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During the Monday press conference, police said they “made about 11 arrests” during the recent protest, including a photojournalist. Referring to the journalist as “a reporter” in the press conference, NYPD chief of patrol John Chell claimed the individual “interfered in at least two arrests.” Chell added that the individual was “placed under arrest” after they […]
Police were able to get protesters off the tracks, but the demonstration continued on the platform. The protests called for justice in the murder of Neely, who was choked to death by a former U.S. marine named Daniel Penny on Monday. Neely’s death caused a public outcry over Penny not being charged for applying the […]
French protests intensified this week after the government imposed a highly contested bill that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. According to Al Jazeera, thousands of demonstrators took to the Place de la Concorde on Thursday night to express their outrage over President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform. The Renaissance leader deployed his executive power to push the bill through parliament […]
The Memphis Police Department has permanently suspended Scorpion, a controversial task force that was tied to the death of Tyre Nichols. Authorities announced the move in a public statement on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Memphis PD released bodycam footage of Nichols’ deadly police beating. Scorpion, which stands for “Street Crimes Operation to Restore […]
Céline Dion fans aren’t exactly happy that the singer didn’t make Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers of All Time list. In fact, fans are so upset that some of them have taken to protesting outside the magazine’s offices in New York City. Variety reports that some 15 diehard fans appeared in New York City on […]
Grandmaster Jay, the leader of a Black pro-gun activist group, will spend the rest of the decade behind bars. The 59-year-old Cincinnati man—legal name John Fitzgerald Johnson—was sentenced to 86 months in prison this week for his actions during a 2020 protest in Kentucky. Johnson, who founded the Not Fucking Around Coalition, was accused of pointing an AR-15 rifle at two federally deputized officers in […]
Two protesters were arrested after hurling mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting inside the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany, NBC News reports. The museum released a statement via Twitter declaring “Grainstacks,” the 1890 painting from Monet which was targeted in the protest, was not damaged after undergoing an “immediate conservation investigation.” The pair was eventually charged with trespassing and property damage. According to […]
A man was arrested for allegedly attacking a police officer with what appeared to be a homemade flamethrower during abortion rights protests in Los Angeles. He’s been charged with attempted murder, Deadline reports. Michael Ortiz allegedly threw the blow torch at the police officer, who was later treated at a hospital after suffering burns. Another portestor, Juliana Bernado, is accused […]
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday for the annual March for Our Lives rally, a nationwide protest against gun violence. The non-profit group, founded by survivors of the 2018 Parkland shooting, told NBC News there were about 450 rallies planned across the United States, including in cities like Chicago; Los Angeles; NYC; Detroit; and Washington, D.C. […]
Five students from Georgia and their mothers have filed a lawsuit against Coosa High School and the Floyd County School district for alleged racial discrimination. CNN reports that the five students, all of whom are Black, have accused the Rome, Georgia school and its district of violating their First Amendment and equal protection rights. “The Plaintiffs, […]
