Protesters and activists walk across the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday in New York. Cities saw some of their biggest gatherings of the past two weeks on Saturday. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption toggle caption Craig Ruttle/AP Protesters and activists walk across the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday in New York. Cities saw some of […]
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Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue. Tyrone Turner/WAMU Tens of thousands of demonstrators crisscrossed Washington, D.C., on Saturday, as protests against police brutality in the nation’s capital continued into a second straight weekend. Multiple groups gathered peacefully at […]
The casket of George Floyd arrives Saturday in Raeford, N.C. Floyd was called a gentle giant. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption John Bazemore/AP The casket of George Floyd arrives Saturday in Raeford, N.C. Floyd was called a gentle giant. John Bazemore/AP In a service punctuated throughout by moments of […]
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo (right) kneels as the hearse of George Floyd arrives to North Central University ahead of funeral service on Thursday. Protests in the wake of Floyd’s death while in police custody has erupted across the country. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im hide caption […]
Protesters peacefully gather at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday in Washington to call for action to end racial injustice. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU Protesters peacefully gather at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday in Washington to call for action to end racial injustice. Tyrone Turner/WAMU Since George […]
Mal Brewster, a local college student, speaks about her experiences with racism during a vigil in Canton, N.Y., on Saturday. Julia Ritchey/NCPR hide caption toggle caption Julia Ritchey/NCPR Mal Brewster, a local college student, speaks about her experiences with racism during a vigil in Canton, N.Y., on Saturday. Julia Ritchey/NCPR […]
Demonstrators protest over the death of George Floyd in front of Trump Tower in Chicago on May 30. Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Demonstrators protest over the death of George Floyd in front of Trump Tower in Chicago on […]
The Maryland-National Capital Park Police say that Anthony Brennan III was arrested Friday, after a video appeared to show him violently grab an object from a young adult who was posting signs protesting the death of George Floyd. AP hide caption toggle caption AP The Maryland-National Capital Park Police say […]
Protesters in Washington, D.C., hold up their phones during a demonstration outside the White House over the death of George Floyd. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images Protesters in Washington, D.C., hold up their phones during a demonstration outside the White House […]
Police officers fire rubber bullets May 29 during a Los Angeles protest over the death of George Floyd. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption toggle caption Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Police officers fire rubber bullets May 29 during a Los Angeles protest over the death of George Floyd. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP Nationwide […]
A video shows officers appearing to shove an older man who walked up to riot police Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y. Prosecutors have now filed charges against two officers. Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP A video shows officers appearing to shove an older man […]
Newly elected prime minister Avdullah Hoti (center) walks out of the parliament building in the capital Pristina, on Wednesday. Visar Kryeziu/AP hide caption toggle caption Visar Kryeziu/AP Newly elected prime minister Avdullah Hoti (center) walks out of the parliament building in the capital Pristina, on Wednesday. Visar Kryeziu/AP Albin Kurti […]
The bureaucratic red tape that normally prevents politicians from rapidly changing their cityscapes is falling away as protesters demanding racial justice insist that Confederate monuments be swept into the dustbin of history. But more than bronze statues are being discarded. The University of Kentucky announced Friday that it would remove […]
Evangelical Christians traditionally focused on individual sin and salvation. But some are taking a wider view when it comes to addressing systemic racism. Reza/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Reza/Getty Images Evangelical Christians traditionally focused on individual sin and salvation. But some are taking a wider view when it comes […]
The unconscious man was a Beatles fan, his sister said. When she couldn’t be with him in his final ICU hours she asked Dr. Daniel Colón Hidalgo to play music and say the words she wanted him to hear. (Image credit: Kristen Radtke for NPR) Source link
A Maasai man in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, prays next to a mural of George Floyd, painted by the artist Allan Mwangi on June 3. Gordwin Odhiambo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gordwin Odhiambo/AFP via Getty Images A Maasai man in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, […]
All of the approximately 1,600 active duty soldiers who were airlifted to military bases near Washington, D.C., earlier this week are being ordered back to their home postings, according the Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. The troops were mobilized to be deployed in the nation’s capital if President Trump invoked the […]
A protester is arrested by NYPD officers during a march in Manhattan on Wednesday. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP A protester is arrested by NYPD officers during a march in Manhattan on Wednesday. John Minchillo/AP Manhattan’s district attorney will not prosecute protesters arrested for breaking the city’s […]
Denver Police observe the crowd during a protest outside the State Capitol over the death of George Floyd on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Denver. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP Denver Police observe the crowd during a protest outside the State Capitol over the death of George […]
A statue of King Leopold II of Belgium is pictured on June 4 in Antwerp after it was set on fire the night before. Activists want statues of the colonial-era monarch removed. Jonas Roosens/Belga/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jonas Roosens/Belga/AFP via Getty Images A statue of King […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Philadelphia. He has now secured enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Philadelphia. He has now secured enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Matt Rourke/AP […]
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will consider labeling some posts that break its rules, rather than simply taking them down or leaving them up. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will consider labeling some posts that break its rules, rather than simply taking them down […]
In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the […]
On Sept. 25, 2016 San Francisco 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP On Sept. 25, 2016 San Francisco 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before […]