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Police said late Sunday night that one woman was dead after a suspect drove a vehicle into protesters in Minneapolis. At around 11:39 p.m. local time, police said, the suspect drove his vehicle into protesters near Lake Street and Girard Avenue. Initially, it was reported that three protesters had been transported to a nearby hospital, […]
On Saturday, officials in the California city of Burbank resorted to putting a chain-link fence around a restaurant, the Tinhorn Flats Saloon & Grill, because it was repeatedly defying COVID-19 mandates. This move comes as demonstrators continue to rally on both sides of the issue, according to NBC Los Angeles. City police Lt. Derek Green […]
Police in Diamond Bar, California announced that they’ve opened up a hate crime investigation into a man who drove past several people that were protesting violence against Asian Americans, BuzzFeed News reports. The incident, which started as demonstrators crossed the street at a crosswalk in front of his car, also saw him yelling “F*ck China!” at […]
People across the country gathered on Saturday for vigils and protests to fight the surging violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, following last week’s fatal shootings at Atlanta-based spas. The incident left eight people dead, six of whom were women of Asian descent. The Wall Street Journal reports that hundreds of demonstrators met near […]
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson (R) says he didn’t feel threatened when the Capitol was stormed due to the political beliefs of the Trump-supporting rioters, while adding that that may not have been the case had said rioters been associated with either Black Lives Matter or Antifa. Johnson’s comments came on Thursday during a syndicated-radio program called The Joe […]
Celebrities are throwing their support behind the #FreeHaiti movement as a massive standoff continues between the current government and pro-democracy activists. According to the Miami Herald, the demonstrations began back in February, when thousands of Haitians took to the streets demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. The U.S.-backed leader has been accused of trying to […]
The International Black Freedom Alliance and Michael Brown Sr., the father of the teen that was killed in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014 by police officer Darren Wilson, are requesting $20 million from Black Lives Matter. The request comes on the heels of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation revealing it received over $90 million in donations in 2020. The Black Lives Matter movement […]
Catalan rapper Pablo Hasél was arrested this month for tweets he made in 2018 that were critical of the Spanish monarchy and praised anti-fascist resistance groups. The 32-year-old rapper, poet, and political activist has frequently run into issues with the Spanish authorities, but this time his imprisonment has sparked protests across the country, with many calling […]
Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Thursday that the charges against two Buffalo Police officers for shoving an elderly protester to the ground during a Black Lives Matter protest, and cracking his head open on the pavement have been dismissed, WGRZ reports. Aaron Torgalski, 39, and Robert McCabe, 32, were charged with second-degree assault for their involvement in an […]
The mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles shut down on Saturday afternoon after dozens of protesters blocked the entrance, preventing hundreds of people from receiving their vaccine after waiting in line for hours. According to the Los Angeles Times, the protest included anti-vaxxers and far-right conspiracy theorists who crowded the entrance […]
