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Christopher Columbus statues have been removed from Grant Park and Arrigo Park in Chicago. In a statement to CBS Chicago early Friday, a rep from Mayor Lori Lightfoot‘s office said the statues were “temporarily removed” following “consultation with various stakeholders,” adding that they will remain down until further notice. “It comes in response to demonstrations […]
House leaders are calling for an investigation into the Trump administration’s troubling employment of federal law enforcement agencies against protesters in Portland and elsewhere. In a letter to the inspectors general of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security reported by Associated Press on Sunday, top U.S. House leaders said they were […]
As Black Lives Matter protests continue in Portland, Oregon, officers with no identification and unmarked vehicles have reportedly been arresting protesters. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that demonstrators warned each other of federal officers in camouflage grabbing people off the street, with some driving in unmarked non-government rental cars. These same federal officers were told by Portland Mayor […]
Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills was arrested on Tuesday, after he attended a protest in Louisville, Kentucky calling for the prosecution of the officers responsible for the death of Breonna Taylor. Stills was one of the 87 people arrested outside of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s house, where peaceful protesters gathered to put pressure on […]
Former Alexander officer Calvin Salyers, 33, surrendered to the Arkansas State Police last week for the fatal shooting of fellow cop, Scott Hutton, CBS 17 reports. In the early evening hours of June 3, Hutton drove over to Salyers’ residence to pick up a patrol car which was parked close by. Before walking up to his […]
Protesters are still demanding that St. Louis City Mayor Lyda Krewson resign from office, with a stand-off between demonstrators and police getting heated outside City Hall on Sunday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that seven people were arrested and two police officers were injured on Sunday morning as police attempted to remove demonstrators from outside City Hall. Officers […]
YG makes another political statement with his new single “Swag.” The Compton rapper announced the track on social media Thursday by unveiling its a photo inspired by NFL free agent/activist Colin Kaepernick. YG is seen kneeling on one knee while wearing an afro wig and Kaepernick’s old 49ers jersey. Two cheerleaders are seen in the background also taking […]
New court documents claim that Breonna Taylor was alive after the police shot her, but was given no medical aid as she lay dying in her apartment, The New York Times reports. Filed by her family, the 31-page complaint says that she was dying for up to six minutes after the fatal shooting, and modifies an earlier […]
A man and woman were confronted as they were painting over a Black Lives Matter mural in front of the county courthouse in Martinez, California. In the video, the pair can be seen arguing with others who are trying to prevent them from painting over the yellow mural, which the city had given activists permission to paint. […]
As the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless others have sparked a global uprising against racial injustice, protesters have revisited another avenue to push the agenda—Black capitalism. On July 7, 2020, #BlackoutDay2020 aims to unite Black people in economic solidarity through a campaign encouraging participants to support Black-owned businesses exclusively. Similar digital […]
