Posts Tagged ‘Protests’
Columbus Black leaders organize counterprotest after neo-Nazi march in their city
Members of the Ohio chapter of civic group 100 Black Men took to the streets of Columbus after a white supremacist march.
Read MoreProtesters Gather to March in Milwaukee as R.N.C. Opens
Protesters descend upon Milwaukee as the Republican National Convention kicks off, saying that Donald Trump’s assassination attempt will not stop them from executing the demonstrations they have been planning for months.
Read MoreWhy the trope of the ‘outside agitator’ persists
Code Switch breaks down how language influences public perceptions of protests like those on college campuses.
Read MoreProtesters march through Miami to object to Florida’s Black history teaching standards
Opponents of the whitewashed version of American history education being pushed by Florida’s governor are still hard at work.
Read MoreHundreds of White women gather at Colorado Capitol after plea from women of color to use their ‘privilege’ to demand action on gun violence
Hundreds of White women gathered at the Colorado Capitol on Monday to use their privilege in demanding the governor take action on gun violence.
Read MoreWashington state Black students played key role in the Civil Rights Movement
Students at one college in the Pacific Northwest actively played an important but sometimes overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Read MoreTexas Gov. Greg Abbott seeks pardon for man convicted in murder of Black Lives Matter protester
Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks pardon for a man convicted in the murder of a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.
Read MoreWhat is ‘Cop City’? How opposition to an Atlanta police center prompted national demonstrations
In Atlanta, the so-called “Copy City, protests are raging after police killed an activist at a peaceful protest.
Read MoreAlabama State strips name of Klan member from dorm, renames it for boycott leader
Jo Ann Robinson had worked to change the segregated bus system in Montgomery before the arrest of Rosa Parks, now this Alabama dorm named for a Klan member honors her instead.
Read MoreI’m A Black Doctor. I Got Death Threats For Speaking About Racism — And It Gets Worse.
When Dr. Amanda Calhoun spoke of her experience with racism as a black woman and doctor, she received pushback–and death threats.
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