• Portland among U.S. cities adding funds back into police departments

    Portland among U.S. cities adding funds back into police departments

    Nov 18, 2021 08:18 PM EST

    For months, beginning in late May 2020, Portland – one of the whitest cities in America — was roiled by near-nightly Black Lives Matter protests. At the time, officials including Wheeler were criticized for what many described as an overly aggressive police force. During the height of protests, officers reported more ...

  • What Aaron Rodgers' controversy tells us about vaccine skepticism in professional sports

    What Aaron Rodgers' controversy tells us about vaccine skepticism in professional sports

    Nov 12, 2021 11:40 PM EST

    ... about woke mobs. He talked about a media witch-hunt. And you also talked about how he had been on sort of racial justice and Black Lives Matter, and how Kyrie Irving had been on Black Lives Matter. Is this -- in some sense, could this be seen as a logical ...

  • After banning teachers from displaying diversity symbols, Oregon school board fires superintendent

    After banning teachers from displaying diversity symbols, Oregon school board fires superintendent

    Nov 10, 2021 11:57 PM EST

    SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A school board in Oregon that recently tried to ban teachers from displaying gay pride and Black Lives Matter symbols has abruptly fired the school superintendent, deeply upsetting board members who opposed the move. The escalating disputes in the Newberg School Board come as schools nationwide have ...

  • Majority-white jury in Ahmaud Arbery case like a 'relic of the old South,' expert says

    Majority-white jury in Ahmaud Arbery case like a 'relic of the old South,' expert says

    Nov 04, 2021 10:40 PM EST

    ... to strike them. And, again, if they're treating African American and white potential jurors differently, that's unconstitutional. John Yang: In this era of Black Lives Matter, what does the fact that this jury is largely white, what does it say to you?Paul Butler: It says there we ...

  • First black mayor elected in once-segregated St. Petersburg

    First black mayor elected in once-segregated St. Petersburg

    Nov 03, 2021 05:53 PM EST

    ... said Welch approaches issues thoughtfully, leans on facts and science and works to defuse tensions over such controversial topics such as the response to the Black Lives Matter movement and whether fluoride should be in city drinking water. “I really appreciated how he could bring the temperature of the room ...

  • WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse trial begins over Kenosha shooting

    WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse trial begins over Kenosha shooting

    Nov 02, 2021 02:45 PM EST

    ... against Rittenhouse, first-degree intentional homicide, is Wisconsin’s top murder charge. Rittenhouse has been painted by supporters on the right — including foes of the Black Lives Matter movement — as a patriot who took a stand against lawlessness by demonstrators and exercised his Second Amendment gun rights. Others see him ...

  • Online threats, armed protestors and other red flags law enforcement ignored before Jan. 6

    Online threats, armed protestors and other red flags law enforcement ignored before Jan. 6

    Nov 01, 2021 10:30 PM EST

    ... get on the president's bad side politically. They were wary, of course, of what had happened six months prior at Lafayette Square in the Black Lives Matter protests, where there was a sense that the military had become this political prop for President Trump. So they were very sensitive ...

  • This curator shows how art becomes a lifeline for those in and out of prison

    This curator shows how art becomes a lifeline for those in and out of prison

    Oct 28, 2021 05:01 PM EST

    ... to valorize thugs," like literally use that kind of language. But I do think in the past few years a lot of the uprisings and Black Lives Matter have really helped. I feel like people are having more exploratory conversations about why we over incarcerate. I do think that a ...

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on the disability rights movement

    A Brief But Spectacular take on the disability rights movement

    Oct 21, 2021 10:25 PM EST

    ... because they haven't seen us? Discrimination against disabled people has existed from the beginning of time. And we're in a place right now where, because of other movements, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, Black Lives Matter movement, et cetera, people are speaking up and out.

  • Lost to history, Questlove documentary brings iconic 1969 concert back to life

    Lost to history, Questlove documentary brings iconic 1969 concert back to life

    Oct 15, 2021 10:30 PM EST

    ... way, it's often seen as disposable. Our history's disposable. And that -- to me, that's the true meaning of my definition of what Black Lives Matter means, is that even our creations, our art, our stories are just as important and life-changing. Jeffrey Brown: Some very good ...