• WATCH: Attorneys for the family of shooting victim Walter Wallace provide update

    WATCH: Attorneys for the family of shooting victim Walter Wallace provide update

    Oct 27, 2020 10:06 PM EST

    ... police turning violent at times, the Inquirer reported. Video showed many yelling at officers and crying. Dozens of protesters gathered at a nearby park, chanting "Black lives matter." Police cars and dumpsters were set on fire as police struggled to contain the crowds. More than a dozen officers, many with ...

  • Philadelphia police shooting of Black man sparks unrest

    Philadelphia police shooting of Black man sparks unrest

    Oct 27, 2020 01:24 PM EST

    ... mental health issues. "Why didn't they use a taser?" he asked. The races of the police officers weren't immediately confirmed. The shooting occurred in a predominantly Black neighborhood in west Philadelphia. The Inquirer reported that dozens of protesters gathered at a nearby park and chanted "Black lives matter."

  • In Florida, these key voting blocs will have a significant impact

    In Florida, these key voting blocs will have a significant impact

    Oct 23, 2020 10:45 PM EST

    ... protests against police brutality have caused tension in his family. Gary Sisler: I have found, personally, if I said I really like to say all lives matter, instead of Black Lives Matter, explosion. That stopped communication in my family. That's tough. That's very tough. Yamiche Alcindor: Top of ...

  • Nigerian president acknowledges 'many lives' lost but doesn't mention shootings by soldiers

    Nigerian president acknowledges 'many lives' lost but doesn't mention shootings by soldiers

    Oct 23, 2020 07:22 PM EST

    ... and instead should "go back and re-strategize," said Seriki Muritala with the National Youth Parliament. This week's scenes have touched a chord with Black Lives Matter supporters in the United States, while the U.S. government has strongly condemned the "use of excessive force by military forces who ...

  • TV industry falls short of off-camera inclusivity, study finds

    TV industry falls short of off-camera inclusivity, study finds

    Oct 22, 2020 03:57 PM EST

    ... change.” That's especially telling given the racial reckoning fanned by the police-connected deaths of George Floyd and other African Americans, according to Hunt. While media corporations have voiced support for the Black Lives Matter movement, their actions have failed to match their words, Hunt said in an interview.

  • The growing political influence of American millennials

    The growing political influence of American millennials

    Oct 21, 2020 10:30 PM EST

    ... is done to accomplish it. Woman: We are not waiting for justice! John Yang: Distrustful of politicians and institutions, many millennials turn to grassroots movements, Black Lives Matter demonstrations, boycotts, and climate change protests. Joel Payne: When you see people take to the streets for weeks on end, that's ...

  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump sees what others do not in the pandemic

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump sees what others do not in the pandemic

    Oct 17, 2020 06:28 PM EST

    ... his reservations about certain provisions, he ultimately voted for the legislation, which included the three-strikes rule and has come to be seen in the Black Lives Matter era as a heavy-handed and discriminatory tool of the justice system. ___ ELECTION FRAUD TRUMP: “When I see thousands of ballots dumped ...

  • Leaving Dixie behind, The Chicks get even more personal -- and political

    Leaving Dixie behind, The Chicks get even more personal -- and political

    Oct 16, 2020 10:20 PM EST

    ... This summer, as the group prepared to release "Gaslighter," they came under new pressure, this time for their name, evoking the Confederate South. As the Black Lives Matter protests grew, they announced the name change, and released their song "March March." Emily Strayer: As time went on, we did get ...

  • AP FACT CHECK: Rhetoric from Trump, Biden in the non-debate

    AP FACT CHECK: Rhetoric from Trump, Biden in the non-debate

    Oct 16, 2020 12:27 PM EST

    ... his reservations about certain provisions, he ultimately voted for the legislation, which included the three-strikes rule and has come to be seen in the Black Lives Matter era as a heavy-handed and discriminatory tool of the justice system. Troops BIDEN in Philadelphia, on U.S. troops in Afghanistan ...

  • On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

    On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality

    Oct 15, 2020 07:07 PM EST

    "I think it's a testament and it's a representation of the fact that there are many movements that have been started by Black women. The Black Lives Matter movement was also started by Black women," Ayers told the Associated Press in her first joint interview with Burke ...