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August is Montgomery Riverfront Brawl Month

August marks the one year anniversary of the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl and social media is deeming it a national holiday.

The brawl started when Dameion Pickett, the co-captain of the Harriott II, asked the operators of a private boat that was docked in its space to move, getting only “obscene gestures” and “taunting” in response.

As the men approached Pickett, he sent what is now known as a distress call —the hat toss. Black men and women of all ages came to his rescue. The end result was pure chaos resulting in one of the black men clearing the scene with a white folding chair.

In the end, no major charges were filed by the FBI who investigated the incident as a possible hate crime. Dameion Pickett kept his job and is has now become somewhat of a national treasure with black people showing up to take pictures and show him love.

Say Her Name: Entire Video Footage of the Shooting Death of Sonya Massey

The cold blooded execution of Springfield Illinois resident Sonya Massey is extremely hard to watch, comprehend or digest — especially if you’re a person of color and/or black.

Body cam footage from the deputy who shot and killed the 36 year old mother of two has been posted on the Illinois State Police YouTube channel.

On July 6, an Illinois sheriff deputy’s body camera captures the house call in its entirety which starts with deputies arriving to her Springfield home. The initial 911 call was made by Sonya to report a suspected prowler on the property and led to her being executed in cold blood on the kitchen floor. The deputy who shot her reportedly states that he feared she would throw a pot of boiling water at him so he acted in self defense.

WATCH: Protesters in Haiti Demanded President to Resign Before His Assassination

Today marks 3 years since the brutal attack and murder of Hait’s former president.

Those close to the Haitian President Jovenel Moise say he had a strong premonition that something sinister would happen to him and he believed enemies were out to get him.

Days later Moise’s bullet-ridden body was found in the early hours of July 7 after what the Haitian authorities said was an attack by a commando unit of mostly Colombian mercenaries.