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BLACK LIVES MATTER


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Adidas won't challenge Black Lives Matter over three-stripes trademark

Sportswear company previously claimed that BLM's three-stripe design too closely resembled its own iconic logo.

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Adidas gives up attempt to block Black Lives Matter trademark

Adidas had filed an opposition to a Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation logo, which had three yellow stripes, saying was "confusingly similar" to its own logo.

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BLM member-turned-conservative decries San Francisco 'selling oppression' via reparation plan

Former Black Lives Matter activist-turned-PragerU personality Xaviaer DuRousseau sounded off on 'The Ingraham Angle' over San Francisco's reparations plans.

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New York City could pay Black Lives Matter protesters $21K each over rights 'violations' in 2020

New York City could pay Black Lives Matter protesters arrested in 2020 thousands of dollars each as part of a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit.

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Gov. Youngkin rips Black Lives Matter curriculum as โ€˜politically-driven'

Gov. Glenn Youngkin's office ripped a teachers union for releasing a toolkit that pushes the 13 Guiding Principles of the Black Lives Matter movement in schools.

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BLM called out for receiving millions, not helping Black Americans: 'Black Lives don't matter'

'The Five' co-hosts breakdown how the Black Lives Matter organization hasn't helped Black Americans despite receiving millions in donations over the past few years.

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Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action kicks off for thousands of U.S. schools

Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action is a week-long focus on the 13 Guiding Principles of the BLM movement that thousands of students are made to participate in.

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BLM founder calls out Biden, Buttigieg and officials for refusing to defund police: โ€˜Deep cowardiceโ€™

The founder of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors, slammed President Biden and other officials for showing "deep cowardice" and siding with "violent police forces."

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Maryland school district educates kids on 'speciesism,โ€™ oppression against plants, as part of BLM curriculum

A Maryland school district teaches a plan linked to Black Lives Matter that plants are oppressed and prompts students to identify "the places where they enjoy privilege."

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College Board fires back at NYT: 'Gross misrepresentation' to say it bowed to political pressure from DeSantis

The College Board ripped a New York Times report that said an AP African American Studies course was stripped 'after heavy criticism from Ron DeSantis.'

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The race politics of Ron DeSantis

The governor's appropriation of "critical race theory" as an issue is now complete.

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Head of the College Board says new AP curriculum for African American Studies "hides from nothing"

The course was first announced last August but the final framework was released on Wednesday.

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Controversial AP African American studies course stripped of โ€˜wokeโ€™ content after criticism from Floridaโ€™s DOE

Following rejection from the Florida Department of Education and criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., The College Board purged its AP African studies course of woke content.

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California school district to raise Black Lives Matter flag for Black History month

The San Diego Unified School District in California will host a ceremony to raise the Black Lives Matter flag in honor of Black History Month in February.

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BLM founderโ€™s cousin dies after Los Angeles police arrest

The cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors died on Jan. 3 after he was arrested by Los Angeles police officers, according to the department.

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Former VA Tech soccer player blasts politicization of sports post-legal win following BLM kneeling controversy

A former Virginia Tech soccer player who said she was benched for not kneeling in support of BLM ahead of a game settled her lawsuit against her coach.

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Man who threatened Black Lives Matter supporters pleads guilty to hate crime charges

The case was investigated by the FBI, as the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division prosecuted the case. The suspect, Kenneth Pilon, will be sentenced in March 2023.

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US 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.

LA City Council racist audio leak: Cedillo, de Leรณn booted from committee seats amid BLM pressure to resign

Los Angeles City Council members Kevin de Leรณn and Gil Cedillo were stripped of committee assignments but so far have not resigned amid BLM protests over a racist recording leak.

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Kanye West on Instagram: 'Breonna Taylor's mom said it first,' BLM is a 'fraud'

Kanye West posted another critique of Black Lives Matter on Instagram Thursday, bringing up a past comment from Breonna Taylor's mother calling the group a "fraud."

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Kanye West faces backlash for wearing shirt with "White Lives Matter" slogan

Alongside him was conservative commentator Candace Owens, who wore the same shirt in white.

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Rep. Cori Bush defends โ€˜defund the policeโ€™ mantra, urges critics to not โ€˜get caught up on the wordsโ€™

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., defended the "defund the police" slogan during a Tuesday interview with ABC "Good Morning America" anchor George Stephanopoulos.

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Maryland teachers union offers $1,000 grant to advance Black Lives Matter in School's 'demands'

The Maryland State Education Association is offering a grant to teachers and local affiliates to promote the national demands of Black Lives Matter in Schools.

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1990s Policing: Overrated or Underrated?

Spiking homicides reignite a criminal-justice quandary

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Amazon-owned Whole Foods reportedly told managers that workers couldn't wear Black Lives Matter signage at work because it was 'opening the door for union activity'

An internal Whole Foods email shows it was worried that allowing employees to wear Black Lives Matter apparel could welcome union talk, per Bloomberg.

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Nativity School in Worcester can no longer be called Catholic after flying Black Lives Matter and Pride flags

The bishop says the Nativity School in Worcester can no longer call itself Catholic after flying the Black Lives Matter and Pride flags.

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A judge dismisses an ex-Home Depot employee's case about not wearing BLM on uniforms

The Home Depot's uniform policy bans political or religious messages "unrelated to workplace matters" from employees' aprons, or elsewhere on their clothing.

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A Black Lives Matter cofounder used $840,000 of the group's funds to pay her brother for 'security services'

Patrisse Cullors, BLM's one-time executive director, paid the sum to Cullors Protection, a company owned by her brother, according to a tax filing.

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Vice President Kamala Harris honors Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

During a reception honoring Asian Americans Pacific Islanders, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke about the Buffalo shooting and its impact.

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California Republican says he โ€˜stood upโ€™ to Black Lives Matter in ad. Hereโ€™s what happened

The ad aims to reinforce the notion that Scott Jones, sheriff for the past 12 years, is tough on crime.

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The AP Interview: BLM's Patrisse Cullors denies wrongdoing

In an exclusive interview, Patrisse Cullors, the former leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, tells The Associated Press that neither she nor anyone else in leadership has misused millions of dollars in donations.

Mickey Mouse Is Corporate Progressivismโ€™s Canary in a Coal Mine

The furor facing Walt Disney Co. in Florida is a warning that capitalism wonโ€™t regain its legitimacy by alienating half the country.

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Michigan man faces hate crime charges after threatening BLM supporters, DOJ says

The case is currently being investigated by the FBI and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is prosecuting the case.

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Man left nooses for BLM supporters, harassed Starbucks workers, DOJ says

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Kenneth Pilon faces hate crime charges for what it calls โ€œwillfully intimidating and attempting to intimidate citizens from engaging in lawful speech and protests in support of Black Lives Matter.โ€

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Michigan man who allegedly left nooses for BLM supporters, threatened to lynch Black people charged with hate crimes

Kenneth Pilon, 61, allegedly left nooses with handwritten notes attached in Michigan stores and parking lots.

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Companies that loudly supported BLM fall silent when confronted with skyrocketing Black murders

Companies across the nation pledged support for Black Lives Matter and various social justice initiatives following the death of George Floyd.

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BLM silent when confronted with data showing massive 2020 spike in Black murders victims

The Black Lives Matter organization did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on 2020's murder spike among Black Americans and experts pointing to BLM and defund the police movements for contributing.

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Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Addresses Allegations Of Lavishly Spending Donation Money

Black Lives Matter has been under constant media scrutiny since its founding almost a decade ago.

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NYC Mayor questions BLM over recent gun violence: โ€˜Where are those who stated Black Lives Matter? The victims were Blackโ€™

New York City Mayor Eric Adams ripped the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the deadly subway shooting [โ€ฆ] The post NYC Mayor questions BLM over recent gun violence: โ€˜Where are those who stated Black Lives Matter? The victims were Blackโ€™ appeared first on TheGrio.

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BLM co-founder slams 'triggering' charity transparency laws after $6M mansion exposed

Patrisse Cullors, a BLM founder, said she found it โ€œtriggeringโ€ โ€” emotionally compromising โ€” when she hears things involving financial documents.

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Black Lives Matter Dismisses Critics of Multi-Million-Dollar Mansion Purchase: โ€˜Inflammatory and Speculativeโ€™

Black Lives Matter is refusing to apologize for using donor funds to buy a multi-million dollar mansion, instead opting to double down on the purchase in a Twitter thread.

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BLM's $6M mansion purchase prompts call for DOJ investigation: 'Disturbing information'

Black Lives Matter's reported purchase of a $6 million California mansion with charitable donations is sparking calls for the Department of Justice to investigate the politically powerful nonprofit.

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White Woman Caught Stealing BLM Yard Sign In North Carolina, Then Waves to Camera: โ€˜It Was Really Unnervingโ€™:

A white North Carolina woman is the subject of a criminal investigation after stealing a โ€œBlack Lives Matterโ€ sign out of another personโ€™s front yard. [โ€ฆ]

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Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress

The artwork that once served as a memorial to the movement is being displayed in a new online exhibit at the Library of Congress. So far, 33 pieces are posted.

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She was told she could vote again after felony convictions. Now sheโ€™s in prison for trying.

Pamela Moses was convicted of voter fraud in Tennessee and sentenced to six years in prison, even though officials who signed off on her being eligible to vote acknowledged that they made an error in saying her rights had been restored.

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Schools across America implement BLM Week of Action that calls for 'disruption of Western nuclear family'

The week of action started on Monday in several schools from Washington state to Massachusetts, bringing to classrooms the activist-based curriculum that preaches controversial ideas.

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BLM transferred millions to Canadian charity to buy mansion formerly owned by Communist Party: report

Black Lives Matter (BLM) moved millions of dollars to a charity in Canada run by the wife of co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors to purchase a mansion that used to be the headquarters of the Communist Party of Canada, according to public records reviewed by the New York Post.

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They came, they saw, they reckoned? : Code Switch

It's now been more than a year since the so-called "racial reckoning" that marked the summer of 2020. The country, some said confidently, was having the biggest racial reckoning since the civil rights movement. But since then, the Code Switch team has been wondering...what was actually being reckoned with? And by whom? And what would the backlash be?

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I owe an apology to Americaโ€™s English learners, starting with my mother

Award winning author and playwright Quiara Alegrรญa Hudes writes that while she "learned" English, her mother "earned English."

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4 acquitted in toppling of British slave trader statue

Four anti-racism demonstrators have been cleared of criminal damage in the toppling of a statue of a 17th-century slave trader during a Black Lives Matter protest in southwestern England.

Former Illinois State University football coach who removed Black Lives Matter poster alleges violation of First Amendment rights in lawsuit

The former football coach, Kurt Beathard, was terminated from his position at ISU after removing a Black Lives Matter poster from his office door and replacing it with a new poster with his wording that read: โ€œAll Lives Matter to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.โ€ Now he is suing for First Amendment retaliation and viewpoint discrimination.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to Rittenhouse

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced a bill on Tuesday to award Kyle Rittenhouse the Congressional Gold Medal for "protecting the community of Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a Black Lives Matter (BLM) riot on August 25, 2020."The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest honor Congress can award an individual or institution. It is highly unlikely the bill will go anywhere in the Democratic-controlled House and Senate, and it has no co-...

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Today in History for November 22nd

On this date in 1963, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Gov. John Connally is seriously wounded during a motorcade in Dallas. Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes America's 36th president. (Nov. 22)

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Police: Teens driven by racial hatred targeted BLM leader

Authorities say three teenagers driven by racial hatred were behind hoax calls that brought major police responses to the home of one of the leading Black Lives Matter activists in Los Angeles.

De Kock takes knee, South Africa bowls vs. Sri Lanka at WCup

Quinton de Kock has returned to South Africaโ€™s team for the T20 World Cup game against Sri Lanka in Sharjah.

Vaccine mandates grow in NY; NYC venues to start checking

Vaccine mandates are expanding in New York.

What to watch to celebrate Juneteenth

While many Americans have a vast array of knowledge about Juneteenth, others donโ€™t know as much about the holiday and the history behind it.

Virginia Tech researchers dig deeper into Juneteenth

Virginia Tech researchers are looking at the history behind Juneteenth.

Test your Juneteenth knowledge with this quiz

Did you realize that Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States?

UK Black activist critical in hospital after shooting

An activist who has played a leading role in anti-racism demonstrations in Britain is in critical condition after being shot in London.

Health official says trauma from Chauvin trial will linger in Black community

For many, the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin resulted in a complex mixture of emotions.

Floyd verdict sparks hope, inspiration for activists abroad

The guilty verdict in the trial over George Floyd's death was not just celebrated in America.

Globes group ousts member over his Black Lives Matter email

A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the groupโ€™s board after calling Black Lives Matter a โ€œracist hate movementโ€ in an email.

UN experts slam UK report for repackaging 'racist tropes'

A body of experts that advises the United Nations on human rights concerns has slammed a widely criticized British government-backed report that concluded there was no systemic racism in the country.

Authors of UK racism report hit back at 'misrepresentation'

The commission behind a report that concluded that Britain does not have a systemic problem with racism has defended itself against critics, some of whom have argued that it downplayed the countryโ€™s historic role in slavery.

Plan to revamp police force proceeds in Ithaca, New York

Black Lives Matter is seen along East Green Street where is passes under South Aurora Street, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Ithaca, N.Y. The nationwide reexamination of policing after the killing of George Floyd has led the Ivy League town in New York to consider an ambitious and contentious plan to remake its force. A proposal would replace the 63-officer Ithaca Police Department with a new Department of Community Solutions and Public Safety. The Ithaca Common Council unanimously approved a series of reform recommendations Wednesday night that included reconstituting the city police force to add unarmed officers to handle nonviolent calls like petty thefts. AdArmed officers of the 63-officer force would be able to keep their positions, and supporters of the plan said the new unarmed officers would be able to engage more with communities distrustful of police.

Black adviser quits UK government in wake of racism report

(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)LONDON โ€“ The most senior Black adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned, the government said Thursday, the day after a report on racial disparities concluded that Britain does not have a systemic problem with racism. But Simon Woolley, a former government equalities adviser and a member of the U.K. House of Lords, said Kasumuโ€™s exit was connected to the โ€œgrubbyโ€ and โ€œdivisiveโ€ report. The Conservative government launched the inquiry into racial disparities in the wake of anti-racism protests last year. The panel of experts concluded that while โ€œoutright racismโ€ exists in Britain, the country is not โ€œinstitutionally racistโ€ or โ€œriggedโ€ against ethnic minorities. โ€œThere are very serious issues that our society faces to do with racism that we need to address,โ€ he said.

With drivers confused, Atlantic City to redo BLM road paint

(AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. โ€“ Atlantic City says it will redo a Black Lives Matter tribute on a street because the original painting of those words across the entire road confused motorists who didn't know where to drive on it. Instead, the words โ€œBlack Lives Matterโ€ will be painted onto the repaved road in a manner that does not obscure lane divider markings, Mayor Marty Small said Thursday. โ€œThe words โ€Black Lives Matter" will still be on the street." The road painting was a compromise that averted a potential confrontation between activists who wanted to paint the words โ€œBlack Lives Matterโ€ on the famous Boardwalk, and city officials who would not allow it. City Council member LaToya Dunston accused the city of wasting taxpayer dollars by painting the road without knowing the rules governing it.

Journalist acquitted in Iowa case seen as attack on press

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri, facing, hugs her mother, Muna Tareh-Sahouri, after being found not-guilty at the conclusion of her trial at the Drake University Legal Clinic, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP, Pool)IOWA CITY, Iowa โ€“ An Iowa jury on Wednesday acquitted a journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest, in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedoms and an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. Robnett, 24, said he was sprayed and handcuffed after telling the officer that Sahouri was a Register journalist. Sahouri was the first working U.S. journalist to face a criminal trial since 2018, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. Another Register reporter, Katie Akin, was near Sahouri and quickly informed police that they were journalists.

Reports: Seattle police violated policies at summer protests

Protests erupted in Seattle and across the country after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. The latest findings are separate from three other investigations into Seattle officers by the Office of Police Accountability. In the latest reports, investigators found that officers and one commander violated department policies while responding to demonstrations in Seattle. As she walked toward a group of people, the officer threw the blast ball and it hit her in the chest. Investigations found that the officer violated department policy by throwing the blast ball overhand toward a person who was unarmed and not throwing projectiles at officers.

Judge bans Proud Boys leader from Washington after arrest

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore. Police in the nations capital on Jan. 4, 2021, arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington in December 2020. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)WASHINGTON โ€“ A judge has banned the leader of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, from the nationโ€™s capital after he was accused of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church and found with high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested. Tarrio was arrested Monday by the Metropolitan Police Department and accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington last month. A large Black Lives Matter sign was ripped from Asbury United Methodist Church property, torn and set aflame in December. Tarrio was seen with the sign in video of the incident posted on YouTube, according to a police report.

Proud Boys leader arrested, accused of burning church banner

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore. Police in the nations capital on Jan. 4, 2021, arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington in December 2020. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)WASHINGTON โ€“ Police in the nationโ€™s capital on Monday arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington last month. By nightfall, vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic Black churches in downtown Washington and set the banner ablaze. Tarrio told The Washington Post he had participated in the burning of the Black Lives Matter banner and said he would plead guilty to destruction of property and pay the church the cost of the banner. Another video showed men removing a Black Lives Matter sign at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church.

Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020

The NBA painted โ€œBlack Lives Matterโ€ on the courts inside their Orlando, Florida, โ€œbubble" and social justice messages were emblazoned on the backs of jerseys. Paul met with NBA players, and they decided awareness wasnโ€™t enough anymore. โ€œBlack Lives Matterโ€ also was featured prominently on the leagueโ€™s courts. Wallace, the only full-time Black driver at the NASCAR national level, first began speaking out against racial injustice in America in the spring. His car featured a โ€œBlack Lives Matterโ€ paint scheme.

Christmas unites community after fire guts historic church

The site of Middle Collegiate Church, which was devastated by a fire earlier in the month, is seen in New York on Dec. 14, 2020. The facade and the New York Liberty Bell are the only parts of the 128-year-old church that remain. Middle Collegiate had previously occupied two other locations in Manhattan beginning in 1729. Middle Collegiate has also welcomed 25 new parishioners since the fire, she said. โ€œThe church is made up of the congregation and what the people in the congregation believe and do,โ€ said Slacik, who married her wife at the church.

Police guide that calls BLM a terrorist group draws outrage

FILE - In this July 11, 2020 file photo, Alycia Pascual-Pena, left, and Marley Ralph kneel while holding a Black Lives Matter banner during a protest in memory of Breonna Taylor, in Los Angeles. The document, labeled โ€œrestricted to law enforcement only,โ€ is one of the few publicly available materials on its website. The law enforcement association, known by its nickname ILEETA, says in a mission statement that it's โ€œcommitted to the reduction of law enforcement riskโ€ and saving lives through high-quality training. The paper claims that those who participated in months of protests earlier this year in Portland and Seattle were โ€œuseful idiotsโ€ designed to give cover to the โ€œhard-core, terrorist trained troopsโ€ that would follow. Goff, whose group works with departments to make policing โ€œless racist and deadly,โ€ said the document showed why it's important for critics to engage directly with local law enforcement to seek changes.

Portland, Oregon rejects bid to cut $18M more from police

Back the Blue police supporters, left, stand next to Black Lives Matter protesters calling for defunding the police, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

Black Lives Matter faces test of its influence in election

โ€œBlack Lives Matter saved us, because we had nobody,โ€ said Jones. Now, BLMโ€™s influence faces a test, as voters in Tuesdayโ€™s election consider candidates who endorsed or denounced the BLM movement amid a national reckoning on race. Enter Black Lives Matter. Across social media platforms, the Black Lives Matter movement boasts a following of millions. โ€œBlack Lives Matter,โ€ as a slogan, elicited โ€œAll Lives Matterโ€ and โ€œBlue Lives Matterโ€ responses from foes.

Is there a racial divide when it comes to length of the voting lines?

Is there a racial divide when it comes to voting wait times at precincts? In 2016, white voters waited an average of 10 minutes, according to a survey of voters conducted by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In comparison, Black voters waited an average of 16 minutes and Latino voters were in line an average of 13 minutes, according to the survey. During the 2018 election, Black voters waited an average of 11.5 minutes, Latino voters an average of 11.7 minutes and white voters an average of 8.8 minutes, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center. In precincts with 90% or more non-white voters, the average wait time was 32.4 minutes and the median was 13.3 minutes.

Environmental groups sue over Portland tear gas use

The federal lawsuit alleges the U.S. government violated federal environmental law by deploying โ€œan unprecedented amount of dangerous chemical weaponsโ€ without assessing their environmental impacts beforehand, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. Oregonโ€™s Department of Environmental Quality noted that โ€œthe repeated deployment of tear gas in downtown Portland has led to elevated levels of certain contaminantsโ€ in stormwater drains. But state officials said air-quality monitors arenโ€™t located nearby and donโ€™t measure tear gas exposure. Medical experts say there are few studies on health effects of tear gas. A European Union agency says it โ€œis very toxic to aquatic life.โ€Figuring out precisely what tear gas components are in the environment is also a challenge.

White man seeks forgiveness in attack on Black family's home

A 24-year-old white man has been charged with ethnic intimidation and other counts for firing shots into the Hall's home just north of Detroit after the family put a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)WARREN, Mich. โ€“ A white man accused of firing shots into the home of a Black suburban Detroit family who put a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window asked for forgiveness during a court hearing Thursday. Frederick told Judge Michael Chupa that he wanted Eddie and Candace Hall to forgive him, though he didn't specify what he did to make him seek their forgiveness. Outside, they discovered the swastika and found that someone had written โ€œterrorist Black Lives Matter,โ€ โ€œnot welcomeโ€ and a phrase containing an expletive on their pickup truck. A neighborโ€™s home surveillance video showed a masked and hooded man carrying what appears to be a handgun outside the Halls' home.

Secret grand jury files in Breonna Taylor case to be public

Black Lives Matter protesters march, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Louisville. Breonna Taylor's family demanded Friday that Kentucky authorities release all body camera footage, police files and the transcripts of the grand jury hearings that led to no charges against police officers who killed the Black woman during a March drug raid at her apartment. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Homespun BLM products include cookie kits, garden gnomes

One of the cookie-decorating kits she offers has a Black Lives Matter theme. Other examples of homespun BLM merchandise include wine stoppers and even garden gnomes โ€” objects more often associated with white suburbia. The yellow-and-black-clad gnome โ€” a nod to the colors used on a Black Lives Matter website โ€” wears a โ€œBLMโ€ hat. โ€œHopefully, someone who sees it is not offended.โ€He has since gotten a few orders for either Black Lives Matter gnomes or African American gnomes. Kate Mayer, 37, of Cincinnati, decided to offer a Black Lives Matter wine bottle stopper among her dozens of handmade wine stoppers.

Breonna Taylor protests continue as Louisville under curfew

(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)LOUISVILLE, Ky. โ€“ Police maintained barricades and plans for a nighttime curfew as Louisville prepared Saturday for a fourth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge the officers who shot Breonna Taylor. Protests Friday night were peaceful but police arrested 22 people for curfew violations. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer urged continued peaceful protests in a news conference Saturday evening. On Wednesday, Kentucky Attorney General Cameron announced a grand jury indicted one officer on wanton endangerment charges, saying he fired gunshots into a neighboring home that didnโ€™t strike anyone. Since when does freedom and civil rights have a curfew?โ€___Associated Press writer Claire Galofaro contributed to this report from Louisville.

Trump, social media, right-wing news stir up antifa scares

It's a scene that has unfolded in many other cities and small towns this year, the product of fear and conflict stoked by bogus posts on social media, right-wing news outlets and even some of the nation's most powerful leaders. A man suspected of fatally shooting a Trump supporter after a pro-Trump caravan in Portland, Oregon, last month had described himself in a social media post as โ€œ100% ANTIFA." Theyโ€™re trying to blame all this stuff on antifa, and Iโ€™m like, โ€˜Who exactly is antifa? Adam Klein, an associate professor of communication studies at Pace University, analyzed social media posts by far-right extremists and antifascist activists leading up to the Charlottesville rally three years ago. โ€œYou donโ€™t get the sense online that there is an organization as much as there are some prominent (social media) accounts associated with antifa,โ€ he said.

American Airlines OKs Black Lives Matter pins for employees

โ€“ American Airlines will let employees wear Black Lives Matter pins on their uniforms, calling it a matter of equality and not politics. An American Airlines spokeswoman said Tuesday that Black employees saw workers at other airlines wearing a Black Lives Matter pin and asked if they could too. โ€œFundamentally, we believe Black Lives Matter is an expression of equality, not a political statement,โ€ said the spokeswoman, Sarah Jantz. Starbucks reportedly banned employees from wearing Black Lives Matter shirts, then created one in June for workers to wear. Trump urged supporters to boycott Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. after a Kansas TV station reported that it allowed employees to wear Black Lives Matter attire but not clothing with the pro-police Blue Lives Matter or Trumpโ€™s campaign slogan.

Car caught on video plowing through Times Square protesters

NEW YORK The New York Police Department says it is trying to find a car that drove through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters blocking a street in Times Square. Video posted on social media shows the car jerking through the crowd Thursday night with its horn blaring as demonstrators scream and scramble out of the way. No one appeared to be seriously injured. The NYPD said on Twitter that the car wasnt a police vehicle.

Portland's grim reality: 100 days of protests, many violent

Black Lives Matter protests, vigils and speeches marking the occasion are planned over three days and Trump supporters are planning another caravan rally. But smaller protests have continued, with groups of 100 to 200 people marching nightly. The protesters want city officials to slash the police budget and reallocate that money to Black residents and businesses. The tension reached a new high last weekend when the pro-Trump caravan motored into downtown, with some shooting paintballs and spraying bear repellent at Black Lives Matter protesters who tried to block the streets. Lost amid the escalating tensions are the voices of the citys Black residents, who are divided about the best way to keep up the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement.

More than 250 arrested since Blake shooting in Wisconsin

A protester holds a flag during a Black Lives Matter march Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)If you need help with the Public File, call 540-512-1554.

โ€˜BLMโ€™ and โ€˜Defund the Policeโ€™ spray painted at Graceland

MEMPHIS, Tenn. โ€“ Authorities say messages of Black Lives Matter and โ€œDefund the Policeโ€ were spray-painted on several tourist attractions in Tennessee on Monday night, including Graceland, the Elvis Presley estate. The graffiti phrases were found Tuesday morning outside Graceland, the Levitt Shell Amphitheater in Overton Park and the โ€œI Heart Memphisโ€ mural in midtown Memphis. Stop placing value of white icons andproperty over Black lives. -Black Lives Matter Mississippi #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterMississippi #BLM #EmmettTill #Mississippi #ElvisPresley #Graceland pic.twitter.com/W0tzV3i01R โ€” Black Lives Matter Mississippi (@BLivesMatterMS) September 2, 2020Besides โ€œDefund the Police,โ€ expletive-laced messages about President Donald Trump and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and demands to arrest the Louisville police officers who killed Breonna Taylor were also scrawled on the walls. Graffiti from Black Lives Matter protesters right outside Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. (NBC News Channel)Memphis police say theyโ€™re investigating the incident.

NJ teen who organized Black Lives Matter protest hit with $2,500 bill for police OT

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ โ€“ A teen who organized a Black Lives Matter rally in her northern New Jersey town said she has been sent a $2,500 bill from officials for police overtime, according to a report by NBC New York. She said she called for action like increasing affordable housing in the town, and chastised Engelwood Cliffs for not implementing it over the years. The townโ€™s letter said she had not met with officials before her protest, requiring them to hastily come up with security plans. She said she had reached out to Kranjac after getting the bill, but has gotten no response. Kranjac told NJ Advance Media that protestersโ€™ rights of free speech and assembly were respected, and that Gil was wrong to link affordable housing to her protest.

ACLU sues over federal action in Portland, Oregon, protests

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, challenging the legality of the actions taken by U.S. agents sent by President Donald Trump to subdue protests in Portland. The federal agents exceeded the limits of their authority, making illegal arrests and using tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper spray and other tactics to squelch the protests, the lawsuit alleges. A video of plaintiff and Navy veteran Christopher David's encounter with U.S. agents outside the Portland courthouse circulated widely on social media. It showed one agent hitting David with a baton and another dousing him in the face with pepper spray. Local police have arrested hundreds of people over the three months and federal agents arrested at least 94 people at the height of the demonstrations in July.

Photos: Protesters, authorities clash in Wisconsin after video emerges of police shooting unarmed Black man

This time, the town is Kenosha, Wisconsin, which has about 100,000 people and sits just south of Milwaukee. The city is now trying to quell racial tension after police were caught on camera shooting 29-year-old Jacob Blake in the back multiple times. (2020 Getty Images)A car attempts to drive through a crowd of protesters on Aug. 24, 2020 in Kenosha. (2020 Getty Images)Demonstrators chant in front of a burning truck on Aug. 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (2020 Getty Images)A man stands with a sign on Aug. 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Police shooting lays bare Wisconsin's deep partisan divide

A small group of Black Lives Matter protesters pray near the sight of a police shooting Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Kenosha police shot a man Sunday evening, setting off unrest in the city after a video appeared to show the officer firing several shots at close range into the man's back. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Richmonds police chief believes protesters arrested were Antifa members

Twelve people were arrested during Sundays Black Lives Matter protest in Richmond. Police chief Gerald Smith says they fit the description of Antifa members. Smith says two of the twelve disguised themselves as peaceful protesters, embedded in a group called 381 Movement and were later seen vandalizing and damaging property. Once the 381 protest ended, Smith says another group ignored an unlawful assembly warning. Ten others were arrested and charged with unlawful assembly.

Black creatives in Italian fashion demand cultural reform

Fashion designer Stella Jean talks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)MILAN The only Black designer belonging to Italys influential fashion council is demanding a "long overdue cultural reform from her colleagues under the slogan: Do Black Lives Matter in Italy? A frequent refrain from Black creatives in Italian fashion is that they are often the only person of color in the workplace. Stella chafes at the Africa Hub, which promoted five brands during Milan Fashion Week in February. While she won't show in September, she has asked Capasa to host a Black Lives Matter event to kick off "the immediate launch of a long-overdue fashion cultural reform.''

Looking back on the Watts Riots, 55 years later: In photos

(Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. (Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. (Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. (Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. (Getty Images)Scenes from the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965.

Michigan commissioner blames Black people for virus, uses N-word

โ€œBlack Lives Matter is racist. ... Black Lives Matter has no heart. And that is as offensive to me as the N-word,โ€ he added, then used the full racist slur. โ€œIf I could get a few people that, when they see a Black Lives Matter sign up, to think the N-word, I have accomplished what I'm after,โ€ he added. โ€œThey strongly want everyone to know this type of behavior is not typical of Leelanau County residents nor it is condoned by Leelanau County residents,โ€ he said.

Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas

FILE - In this July 26, 2020, file photo, federal officers launch tear gas at demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore. The Associated Press found that there is no government oversight of the manufacture and use of tear gas. Instead, the industry is left to regulate itself. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Analysis: Early returns say so far, so good for NBA bubble

If that wasnt enough, the quality of play is so good that its almost like the NBA hadnt stopped playing for 4-1/2 months. In all honestly, its better than I was expecting ... talking about all the teams in general, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. So, you see some of the talents these guys have are coming out.The numbers inside the bubble are ridiculous. Try 36 points again, 18 rebounds and eight assists in the Bucks loss to Houston on Sunday night. The Rockets beat the Mavs 153-149 in overtime Friday and then tried 61 3-pointers to tie an NBA regulation-game record Sunday.

Portland protest peaceful after federal presence reduced

Leshan Terry hold his son Leshan Terry, Jr., 6, during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Friday, July 31, 2020, in Portland, Ore. A group identified as Firefighters for Black Lives Matter gathered in a small park a couple miles west of the courthouse. A parade of cars with Black Lives Matter signs taped to their windows slowed traffic in the city. Since then, there have been no visible signs of any federal law enforcement presence outside the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse. And while thousands have marched and rallied peacefully, Portlands federal courthouse became a target for some protesters.

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