Aug 11 Oprah Winfrey demanding justice for Breonna Taylor with billboards By Associated Press First, Oprah Winfrey put Breonna Taylor on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine. Now the media mogul is spreading her message with billboards demanding justice for the Kentucky woman shot to death during a police raid. Continue reading
Aug 11 Activist’s arrest in Portland galvanizes Black Lives Matter By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press The arrest during a protest in Portland, Oregon, of a Black woman who became a leading activist in the racial justice movement after she was assaulted by a white supremacist three years ago has galvanized local and national Black Lives… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 6:31 Michael Brown’s death echoes on six years later By Ivette Feliciano The killing of Michael Brown, a young unarmed Black man, by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, six years ago, sparked protests which changed the civil rights movement in the nation. Brittany Ferrell, an activist and organizer for the political… Continue watching
Aug 06 Utah protesters face charges with potential life sentence By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The charges are more serious because they carry a gang enhancement. Prosecutors said that’s justified because the protesters worked together, but watchdogs called the use of the 1990s-era law troubling. Continue reading
Aug 06 Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Witnesses and human rights advocates say peaceful protesters, children and pregnant women have sometimes been hit by excessive amounts of tear gas, with police failing to provide an escape route. Continue reading
Aug 06 WATCH: Acting Homeland Security chief questioned on deployment of federal agents to protests By Associated Press The hearing will focus on the deployment of DHS personnel to recent protests, most notably in Portland, Oregon, where clashes between activists and agents drew national scrutiny. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 7:46 Minneapolis officials grapple with question of police reform — or replacement By Fred de Sam Lazaro The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May prompted calls to change the policing structure there. On Wednesday night, the city’s charter commission will decide whether to ask voters to begin the process of abolishing the police force --… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 6:17 ‘Caste’ author Isabel Wilkerson on America’s race and class hierarchy Racism, both past and present, remains at the forefront of the American national conversation. Now, a new book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines how hierarchy and class are substantially intertwined with race in America. Jeffrey Brown talks to Isabel… Continue watching
Aug 05 WNBA players urge people to vote against Atlanta team owner in senate race By Associated Press Players from the Atlanta team, as well as players from the Seattle Storm, Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury, wore "Vote Warnock" on T-shirts before games on Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 05 Protest leader Cori Bush ousts 20-year U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay in Missouri By Associated Press Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer's fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay Tuesday in Missouri's Democratic primary. Continue reading