... the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse previously prompted President Donald Trump to dispatch U.S. agents to guard the building in July, which reinvigorated Black Lives Matter demonstrations and often ended in violent clashes. The U.S. agents started drawing down in late July under an agreement between the ...
... stage and literally in our streets. Even the anti-COVID protests that happen for all these white workers in Michigan and in the Midwest, to Black Lives Matter and the ways in which Black Lives Matter, the moment became maybe the largest spectacle to open the decade with, right? And ...
... allies gained confidence in her reelection chances after primary victories last week by fellow “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib in Michigan and by Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist who ousted a longtime St. Louis-area congressman. They also claimed momentum from the renewed focus on racial and economic justice ...
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Lisa Desjardins: Her A.G. tenure coincided with the rise of the Black Lives Matter after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Protesters: Hands up! Protesters: Don't shoot! Protesters: Hands up! Protesters: Don't shoot! Lisa Desjardins: Amid national calls for police accountability ...
... about 1,400 police officers and the reductions up for a final vote fall far short of the 50% cut to the department that many Black Lives Matter protesters are seeking. The City Council also appears ready to cut Police Chief Carmen Best’s roughly $285,000 annual salary as ...
... movement in the nation. Brittany Ferrell, an activist and organizer for the political advocacy group Black Futures Lab speaks with Ivette Feliciano about the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and her experience in Ferguson. ... Hari Sreenivasan: Six years ago today, Michael Brown, a young unarmed Black man, was shot and ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some Black Lives Matter protesters in Salt Lake City could face up to life in prison if they're convicted of splashing red paint and smashing windows during a protest, a potential punishment that stands out among demonstrators arrested around the country and one that critics ...
... gas on peaceful protesters. Tear gas has commonly been used as a defensive tool by law enforcement to make rioters disperse. But during the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies have sometimes been using it offensively, including against peaceful protesters, children, and pregnant women ...
... some key wins in Tuesday's primaries. In Detroit, first-term Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib won renomination over City Council President Brenda Jones. And in Missouri, Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush beat longtime Congressman William Clacy Lay -- or Lacy Clay, that is. We will talk with two political observers about ...
... is likely to be on the margins. Jeffrey Brown: Who is likely to sit in a position of power in the boardroom, who is likely to live in certain neighborhoods, who is likely to be stopped by police and treated with brutality, the focus of current Black Lives Matter protests.
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