A Black Oklahoma County detention officer decided that standing with the crowd to protest police brutality, and the horrific officer-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis was more important than […] The post A Black Oklahoma Detention Officer Was Told He Couldn’t Kneel With Protesters, So He Quit appeared first on Essence.

Star Wars actor John Boyega took to the streets of London Wednesday to march for Black lives, and the actor gave an electrifying speech to protesters in the city’s Hyde […] The post ‘Star Wars’ Actor John Boyega Demands Respect For Black Lives At London Protest appeared first on Essence.

In a harrowing video shared to Instagram, Porsha Williams shows how she and her fiancé Dennis McKinley were tear-gassed at a peaceful protest in Atlanta Tuesday. The video shows The […] The post Porsha Williams Speaks After Being Tear-Gassed At Peaceful Atlanta Protest appeared first on Essence.

“George Floyd’s life mattered and Breonna Taylor’s life mattered and Philando Castile’s life mattered,” said Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, to the graduating class of Immaculate Heart High School during a virtual […] The post Meghan Markle: ‘George Floyd’s Life Mattered’ appeared first on Essence.