Young novice protest leaders help drive U.S. wave of dissent
Before George Floyd stopped pleading for air beneath a police officer’s knee, 19-year-old Weidmayer Pierre was planning to work at…
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Racial equality groups grapple with surge in donations
NEW YORK (AP) — A flood of donations following the death of George Floyd have left racial equality and social…
Nearly all in U.S. back criminal justice reform, poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences for officers who…
March here begins where Dred Scott slavery case was heard
DOWNTOWN (AP) — A march Friday commemorating Juneteenth in St. Louis began at the most appropriate of places — the…
Black Lives Matter network establishes $12M grant fund
NEW YORK (AP) — An influential group behind the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement has established a fund…
2020 uprisings join long river of struggle in America
A river was the metaphor that best captured “the long, continuous movement” of the black freedom struggle for theologian, historian…