• Immigrants hear echoes from the past in Trump's election claims

    Immigrants hear echoes from the past in Trump's election claims

    Dec 15, 2020 11:35 PM EST

    ... results. Over the weekend, thousands of pro-Trump supporters rallied in D.C. As night fell, members of the right-wing Proud Boys group burned Black Lives Matter banners. Confrontation broke out between pro- and anti-Trump groups, and four people were stabbed. Akbar says the world is watching America ...

  • Biden picks Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy, sources say

    Biden picks Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy, sources say

    Dec 15, 2020 07:30 PM EST

    ... will reverberate well-beyond the department he will lead,” added Annise Parker, president and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Institute. The South Bend chapter of Black Lives Matter, however, denounced Buttigieg’s pending nomination. The group had made their displeasure of Buttigieg known during his presidential campaign, following the 2019 ...

  • Despite Trump's efforts, Electoral College certifies Biden's victory

    Despite Trump's efforts, Electoral College certifies Biden's victory

    Dec 14, 2020 11:50 PM EST

    ... The same day, Trump supporters marched in Washington, D.C., a protest that was largely peaceful, but erupted into violence at night. At two historic Black churches, members of the crowd tore down and burned Black Lives Matter banners. In a statement, the pastor of one of those churches, Asbury ...

  • Biden speaks after Electoral College certification results

    Biden speaks after Electoral College certification results

    Dec 14, 2020 11:10 PM EST

    ... D.C. Most of the protests in support of President Trump were peaceful, but there was violence. There were incidents here, with ripping down of Black Lives Matter signs that were set on fire, as well as some stabbings here in Washington. And that's troubling, of course. I think ...

  • Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'

    Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'

    Dec 14, 2020 07:58 PM EST

    ... race, from "How To Be an Anti-Racist" to Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility," as many responded to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests. Ahead of the November elections, readers turned to such best sellers about President Trump as Bob Woodward's "Rage" and Mary ...

  • Vandals hit Black churches during weekend pro-Trump rallies

    Vandals hit Black churches during weekend pro-Trump rallies

    Dec 13, 2020 07:47 PM EST

    ... to 15,000 people to the capital, also ended late on a Saturday evening with scattered clashes between Trump’s allies and local activists near Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House.On Saturday, police took more steps to keep the two sides apart, closing a wide swath of ...

  • Red Hot's 30-year fight against AIDS

    Red Hot's 30-year fight against AIDS

    Nov 29, 2020 09:59 PM EST

    ... the power of acknowledgment from someone or a group that is outside of the group, for instance, how white America has really struggled to save Black Lives Matter. It's a similar dynamic, if you will.  John Carlin: David Byrne said yes because his sister in law, Tina Chao, was ...

  • U.S. women beat Netherlands 2-0 in World Cup rematch

    U.S. women beat Netherlands 2-0 in World Cup rematch

    Nov 27, 2020 11:18 PM EST

    ... Matter” across the front. Nine players knelt during the national anthem.The players issued a statement before kickoff that said, in part: “Today, we wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency. We protest against racial injustice and police brutality against Black people. We protest against the racist infrastructures that ...

  • Soccer star Megan Rapinoe on living in a world created by men

    Soccer star Megan Rapinoe on living in a world created by men

    Nov 24, 2020 11:28 PM EST

    ... willingness to work on racial justice and take it very seriously. I think we have a long ways to go. Patrisse Cullors, the Black Lives Matter movement founder, penned a really amazing letter, I thought, to the incoming Biden administration of: You know what? We have delivered the vote. Black ...

  • How Dolly Parton keeps her creative streak going after decades of hits

    How Dolly Parton keeps her creative streak going after decades of hits

    Nov 20, 2020 11:25 PM EST

    ... so caught up in so much other stuff. Judy Woodruff: She defines herself as nonpartisan, but Parton does speak out on some important causes, like Black Lives Matter. Dolly Parton: When someone blatantly asks you, do you think Black lives matter, well, of course Black lives matter. We're all ...