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San Diego Students Raise Black Lives Matter Flag Following Public Unrest Over Police Brutality
On Wednesday, Black students in the San Diego Unified School District raised a Black Lives Matter flag to mark the beginning of Black History Month.
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Trump Administration Gathered Intel on Oregon Protesters, Report Shows
U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials under then-President Donald Trump compiled intelligence dossiers on people who were arrested at Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon.
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Police Investigate Hate Crime in Palo Alto
Police are searching for a person who they said changed a “Black Lives Matter” sign to read “Asian Lives Matter” in Palo Alto, something police said qualifies as a hate crime.
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Trayvon Martin's Mother on 10th Anniversary of His Death: ‘Don't Give Up the Fight for Justice'
The mother of Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed and shot and killed in an altercation with an armed neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, spoke out on the 10th anniversary of his death.
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Project Knucklehead Is Fighting to Keep Kids Out of the Juvenile Justice System in LA
Project Knucklehead was inspired by the life experience of its founder and director, Dr. Amir Whitaker, who entered the juvenile justice system at the age of 15. Despite his tough start in life, he went on to earn five academic degrees and is now an educator, author and civil rights lawyer. “Never give up on the knuckleheads,” he says. Project...
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Black Employees at U.S. Mint Feel Marginalized and Threatened, Report Says
Black employees at the U.S. Mint say they feel threatened and marginalized, The New York Times reported, citing an internal report.
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A Photographer Followed George Floyd's Family After His Death — This Is What He Saw
Minneapolis photographer Uzoma Obasi was invited to shadow George Floyd’s family in the wake of his May 2020 murder that sparked mass protests across the country. He took more than 30,000 photos with the goal of “documenting the humanity around George.” NBCLX contributor Greg Bledsoe brings his Family Geography Project to Minneapolis to share Obasi’s powerful images and his story.
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65 NYC Cops Face Departmental Misconduct Charges in George Floyd Protests
The Civilian Complaint Review Board received hundreds of complaints amid violent protests across the city following the killing of George Floyd.
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SDG&E Worker Fire Over Alleged Racist Symbol Featured in Monica Lewinsky Documentary
A former SDG&E worker who was fired after allegedly making a racist hand gesture that was posted on social media is being featured in an HBO Max documentary produced by Monica Lewinsky about cancel culture
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Queen's London Representative Says Royals Back BLM Movement
Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family back the Black Lives Matter movement, one of her senior representatives has said in a television interview to be broadcast later Friday.
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Proud Boys Leader Sentenced for Burning Black Lives Matter Banner
Henry Tarrio, known to the far-right Proud Boys as “Enrique,” was arrested in January and sentenced to 155 days on Monday.
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Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to Over 5 Months for Burning Black Lives Matter Banner
The leader of the far-right Proud Boys was sentenced Monday to more than five months in jail after admitting that he burned a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church in Washington during a pro-Trump demonstration in December. Henry Tarrio, known to followers as Enrique, was arrested Jan. 4 in Washington on a warrant stemming from an…
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7 Years After Michael Brown's Death, Activists' Work is Not Done
“Lord knows, there’s way more to go,” says activist DeRay McKesson. Since a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri seven years ago, a lot has changed for activists calling for structural change to U.S. policing. McKesson says the technology has improved capabilities to broadcast the movement live, and perceptions have changed about police use of force....