Posts Tagged ‘Black Lives Matter (BLM)’
Lots of medals. Lots of skin colors. See the connection?
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t cheer on Team USA without cheering on the diversity that makes Team USA great.
Read MoreDerek G Handley, author of Struggle for the City, a Boswell event
Boswell Book Company presents an evening with Derek G Handley, author of Struggle for the City: Citizenship and Resistance in the Black Freedom Movement as he discusses strategies of resistance that continue to influence the actions of the Black Freedom Movement, including Black Lives Matter, at this free event.
Read MoreAmerica’s newest monuments unveil a different look at the nation’s past
The University of Virginia has unveiled a monument dedicated to the Black people who were enslaved to work on the college’s campus in the 1800s. It is titled “Memorial to Enslaved Laborers.”
Read MoreKey federal charges dropped against former LMPD officers behind Breonna Taylor warrant
In a frustrating turn of evens, a judge has lowered the charges against the officers who killed Breonna Taylor after breaking into her home.
Read MoreBiden to designate 1908 Springfield, Ill., race riot site as national monument
The ceremony for the monument will come just over five weeks after the death of Sonya Massey in Springfield.
Read MoreA feeling of stagnation runs through Ferguson, a city once known as ground zero for change
The 2014 death of Michael Brown in Ferguson fomented riots and protests for change. Yet many wonder whether that has happened.
Read More4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death
After D’Vontaye Mitchell was suffocated to death at a Milwaukee hotel, four of the hotel’s employees were charged with his murder.
Read MoreABHM Presents: Unmasked
Unmasked is an art installation reimagining two historic exhibitions of anti-lynching art held in 1935. The installation combines historical artworks and ephemera with contemporary efforts to commemorate the victims of lynching in Indiana, including ABHM founder, Dr. James Cameron.
Read MoreIllinois police release bodycam video of fatal shooting of Black woman in her home
Illinois police tried to cover up the shooting death of a Black woman who called for help with a suspected intruder.
Read More‘I can’t breathe’: Eric Garner remembered on the 10th anniversary of his chokehold death
Eric Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, continues to mourn the loss of her son in the decade since he was suffocated to death by an NYC police officer. Carr continues to call for police and gun reform in the name of her son.
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