On June 2, Justin LaFrancois attended a protest against police violence and racism in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, where he planned to livestream the event for his alternative newspaper’s website. Shortly into the march, police, who reported that water bottles and rocks were being thrown at them, unleashed a volley of tear gas on the […]
Read MoreCori Bush, a progressive activist and veteran of the racial justice protest movement, defeated 20-year incumbent Missouri Rep. William Lacy Clay in a Democratic primary. #CNN #News
Read MoreI was making my way to observe a protest at City Hall when I heard a familiar song wafting from a nearby car. The casual Bob Marley fan may not be familiar with “War”— it wasn’t included in the ubiquitous greatest hits collection “Legend” — but diehard fans recognize the song as among his best […]
Read MoreST. LOUIS — Cori Bush, a progressive activist and a leader of the swelling protest movement for racial justice, toppled Representative William Lacy Clay Jr. of Missouri in a Democratic primary on Tuesday, notching the latest in a stunning string of upsets against the party establishment. Ms. Bush, 44, had captured nearly 49 percent of […]
Read MoreThousands gathered in Berlin on Saturday to protest coronavirus restrictions as authorities raise concerns about a rise in new infections. MATT SCHLAPP ACCUSES FAUCI OF ‘PLAYING INTO THE POLITICS’ OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC The demonstration, called “The end of the pandemic – freedom day,” drew people from various parts of Germany after weeks of planning. Police used […]
Read MoreWhy Protest Tactics Spread Like Memes When items like umbrellas and leaf blowers are subverted into objects of resistance, they become very shareable. Video The New York Times, Sergio Olmos for The New York TimesCredit July 31, 2020 By With Written by Video by A video frame captured in Hong Kong in August 2019 shows […]
Read MoreA screenshot from a video taken earlier this week in Evanston. A protest is planned for Friday after LaShandra Smith-Rayfield confronted the group with the flag at Lighthouse Beach earlier this week. After LaShandra Smith-Rayfield learned that a Confederate flag was seen at an Evanston beach, she dropped what she was doing to confront the […]
Read MoreAUSTIN, Texas — It was not unusual for Garrett Foster to be at a protest against police brutality on a Saturday night. And it was not out of character for him to be armed as he marched. Mr. Foster was carrying an AK-47 rifle as he joined a Black Lives Matter demonstration blocks from the […]
Read MoreA protest through the streets of downtown Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when “agitators” among the demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers By The Associated Press July 26, 2020, 3:18 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail […]
Read MorePolice say a man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire By The Associated Press July 26, 2020, 8:02 AM 1 min read AUSTIN, Texas — A man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the […]
Read MoreDonald Trump once again tweeted his disdain for athletes kneeling to protest social injustice. | Evan Vucci/AP Trump’s most recent threat to boycott watching sports comes the day after members of the San Francisco Giants knelt during the national anthem prior to an exhibition game. Although professional soccer, golf and racing have returned to competition […]
Read MoreChris David, a Navy veteran who was struck by unmarked officers in Portland during a protest, speaks to CNN’s Brianna Keilar. CNN has reached out to the US Marshals and has not heard back. #Portland #CNN #News
Read MoreOn Monday, the United Kingdom suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in protest of a new security law that gives China sweeping powers.
Read MoreChicago Police Supt. David Brown on Monday discussed the Christopher Columbus protest in Grant Park. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times CPD Supt. David Brown said Monday he has ordered all officers assigned to protests to wear “any and all” protective gear. Chicago Police Department leadership on Monday sought to highlight the attacks on officers during a violent […]
Read More© Reuters. Makeshift sheets displaying messages of protest contesting the ability to pay for rent hang in the window of an apartment building in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in Washington (Reuters) – Landlords in some areas of the United States are filing to evict rent-delinquent tenants at roughly the same rate they were before the […]
Read MoreThe supermodels step out together for a Black Lives Matter protest outside the hall of justice in Los Angeles. Check out their PDA! Full Story: https://www.eonline.com/news/1171298/kaia-gerber-and-cara-delevingne-step-out-together-to-attend-black-lives-matter-protest #KaiaJordanGerber #ENews #CelebrityNews #CaraDelevingne Subscribe: http://bit.ly/enewssub About E! News: The E! News team brings you the latest breaking entertainment, fashion and Pop Culture news. Featuring exclusive segments, celebrity highlights, […]
Read MoreHouston Texans receiver Kenny Stills was one of 87 people arrested Tuesday during a protest at the Louisville home of the Kentucky attorney general. The protesters marched onto the lawn of Daniel Cameron’s home to demand legal action against the three police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in March. Stills, a […]
Read MoreLONDON — Jen Reid had never marched in a Black Lives Matter protest before she took to the streets of Bristol, England on June 7. By the end of that angry day, she had clambered up to stand in the place of a 17th-century slave trader, whose bronze statue had been pulled down and dumped […]
Read MoreTens of thousands of Russians took to the streets to protest the arrest of a regional governor, demanding both his release and President Vladimir Putin’s resignation, according to reports. Sergei Furgal, the governor of Khabarovsk, is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, having defeated a candidate of Putin’s own United Russia party. Just days […]
Read MoreA Seattle man who the authorities said drove into a protest on a closed section of Interstate 5 over the weekend, killing one demonstrator, was charged on Wednesday with vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and reckless driving. The man, Dawit Kelete, 27, is being held with bail set at $1.2 million and is expected to remain […]
Read MoreHong Kong’s education secretary on Wednesday banned students from singing the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong,” posting slogans with political messages or forming human chains, saying “the schools are obliged to stop” such activities. The statement by the secretary, Kevin Yeung, ratcheted up the pressure on the pro-democracy movement as Hong Kong residents struggle […]
Read More2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Memo papers with protest slogans are seen outside a “yellow” restaurant, a business that supports the pro-democracy movement, after the new national security law legislation in Hong Kong 2/2 By Yanni Chow and Carol Mang HONG KONG (Reuters) – As soon as Hong Kong’s new national security law came into […]
Read MoreNAIROBI, Kenya — In life, Hachalu Hundessa’s protest songs roused and united Ethiopians yearning for freedom and justice. He is doing the same in death, with thousands flocking on Thursday to bury him in Ambo, the town 60 miles west of the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa where he was born and raised. Mr. Hundessa, […]
Read MoreSeattle police on Wednesday forcefully cleared out “CHOP,” the infamous protest zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, after weeks of protests that culminated with two fatal shootings that forced the city’s Democrat leadership to finally act after facing weeks of mounting scrutiny. The long-term political fallout from allowing CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) remained to be […]
Read MoreSeattle police turned out in force early Wednesday at the city’s “occupied” protest zone, tore down demonstrators’ encampments and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks. Television images showed police, many in riot gear, confronting dozens of protesters at the […]
Read MoreSeveral Republicans on Wednesday voiced their support for the end of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) as the Seattle Police Department, at the order of Mayor Jenny Durkan, rolled through the area that saw five shootings and two deaths in the three weeks it had been declared “police free” by its occupants. An executive order […]
Read More
