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Story highlights Martese Johnson: “We are one community. We deserve to respect each other” He was injured during an arrest, and a photo of his bloodied face was distributed Virginia’s governor has ordered an investigation of the incident The university’s Black Student Alliance distributed a photograph, showing what it said was Martese Johnson, 20, during…
Johnson sustained head injury during arrest, governor calls for investigation into excessive use of force in arrest by Chloe Heskett | Mar 18 2015 | 23 hours ago This is a developing story, and will continue to be updated with the latest information available. Martese Johnson, a third-year student in the College and a member…
Another day, another SMH-worthy police brutality incident. A black student from the University of Virginia was brutally beaten by police after the student allegedly attempted to enter a bar with a fake I.D., according to ABC reports. After 20-year-old Martese Johnson was denied entry in a bar on St.Patrick’s Day after allegedly attempting to enter…
UVA Problems / TwitterA black University of Virginia student was grabbed by cops outside a bar in Charlottesville late Wednesday night and thrown to the ground. He hit his head, suffering an injury that required 10 stitches, according to The Huffington Post. Cell phone pictures and videos of the incident show the student, Martese Johnson, pinned…
Last night 300 students at the University of Virginia rallied to protest the violent arrest of Martese Johnson, a fellow student who was reportedly bloodied by officers Tuesday night for trying to enter a local pub with an alleged fake ID. As students marched around campus and into town, chants of “black lives matter” filled…
Thousands of students and their university president attended a rally at the University of Virginia on Wednesday night to show support for an undergraduate student who sustained a bloody head injury while he was being arrested by alcohol control officers close to campus. The Virginia governor, Terry McAuliffe, has called on the state secretary of…
Virginia senators Timothy M. Kaine and Mark R. Warner have joined those voicing unease after the bloody arrest of a University of Virginia student early Wednesday morning. Kaine tweeted late Wednesday that he was “troubled” by reports of the force used by Alcohol and Beverage Control agents when arresting Martese Johnson, a 20-year-old student who…
Martese Johnson is held down by an officer on Wednesday in Charlottesville, Virginia. Bryan Beaubrun / AP About 1,000 students and community members gathered at the University of Virginia campus Wednesday night to demand justice for a third-year student who was injured during an arrest hours earlier, and appeared in a photo and video with…
Starbucks Wants To Talk To You About Race. Coffee Beans drying in an Ethiopian village But Does It Want to Talk To You About Racism? According to Fortune magazine, Starbucks will “encourage baristas to discuss race relations with customers”. Starbucks’ media page says that a series of “racially charged tragedies” sparked the initiative “Race Together”….
In an article published Monday evening, USA Today reporter Bruce Horovitz wrote: “Starbucks, in partnership with USA TODAY, is about to tackle the issue of race in America.” Thank goodness someone is finally getting around to it! The article outlines a new program called “Race Together,” which will encourage baristas at 12,000 Starbucks locations to…