Protests
In Houston, Texas, a high school student was among others participating in a tribute of recently slain Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Gorofth. The student, Fatimah…
On Wednesday, hearings will begin to determine if the case against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case should be dismissed.
The fatal police shooting of a Black teenager in St. Louis Wednesday sparked more protests in a city already plagued with racial tension
More "weapons searches". How many more? #WattsRiots50 pic.twitter.com/Qe3C89HnR8 — Watts Riots 50 (@WattsRiots50) August 16, 2015 In an age when social media activism has spurred…
Longtime civil rights activist Dr. Benjamin Chavis has this to say about people who complain they’re tired of protest marches: “A lot of people say…
The "Yoga" singer's speech regarding police brutality was cut short just as she was about to touch on the Black Lives Matter movement
On Thursday afternoon, talented singer/songwriter Janelle Monae, her artist Jidenna, and her Wondaland collective, continued to stand with the “Black Lives Matter” movement this week during a march in…
Andre Anderson, Ferguson's interim police chief, is facing scrutiny following the reveal of his previous three suspensions.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush abruptly ended a town hall meeting after a Black Lives Matter protester raised a question
St. Louis officials are expecting the state of emergency to be lifted by Wednesday, the St. Louis Dispatch reports.
In what Washington Post’s executive editor called “outrageous,” two journalists who traveled to Ferguson, Mo. at the height of protests last year to report have…
Police arrested several people late Monday in Ferguson after claiming protesters refused to leave West Florissant Avenue