• Black Lives Matter spurs scrutiny of Dutch colonial past

    Black Lives Matter spurs scrutiny of Dutch colonial past

    Jun 19, 2020 07:28 PM EDT

    ... December marking Sinterklaas, a Dutch celebration of St. Nicholas. Another organizer of Friday's protests, Marisella de Cuba, said she hopes that protests inspired by Black Lives Matter will also tackle Black Pete this year. “I think people are waking up and I hope, I really hope, it’s not ...

  • For immigrants, marching with Black Lives Matter has risks

    For immigrants, marching with Black Lives Matter has risks

    Jun 16, 2020 09:53 PM EDT

    ... women for no reason and sending them off to these terrible situations. It just reeked of inhumanity,” Janis said. The immigration authorities dispatched to recent Black Lives Matter protests, including Customs and Border Protection, have been mum about what they’re doing and where, saying doing so “could jeopardize operational ...

  • Black Lives Matter sues over Seattle police tactics

    Black Lives Matter sues over Seattle police tactics

    Jun 09, 2020 09:17 PM EDT

    SEATTLE (AP) — A Black Lives Matter group sued the Seattle Police Department Tuesday to halt the violent tactics it has used to break up largely peaceful protests in recent days. Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County filed the emergency lawsuit in U.S. District Court. "These daily demonstrations are fueled ...

  • WATCH: NYC Mayor de Blasio announces plan to rename streets for Black Lives Matter movement

    WATCH: NYC Mayor de Blasio announces plan to rename streets for Black Lives Matter movement

    Jun 09, 2020 04:59 PM EDT

    ... on the street leading up to the White House last week. A sign now identifies the section of 16th Street near the White House as “Black Lives Matter Plaza.”The local chapter of Black Lives Matter said it did not support painting the street and took a swipe at Bowser ...

  • Satellite images show 'Black Lives Matter' mural near the White House

    Satellite images show 'Black Lives Matter' mural near the White House

    Jun 07, 2020 08:04 PM EDT

    ... ordered by D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser, Black Lives Matter released a statement: "This is a performative distraction from real policy changes. Bowser has consistently been on the wrong side of BLMDC history. This is to appease white liberals while ignoring our demands. Black Lives Matter means defund the police."

  • Black Lives Matter protests in Australia, Asia and Europe

    Black Lives Matter protests in Australia, Asia and Europe

    Jun 06, 2020 01:16 PM EDT

    Wearing masks and black shirts, dozens of demonstrators marched through a commercial district amid a police escort, carrying signs such as “George Floyd Rest in Peace” and “Koreans for Black Lives Matter.” “I urge the U.S. government to stop the violent suppression of (U.S.) protesters and listen to ...

  • Manslaughter plea in Black Lives Matter activist's death

    Manslaughter plea in Black Lives Matter activist's death

    Jul 22, 2019 10:19 PM EDT

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 27-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting of a Black Lives Matter activist known for his leap through police tape to try to seize a Confederate battle flag during a 2017 demonstration over Civil War monuments in South Carolina ...

  • Opinion: Why I am celebrating 'Black Lives Matter at School'

    Opinion: Why I am celebrating 'Black Lives Matter at School'

    Feb 09, 2019 12:20 AM EDT

    ... Creative Challenge to answer the prompt artistically, “Schools show Black lives matter when they…” And tens of thousands of students are getting lessons about intersectional black identities and history that are not in their textbooks.Together, we can make school a place where black lives are truly valued. Sign up ...

  • Fundraising site will not support lawsuits against Black Lives Matter

    Fundraising site will not support lawsuits against Black Lives Matter

    Jul 09, 2017 08:43 PM EDT

    ... residents whose lives were devastated by floods last year or families who have expensive medical needs. It also supports various versions of local and national Black Lives Matter campaigns. But when lawyer Donna Grodner, who has filed two federal lawsuits on behalf of police against Black Lives Matter that target ...

  • Baton Rouge officer wounded by lone shooter sues Black Lives Matter

    Baton Rouge officer wounded by lone shooter sues Black Lives Matter

    Jul 08, 2017 06:59 PM EDT

    A personal injury lawyer filed a federal lawsuit on Friday, claiming that Black Lives Matter and its leaders are responsible for the wounding of a police officer by a lone shooter after protests in Baton Rouge one year ago. The lawsuit names five front-runners of the movement as defendants ...