• Jury selection begins for trial of Derek Chauvin, officer charged with killing George Floyd

    Jury selection begins for trial of Derek Chauvin, officer charged with killing George Floyd

    Mar 08, 2021 02:27 PM EST

    Mike Brandt, a local defense attorney, said prosecutors will likely seek out jurors who have favorable opinions on the Black Lives Matter movement or might have more outrage over Floyd’s death, while Chauvin’s attorneys would likely favor jurors who support the police. Unlike typical jury selection proceedings, this ...

  • Senate battle begins over Biden's relief plan amid new security concerns at the Capitol

    Senate battle begins over Biden's relief plan amid new security concerns at the Capitol

    Mar 03, 2021 11:55 PM EST

    ... want to get a repeat or didn't want to get dragged into suppressing protests, as it did back in June, when the protests were Black Lives Matter protesters. The military also points out the D.C. National Guard simply isn't designed to be -- to respond so quickly. But ...

  • Andra Day on portraying Billie Holiday’s signature voice and power

    Andra Day on portraying Billie Holiday’s signature voice and power

    Mar 01, 2021 10:33 PM EST

    ... recommend it to everybody, but it did help me just for this project. I think about your song “Rise Up” becoming an anthem for the Black Lives Matter movement. Do you think artists today have a responsibility to use their art toward social justice issues? Do you yourself feel that ...

  • 4 veterans issues House leaders want to tackle in the new Congress

    4 veterans issues House leaders want to tackle in the new Congress

    Mar 01, 2021 05:07 PM EST

    ... risks and keep online spaces as a safe place,” Takano said.  The report detailed how bad actors would push “socially divisive content” on issues like Black Lives Matter protests, kneeling during the national anthem, and immigration on fake veterans’ sites to drive engagement. Republicans on the committee dissented with parts ...

  • Why this small, Black-owned bookstore is hallowed ground for some

    Why this small, Black-owned bookstore is hallowed ground for some

    Feb 28, 2021 10:19 PM EST

    Aaron Douglas Augusta Savage Pescador (mural) UnIdentified Images provided by the Richardson family. ... Hari Sreenivasan: Black-owned independent bookstores have been experiencing a surge in sales after the Black Lives Matter movement ignited interest in Black history, white supremacy and how to end racism. Marcus Books, the oldest Black-owned ...

  • Waning trust and a perilous financial landscape challenge the news business

    Waning trust and a perilous financial landscape challenge the news business

    Feb 23, 2021 11:25 PM EST

    ... a generational change. There is a turnover in leadership at a number of major news organizations. There is an increasing call, in this age of Black Lives Matter and within the last year, the death of George Floyd, there is a call for more diversity, more inclusion in newsrooms. Journalists ...

  • A new sculpture in the ‘heart’ of New York City symbolizes hope, nods to this past year

    A new sculpture in the ‘heart’ of New York City symbolizes hope, nods to this past year

    Feb 14, 2021 10:06 PM EST

    ... activists. But all the people who have just, you know, want to write a note to a loved one or a first responder or to Black Lives Matter or to any cause that they really care about. Ivette Feliciano: In its first couple of days, hundreds of messages have been ...

  • WATCH: Del. Plaskett questions Trump defense team’s clips of people of color

    WATCH: Del. Plaskett questions Trump defense team’s clips of people of color

    Feb 12, 2021 10:33 PM EST

    ... guilty of inciting the riot. The former president’s counsel also used a video montage that created a false equivalency between the Capitol riot and Black Lives Matter protests that followed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May, invoking race in arguments for the president’s innocence ...

  • Amazon faces biggest union push in its history

    Amazon faces biggest union push in its history

    Feb 12, 2021 03:17 PM EST

    ... is partly due to the pandemic, with workers feeling betrayed by employers that didn't do enough to protect them from the virus. And the Black Lives Matter movement, which has inspired people to demand to be treated with respect and dignity. Appelbaum says the union has heard from Amazon ...

  • Judge declines new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse

    Judge declines new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse

    Feb 11, 2021 08:52 PM EST

    ... charged Rittenhouse with multiple counts, including homicide. Rittenhouse has maintained he fired in self-defense after Rosenbaum, Huber and Grosskreutz attacked him. Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement have painted Rittenhouse as a trigger-happy white supremacist. Conservatives upset over property destruction during recent protests have portrayed him as ...