Author: Dominique Noelle

Dominique Browder is a Digital Content Creator for UnmutedCo. Dominique is creating news content for Black News Alerts website, social media and newsletter. She enjoys the freedom and loose structure at UnmutedCo and loves how she is able to gain a more hands-on experience. When she is not writing and researching content, Dominique lends her skills to empowering women.

Louisville police officials have released a stark, nearly blank incident report on the March shooting death of EMT Breonna Taylor, who was gunned down in her own home by officers executing a search warrant. What We Know: The document, which is fueling rage in a case that has already led to widespread protests across the U.S., misspells Taylor’s middle name, Shaquelle, and lists the case as a “death investigation” involving the Louisville Metro Police Department. It lists a handgun as the weapon used. Under injuries, however, the document lists “none.” Taylor, 26, was shot at least eight times the morning…

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Lizzo shared a special clip on TikTok for the “fat shamers” as she opened up about her workout regime. What We Know: The “Truth Hurts” hitmaker has become popular on the video-sharing platform for her unapologetic clips showing off her curves, and on Tuesday (June 9, 2020) she posted a clip displaying her workout regime, along with a powerful message about body image and self-love. Speaking in the clip, the “Juice” singer said: “So I’ve been working out consistently for the last five years. And it may come as a surprise to y’all that I’m not working out to have…

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In a dramatic moment in the crisis over race and policing, George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, testified Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee on reform proposals, following George’s death in the custody of Minneapolis officers. An event that triggered national outrage. What We Know: When asked what he planned to tell the committee as he arrived on Capitol Hill, Philonise said, “Justice for George”. Also testifying were Floyd family’s lawyer, Benjamin Crump, a former Secret Service agent, and the sister of a federal law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. “I’m the big brother now. So, it was…

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill amid outrage after a white woman recently called the police to claim she was being threatened by “an African-American man”. What We Know: The “Amy Cooper” bill, first introduced in 2018 and carried by Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn), is expected to pass this week. The proposed law would make it a hate crime when 911 callers make a false accusation based on race, gender, or religion. The Democratic governor plans to add the piece of legislation to a list of law enforcement reform he is advocating for. According to…

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Unconditional bail for former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was raised by $250,000 to $1.25 million Monday afternoon in the May 25 killing of George Floyd while in police custody. What We Know: Chauvin made his first court appearance by video feed, handcuffed in an orange jumpsuit sitting at a small conference room table in the Hennepin County jail. In a hearing that lasted just 15 minutes, prosecutor Matthew Frank argued that the “severity of the charges” and the strength of public opinion against Chauvin made him a more likely flight risk. Frank asked District Court Judge Jeannice Reding to…

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There is a growing group of dissenters who believe Americans can survive without law enforcement as we know it. And Americans, those dissenters believe, may even be better off without it.   The solution to police brutality and racial inequalities in policing is simple, supporters say: Just defund police. The concepts have been a murmur for years, particularly following the protests against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, though it seemed improbable in 2014. Does Defunding the Police mean Disbanding the Police? That depends on who you ask, said Phillip McHarris, a doctoral candidate in sociology at Yale University and lead…

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Amanda Seales is a multitalented comedian and an actress. Last year, she became the new host on The Real with Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, Adrienne Houghton, and Tamera Mowry-Housley. However, in a recent Instagram Live video this week, she revealed that she would be leaving the daytime television show after only six months. What We Know: Seales revealed the news in an interview with actor Brandon Victor Dixon in an hour long conversation where he brings up why she decided to leave the Emmy Award-winning show. Seales was offered a new deal but declined to stay. “I didn’t renew it,…

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Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang made no mention of silence, let alone a black box, when they called on their peers in the music industry to devote Tuesday, June 2nd, to a new initiative, #TheShowMustBePaused. The idea was to force the industry –  which is built on black talent, but still largely run by white people – to take a long look at itself and consider,  perhaps, where the same white supremacy and privilege that led to the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others, may be lurking in its own structures and practices. By Tuesday, the…

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Meghan Markle delivered a graduation speech for her former high school and spoke on the most recent cases of police brutality. What We Know: “George Floyd’s life mattered, and Breonna Taylor’s life mattered, and Philando Castile’s life mattered, and Tamir Rice’s life mattered, and so did so many other people whose names we know and whose names we don’t know.” Those were some of the powerful words shared by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, that the 2020 graduating class of Immaculate Heart High School heard during a virtual ceremony speech on Wednesday evening. It was a surprise appearance. The young women…

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Lauren London is opening up about her first experiences with gun violence and how the prevalent issue that killed her boyfriend Nipsey Hussle still impacts her today. What We Know: The actress joined Jada Pinkett Smith for Wednesday’s Facebook Watch episode of Red Table Talk, where the two discussed the traumas of gun violence and coping with grief and loss. https://twitter.com/jadapsmith/status/1268223494539468800 “Just growing up in L.A., in the area that I was around. In high school, a lot of the boys were in gangs, and I remember that a lot of our friends, by summertime they were gone. They had…

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