Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances
NEW YORK (AP) — The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took…
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‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black children
The 9-year-old Black girl sat handcuffed in the backseat of a police car, distraught and crying for her father as…
Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grand juror who won a court fight to speak publicly about the Breonna Taylor investigation…
Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and…
Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised that his economic agenda would combat long-standing racial inequalities as…
Trump bristles at question about police killing Blacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bristled at a reporter’s question about police killing African Americans and defended the right…
Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is…
Trump tweets video with ‘white power’ chant, then deletes it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white…
Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain – and now national action
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned…