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
Aug 04 WATCH: Lawmakers, civil rights experts testify on protecting free speech amid protests By Maea Lenei Buhre The committee’s chair, Sen. Ted Cruz, said the hearing will center on “how Antifa and other anarchists are hijacking peaceful protests and engaging in political violence that is not only criminal, but antithetical to the First Amendment.”… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 4:17 What led to LAPD restricting neckholds in 1982? A doctor remembers By KCET Since the killing of George Floyd, legislators and police departments have moved to ban the use of neckholds, which have long been controversial. LAPD had restricted the use of these back in 1982. What led to this change in police… Continue watching
Aug 01 Portland protest peaceful after federal presence reduced By Associated Press More than a thousand people showed up in downtown Portland early Saturday to peacefully protest, about three days after the announcement that the presence of U.S. agents there would be reduced — a deal that Oregon officials hope will continue… Continue reading
Jul 31 Portland protests relatively calm after U.S. drawdown By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press The first nightly protest in Portland, Oregon, since a deal was struck for federal agents to withdraw from the city was largely peaceful after state troopers took over protecting a federal courthouse. Continue reading
Jul 30 Prosecutor says no charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death By Jim Salter, Associated Press It was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot Brown, a Black 18-year-old. Continue reading
Jul 29 Outrage after NYPD pulls protester into unmarked van By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The NYPD says Stone was picked up by a warrant squad for allegedly damaging several surveillance cameras. The department said that squad typically uses unmarked vehicles to surprise wanted suspects. Continue reading
Jul 29 U.S. agents to pull back in Portland but will stay on standby By Gillian Flaccus, Mike Balsamo, Associated Press It was not clear if the complex agreement announced Wednesday would reduce tensions on the streets of Portland, where protests have been staged nightly for more than two months. Continue reading
Jul 27 Protesters sue Trump administration over Portland tactics By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Protesters have sued the Trump administration to rein in what they describe as an out-of-control response by federal agents to demonstrations in Portland. Continue reading
Jul 27 A monument to Philadelphia’s Black student protesters will go up as another monument comes down By Benjamin Herold, The Hechinger Report Local high school students convinced Pennsylvania’s Historical and Museum Commission to commemorate Philadelphia’s 1967 Black student walkouts. Soon afterward, city officials removed a statue honoring the former police commissioner who ordered the young protesters beaten. Continue reading