A sign marking the entrance to ESPN’s Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World in Florida. The NBA is planning to restart the season at the complex with 22 teams later this month. John Raoux/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raoux/AP A sign marking the entrance to ESPN’s Wide […]
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The NAACP’s president called the move an “exceptional opportunity.” He said it will allow the organization to “amplify the voices of the Black people as we fight for the crucial policy changes.” (Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Source link
A masked protester kneels before San Jose police in San Jose, Calif. last month. Four officers have been placed on administrative leave after allegations that they posted racist and anti-Muslim messages to social media. Ben Margot/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Margot/AP A masked protester kneels before San Jose police […]
Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael have been charged with murder in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. A video apparently shows them pursuing him in a truck as he jogged in their neighborhood. Glynn County Detention Center via AP hide caption toggle caption Glynn County Detention Center […]
Two statues were torn down outside the Wisconsin state Capitol building in Madison. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty hide caption toggle caption Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Two statues were torn down outside the Wisconsin state Capitol building in Madison. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Two statues […]
Robert Fuller was found dead and hanging from a tree last Wednesday in Poncitlán Square in Palmdale, Calif. His half-brother was shot by law enforcement, a family lawyer says. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Robert Fuller was found dead and hanging from a tree last Wednesday in Poncitlán Square […]
This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant on June 12 in Atlanta. Rolfe has been fired following the fatal shooting of Brooks, and a second officer has […]
Katrina Cotton, center, of Houston, poses for a photo with her daughter, Kennedy Cotton, age seven, at the Black Wall Street memorial in Tulsa, Okla., Monday. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Katrina Cotton, center, of Houston, poses for a photo with her daughter, Kennedy Cotton, age seven, […]
Protesters march against police violence in Atlanta on Monday. The event coincides with state lawmakers returning to work after the session was halted for three months amid concern about the spread of the coronavirus. Stephen Fowler/Georgia Public Broadcasting hide caption toggle caption Stephen Fowler/Georgia Public Broadcasting Protesters march against police […]
A woman stops to photograph a memorial for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church on Tuesday in Houston. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP A woman stops to photograph a memorial for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church on Tuesday in Houston. Eric Gay/AP […]
In a late Sunday night tweet, President Trump said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell “was intimating that it would now be O.K. for the players to KNEEL … thereby disrespecting our Country & our Flag?” (Image credit: Patrick Semansky/AP) Source link
David McAtee is remembered as a “community pillar” and the owner of Yaya’s BBQ in Louisville. He was killed Monday when police and National Guard shot him at his business while dispersing protesters. Walt & Shae Smith hide caption toggle caption Walt & Shae Smith David McAtee is remembered as […]
Louisville Metro Police officials released security footage Tuesday of what they said appears to show a black businessman fire a weapon at law enforcement officers before they returned fire, killing him. Police said David McAtee, owner of Yaya’s BBQ, began to shoot “outside his business door” early Monday morning as […]
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Richard Collins III. He was murdered in 2017 days after being commissioned by the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant. U.S. Army/AP hide caption toggle caption U.S. Army/AP This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Richard Collins III. He […]
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, who will be honored at the Basketball Hall of Fame, is shown here waving to fans after a game against the Indiana Pacers in February 2016. Joe Robbins/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Robbins/Getty Images Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, […]
Dr. Rhonda Flores looks at protein samples on March 20 at Novavax labs in Gaithersburg, Md., one of the labs developing a vaccine for the coronavirus. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Dr. Rhonda Flores looks at protein samples on March 20 […]
Michael Cohen arrives at his Manhattan apartment on Thursday after he was released from federal prison. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP Michael Cohen arrives at his Manhattan apartment on Thursday after he was released from federal prison. John Minchillo/AP President Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer, Michael […]
A home health aide in New Jersey accused of failing to self-isolate after undergoing a coronavirus screening is facing criminal charges after five people in a household where she worked tested positive for the coronavirus. An 80-year-old female patient ultimately died from COVID-19 complications, state officials said. Josefina Brito-Fernandez, 49, […]
Gregory McMichael and his son Travis McMichael have been charged with murder in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, whom they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood. Glynn County Detention Center via AP hide caption toggle caption Glynn County Detention Center via AP […]
A cruise ship docks in Mahé island, the largest island in the Seychelles, on Nov. 18, 2019. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images A cruise ship docks in Mahé island, the largest island in the Seychelles, on Nov. 18, 2019. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP […]
Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes has taken over the Ahmaud Arbery case. Cobb District Attorney’s Office hide caption toggle caption Cobb District Attorney’s Office Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes has taken over the Ahmaud Arbery case. Cobb District Attorney’s Office Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr on Monday tapped […]