• Election demonstrators arrested in Seattle and Portland

    Election demonstrators arrested in Seattle and Portland

    Nov 05, 2020 03:45 PM EST

    ... said it was critical to prevent Trump from stopping the vote count. Protesters in Seattle said they are also trying to make sure the Black Lives Matter movement and other social justice causes remain in the spotlight. Some carried signs saying, “Stop Trump's Racist Voter Suppression," “Black Lives Matter ...

  • Alabama approves bid to cut racist phrases from state's Constitution

    Alabama approves bid to cut racist phrases from state's Constitution

    Nov 04, 2020 06:30 PM EST

    ... six amendments that were on the ballot, including the anti-racism measure. Passage eased the fears of supporters who worried that conservative backlash to the Black Lives Matter movement could hurt the proposal, which qualified for the ballot with bipartisan legislative support months before nationwide demonstrations erupted in the wake ...

  • Protesters gather near White House and across nation, no wide unrest seen

    Protesters gather near White House and across nation, no wide unrest seen

    Nov 04, 2020 07:21 AM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 people protesting President Donald Trump converged on Black Lives Matter Plaza on Tuesday night, just a block from the White House, while hundreds more marched through parts of downtown Washington, sometimes blocking traffic and setting off fireworks. Scattered protests also took place from Seattle ...

  • Georgia Republican who supports QAnon wins U.S. House seat

    Georgia Republican who supports QAnon wins U.S. House seat

    Nov 04, 2020 02:49 AM EST

    ... state” enemies and a child sex trafficking ring of satanic pedophiles and cannibals. In more recent videos and posts, she has attacked everything from the Black Lives Matter movement to the use of facemasks to protect against the coronavirus. After some of her comments came to light, Greene was condemned ...

  • George Floyd’s brother rallies voters on Election Day

    George Floyd’s brother rallies voters on Election Day

    Nov 04, 2020 12:48 AM EST

    ... plea to protesters: please vote. The names George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks, all killed by police or vigilantes, re-energized the Black Lives Matter movement this year and put race and justice at the center of the election. As voting wraps up coast to coast, their ...

  • WATCH LIVE: Election 2020 - PBS NewsHour special coverage

    WATCH LIVE: Election 2020 - PBS NewsHour special coverage

    Nov 03, 2020 09:00 PM EST

    ... that will likely determine control of the White House and the Senate -- as well as the unique factors at play in this election, from the pandemic to the Black Lives Matter protests to the concerns about voter access. Watch live in the player above or on your local PBS station.  

  • What Trump and Biden are telling supporters as campaigns wind down

    What Trump and Biden are telling supporters as campaigns wind down

    Nov 02, 2020 11:55 PM EST

    ... closing messages that is focused on emotion more than policy. He's making the case people should be more worried and more scared of the Black Lives Matter protests for racial justice and against police brutality than for the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 Americans and ...

  • On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways

    On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways

    Nov 02, 2020 11:03 PM EST

    The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have forced Hollywood and other artists and filmmakers to rethink their subject matter and casting practices. However, despite an increased sensitivity to gender and race representation in popular culture, disabled Americans are still awaiting their national (and international) movement. “Disability drag” – casting able ...

  • 'Symbolism isn't enough.' Black Democrats in Milwaukee question whether Biden victory would bring real change

    'Symbolism isn't enough.' Black Democrats in Milwaukee question whether Biden victory would bring real change

    Oct 30, 2020 03:19 PM EST

    But he angered progressive activists leading the Black Lives Matter protests by saying he did not support defunding police departments. Biden’s moderate stance put him at odds with a wing of the Democratic Party that has shifted left on law enforcement since his days in the Senate. Biden’s ...

  • Police who shot Wallace were improperly trained, family says

    Police who shot Wallace were improperly trained, family says

    Oct 30, 2020 02:10 PM EST

    ... to review it before signing it into law, a spokesman said. The city had a strong record of accommodating protesters in recent years, until the Black Lives Matter protests erupted in the city May 30, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Chaos and violent clashes ensued and broke ...