reid. They are urging the foundation to reject Palantir’s funding, including its sponsorship of September’s Annual Legislative Conference.
From Capital B | @capitalb.bsky.social
A Teenager’s Death Exposes the Gun Violence Crisis Facing HBCU Homecomings. On campuses like Tuskegee University, students grapple with a loss of safety and the well-being of institutions historically created to protect them.
From The Root | @therootdotcom.bsky.social
From a public park in Georgia to a college campus in Mississippi, young Black men and women are being found hanging from trees—and within hours or days, authorities routinely slap the same official stamp onto the file: Suicide. No foul play suspected. Case closed. As federal civil rights interventions remain slow or non-existent, Black Americans have been forced to look elsewhere for protection and the truth – including the UN.
AT Black Media Follow of the Week: Dr. Omekongo Dibinga
Dr. Omékongo Dibinga has devoted his life to challenging bias and smashing stereotypes for over thirty years since first getting involved as a community activist. Dr. Dibinga is Senior Professorial Lecturer of Intercultural Communication at American University. He is an award-winning poet and a world-renowned professional speaker working with corporations and school districts across the world on leveraging diversity. He is the author of bestselling book "Lies About Black People." He is a regular Politics & Culture contributor to @urbanviewradio.bsky.social @rolandsmartin.bsky.social #RolandMartinUnfiltered & KBLA 1580.
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