Ben Carson: ‘Racism now? That is a joke’
A grand jury in Kentucky this week refused to indict police for killing Breonna Taylor.
By Oliver Willis - September 25, 2020A grand jury in Kentucky this week refused to indict police for killing Breonna Taylor.
By Oliver Willis - September 25, 2020Officer Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment.
By Associated Press - September 23, 2020Rep. Ralph Norman is the latest Republican to claim violence at protests is unique to Democratic areas.
By Josh Israel - September 03, 2020Organizers said the objective of the march is to show the urgency for federal policing reforms, to decry racial violence, and to demand voting rights protections ahead of the November general election.
By Associated Press - August 28, 2020Philonise Floyd led a national moment of silence to remember his brother George and others lost to ‘hate and injustice.’
By Dan Desai Martin - August 17, 2020Only 22% of Republicans support the demonstrations, however.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 28, 2020Gov. Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis, though some activist groups say the legislation falls short. The bill, passed by the Legislature earlier this week, also bans chokeholds and fear-based […]
By Associated Press - July 23, 2020The suit by Oregon’s attorney general is one of several filed over law enforcement’s response to the Portland protests.
By Associated Press - July 22, 2020It didn’t.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 20, 2020‘We’re trying to ferret those people out.’
By Dan Desai Martin - July 10, 2020In many cities, the protests actually seemed to lead to a net increase in social distancing, said one study author.
By Associated Press - July 04, 2020‘There’s a backlash, that is fierce, against change,’ Obama said.
By Associated Press - June 24, 2020Americans are more likely now than five years ago to say that police violence against the public is a very serious problem.
By Associated Press - June 23, 2020About half of American adults now say police violence against the public is a ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ serious problem.
By Associated Press - June 20, 2020One expert called the executive order, which does little to overhaul policing, ‘a Band-Aid for a bullet wound.’
By Associated Press - June 17, 2020State Rep. Larry Pittman called protesters calling for an end to systemic racism ‘thugs,’ ‘criminals,’ and ‘vermin.’
By Emily Singer - June 17, 2020The shots were fired as protesters tried to pull down a statue of Juan de Oñate, who began the Spanish colonization of New Mexico.
By Emily Singer - June 16, 2020Trump falsely claims he eradicated ISIS and rebuilt a military that was depleted before he took office.
By Associated Press - June 15, 2020Black activists are remaining cautious as the movement goes mainstream.
By Associated Press - June 14, 2020The Justice in Policing Act would limit police protections and ban choke holds, among other sweeping changes.
By Associated Press - June 13, 2020Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) is ignoring evidence of violence carried out by far-right groups.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 12, 2020Americans support NFL players kneeling in protest of racist police brutality — something Trump has repeatedly condemned.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 11, 2020White Republican lawmakers said mentioning that Floyd was killed by a white police officer was ‘racist.’
By Emily Singer - June 11, 2020On the day George Floyd was laid to rest, Tennessee Republicans refused to remove a statue honoring the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 10, 2020Jacksonville, Florida, Mayor Lenny Curry thinks Trump’s renomination will be a ‘world class’ event.
By Josh Israel - June 10, 2020The mayor of a New Jersey town condemned a counterprotester who knelt on another man’s neck to mock the death of George Floyd.
By Emily Singer - June 10, 2020‘Republicans are underestimating President Trump’s ability to unify and energize the Democratic Party,’ said one political expert.
By Emily Singer - June 08, 2020‘We need to look at how we are spending the resources and invest more in our communities.’
By Associated Press - June 08, 2020‘It’s impossible for me as a black woman who has been the target of blatant racism over the course of my life not to take the killing of George Floyd personally.’
By Associated Press - June 07, 2020A Park Police spokesperson initially said ‘it was a mistake on our part’ to describe the chemical compounds used on the crowd as tear gas, before later issuing a new statement saying the opposite.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 05, 2020