How To Support Racial Justice, Diversity and Activism This Week In Louisville (10/5)
TUESDAY, Oct. 6 Drop the Charges Rally Hall of Justice Free | 1 p.m. Rally in support of state Rep. Attica Scott, her daughter Ashanti and the operations manager of the Louisville Bail Project Shameka Parrish-Wright — and call for the charges against them to be dropped. In Attica Scott’s arrest citation, police said that…
‘Say Her Name’: Boss Scrilla and Dolla Green on their new song about Breonna Taylor
Working in the studio on his upcoming full length, My Black Amerikkka, rapper Boss Scrilla came to meet Dolla Green, a fellow emcee and mixing engineer. Moved by the death of Breonna Taylor, the two reflected on the moment before penning “Say Her Name,” a song that captures a powerful moment in Louisville and national…
How To Support Racial Justice And Diversity This Weekend (10/2)
SATURDAY, Oct. 3 Black Owned Business Event OG’z Family Store No cover | 2-8 p.m. Here is how you can support Black-owned businesses, such as host OG’z Family Store, a family-owned grocery in Jeffersonville. OG’z and co-host musician SwaggerBOI ENT. are getting the word out for other local, independent, black-owned businesses. But, more than a…
The city waits for attorney general to finally reveal what was said before the Grand Jury
After demands for state Attorney General Daniel Cameron to release transcripts of the Grand Jury deliberations in the Breonna Taylor case, a grand juror filed suit seeking permission to speak publicly and for the proceedings to be made public. “The citizens of this Commonwealth have demonstrated their lack of faith in the process and proceedings…
Post Breonna Taylor decision, BLM Louisville issues new demands
Black Lives Matter Louisville and partner groups have released a new list of demands in reaction to Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s announcement that no officers would be charged for killing Breonna Taylor. “We have momentum now, and we really want to build upon that while the eyes of the world are on Louisville.” said Shawnte…
Savage Love: Roger That.
Q: I’m a thirty-something gay man married to a thirty-something gay man. For almost two years, we’ve been seeing another pair of married gay men around our age. They were our first experience with any sexual or romantic interaction outside of our relationship. The first six months were hot and heavy. We were together constantly…
Take out Gourmet Provisions for bisque and more
Gourmet Provisions! You might think this is an upscale grocery or maybe a shop with fancy pots and pans and kitchen equipment. But you’d be wrong: It’s a new restaurant and a very good one, too. Gourmet Provisions, which opened Aug. 5, is the brainchild of Matt Rich, who has worked as a server and…
State Rep. Attica Scott arrest: ‘We’re being set up’
State Rep. Attica Scott, a Louisville Democrat and the only Black woman in the state legislature, was arrested last Thursday and charged with felony rioting, unlawful assembly and failure to disperse. Scott was crossing the street to enter the First Unitarian Church before the 9 p.m. curfew. Police have said her charges reflect that she…
The city curfew was ineffective at best and deadly at its worst
It was just after midnight on June 1 when Louisville police and the National Guard stormed a parking lot on 26th Street and Broadway. They were more than 20 blocks from the downtown protests, but officials later said they were there to enforce the 9 p.m. curfew. David McAtee, owner of YaYa’s BBQ, was cooking…
Use of force on protesters: They say it is excessive, police say it is necessary
State Rep. Attica Scott had a few minutes left before curfew. So, she and other activists were heading for sanctuary at First Unitarian Church on Fourth Street. Suddenly Louisville police surrounded them, some yelling and some, she said, with guns drawn. Within minutes, Scott, her daughter Ashanti, Louisville activist Shameka Parrish-Wright and a group of…
Thorns and Roses: The Worst, Best and Most Absurd (9/30)
Yes! Release the Grand Jury tapes! | Rose Of course, no justice was served by the Grand Jury regarding who killed Breonna Taylor. We equivocate on which officer killed her or who shot and struck the officer because the ballistics evidence apparently is inconclusive. How can we believe Attorney General Daniel Cameron, though? We are not…
The formula for police violence in Louisville
“Wait for it,” I said. She’s busy. She’s making coffee and reading the news and answering calls to action on Facebook and looking up the next Zoom class for our second-grader. “Huh?” “There’ll be an indictment,” I say. “If I were running this circus, I’d make sure they indict just one cop.” “Oh,” she says.…
The Fight for Black Lives, a list of demands
Black Women are not protected. We are not safe in The West End. We are not safe in Louisville. We are not safe in Kentucky. We are not safe in this white supremacist world. Historically, peaceful protests have garnered reform that eventually collapses and is revealed as an evolution of white supremacy. It is only…
AG Daniel Cameron: Say her name, just not to the Grand Jury
[Ed. note: This was written before Attorney General Daniel Cameron released a statement saying prosecutors presented all of the evidence in the Breonna Taylor case to the Grand Jury and that officers Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove were justified in their use of force. Therefore, only the wanton endangerment charge was recommended, which applied to…
The LMPD — the institution and its culture — is corrupt
There are at least two definitions of corrupt. One is to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain and does not, so far as we know, describe Louisville Metro Police Department. Sadly, the second definition, to debase by making errors or alterations, precisely describes LMPD’s handling of the Breonna Taylor death. Even sadder…
Fischer’s police sow chaos
Mayor Greg Fischer remains inexplicably bound to antiquated, ineffective police procedures that create more chaos than bring resolution. He continues to set up the police and the protesters for confrontation. He has proven unable to learn from the mistakes of the past. Here is Fischer’s statement regarding peaceful marchers who were met by Louisville Metro…
