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House Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Columbia's president to resign

U.S. News // 1 day ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Columbia's president to resign

House Speaker Mike Johnson met with Jewish students at Columbia University on Wednesday and called on president Nemat "Minouche" Shafik to resign during a tense campus news conference before pro-Palestinian activists.

Cornel West chooses college professor, BLM co-founder as VP running mate

U.S. News // 2 weeks ago

Cornel West chooses college professor, BLM co-founder as VP running mate

Academic and activist Cornel West on Wednesday chose California State University Professor Melina Abdullah as his running mate for his far-left, independent 2024 presidential campaign.

Son of Kansas City Chiefs coach has DUI sentence commuted

U.S. News // 1 month ago

Son of Kansas City Chiefs coach has DUI sentence commuted

Missouri Gov. Mike Parsons says he has commuted the drunken driving sentence issued to former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid three years ago.

Tacoma police officers acquitted of murder charges in death of Black suspect

U.S. News // 4 months ago

Tacoma police officers acquitted of murder charges in death of Black suspect

A jury in Tacoma, Wash., on Thursday found three White police officers not guilty on all charges related to the death of a Black man who died in police custody in 2020.

Matt Gaetz wants to censure judge hearing Trump election subversion case

U.S. News // 8 months ago

Matt Gaetz wants to censure judge hearing Trump election subversion case

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Friday introduced a resolution seeking to censure the judge hearing the federal felony case alleging former President Donald Trump criminally conspired to overturn the 2020 election.

Florida education panel approves African American history standards, despite opposition

U.S. News // 9 months ago

Florida education panel approves African American history standards, despite opposition

The Florida Board of Education approved a new curriculum for African American history for kindergarten through 12th grades, despite criticism over the omission of "key historical facts about the Black experience."

Justice Department finds systemic abuses by police, city in George Floyd's death

U.S. News // 10 months ago

Justice Department finds systemic abuses by police, city in George Floyd's death

The Minneapolis Police Department and the city of Minneapolis have a track record of excessive force and unfairly targeting Black people, the U.S. attorney general found.

Polling shows declining support for Black Lives Matter movement since George Floyd death

U.S. News // 10 months ago

Polling shows declining support for Black Lives Matter movement since George Floyd death

New polling data from Pew Research indicates that support for the Black Lives Matter movement has dropped considerable since it peaked in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Cincinnati Police.

Biden calls for police reform on third anniversary of George Floyd killing

U.S. News // 11 months ago

Biden calls for police reform on third anniversary of George Floyd killing

President Joe Biden issued a statement Thursday to mark the third anniversary of George Floyd's police custody death, calling on Congress to enact comprehensive police reforms while vowing to fight for accountability.

Former D.C. police intelligence supervisor charged over Proud Boys links

U.S. News // 11 months ago

Former D.C. police intelligence supervisor charged over Proud Boys links

An ex-supervisor in the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia's intelligence unit was indicted this week for alerting suspects of arrest warrants prior to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.

Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international activist movement, originating in the African American community, that campaigns against violence toward black people. BLM regularly organizes protests around the deaths of black people in killings by law enforcement officers, and broader issues of racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system.

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