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‘Get uncomfortable’: How Renee Hess and her Black Girl Hockey Club are making space for hockey fans of the future

Renee Hess noticed something amiss when she attended her first hockey game in 2016. She started Black Girl Hockey Club to address that.

On May 26, 2023 by Beau Paul

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‘WHO THOUGHT THAT WAS OKAY????’: Users blast ‘Black Lives Matter, but first coffee’ T-shirt design

'You just KNOW it was some Karen.'

On May 10, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘I wasn’t imagining these things’: Hubert Davis explores Black hockey player experiences in unflinching documentary, ‘Black Ice’

From the Coloured Hockey League of 1895 to the current state of the NHL, Canadian filmmaker Hubert Davis thinks we need to talk about it.

On Feb 28, 2023 by Phil West

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10 activists, educators, and creators you need to follow this Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, Passionfruit is celebrating some of the most game-changing advocates of the internet.

On Feb 23, 2023 by Passionfruit Staff

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‘I don’t think you know that black lives matter’: How cricket found a critical moment to address its institutional racism

Cricket became the first sport back after the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and used the moment to connect with Black Lives Matter.

On Jan 6, 2023 by Jeremy Blackmore

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‘Do Black lives matter, or do they not?’: Black woman gets harassed after parking near a Planned Parenthood

'AIN'T NO WAY SHE SAID THAT???'

On Jun 15, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘What would possess him to do that?’: Woman says date’s cats are named KKK and George Floyd

"We all know what happened in 'Get Out' and I was scared it was gonna happen to me."

On May 17, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

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‘Very distressing video’: Police pull a Black woman aside for a pat-down and search her inappropriately

'I seen her face change & I felt that in my soul.'

On May 14, 2022 by Jack Alban

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‘They trying to get you fired’: Black TikToker says parole officer keeps calling him at work on his ankle monitor to check in

'Why do I feel like they're trying to embarrass you?'

On Mar 22, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Telegram chat for site creating George Floyd NFT collection filled with racial slurs, derogatory image

The 'Floydie' NFTs have been available since December 2021.

On Feb 17, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

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‘That’s on code switching’: Black waitress says pretending to support ‘Blue Lives Matter’ got her bigger tip (updated)

'My girl got the bag I fail to see any issue.'

On Jan 20, 2022 by Rachel Kiley

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‘I’m white!’: Man harasses bar in viral TikTok over BLM sign. He melts down, breaks property—police allegedly do nothing

'If I hadn't taken this video there [would] have been no arrest.'

On Dec 6, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

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The far-right is furious Kyle Rittenhouse said he supports Black Lives Matter

Members of a Proud Boys group are particularly dismayed.

On Nov 22, 2021 by Claire Goforth

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‘I want them to feel uncomfortable’: Black influencer Aunt Karen is infiltrating ‘white lives matter’ groups to expose racism

'They don’t deserve a space on any platform.'

On Oct 28, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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‘Now I’m really calling the police on you’: Lawyer Karen loses her mind because she’s being recorded. But why?

The local dispute blew up social media.

On Oct 6, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

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