How The Fossil Fuel Industry Funds The Police
Black Americans are one and a half times more likely than white Americans to breathe air polluted by burning fossil fuels, three times more likely to die from the lung…
Police Violence Against Black Disabled People Can’t Be Ignored Anymore
Pearl Pearson Jr. was driving home from a Starbucks in Oklahoma City in 2014 when he noticed police lights flashing behind him. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers suspected him of being…
Minnesota Adopts Police Reforms Following George Floyd Protests
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed new police accountability reforms into law on Thursday, after nearly two months of protest following the police killing of George Floyd. The Minnesota Police Accountability…
NFL To Allow Players To Put Social Justice Decals On Helmets
The NFL is planning to allow players to have decals on the back of their helmets bearing names or initials of victims of systemic racism and police violence. The league…
Workers Nationwide Protest Racial Inequality In ‘Strike For Black Lives’
Workers across the country walked off the job on Monday to protest racial inequality as part of an organized action dubbed “Strike For Black Lives.” More than 50 labor unions…
Chicago police, protesters clash during bid to topple statue
Protesters trying to topple a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park clashed with police who responded violently with batons after they say officers were struck by fireworks and…
Portland Protesters: Federal Cops In Unmarked Vans Are Grabbing Us Off The Street
Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, say federal officers driving unmarked vans have been stopping to detain people during late-night protests this week, a legally dubious move that local officials are condemning.…
The Anti-Racism Protests Haven’t Stopped
It’s been 50 days since people took to the streets after the police killing of George Floyd — and the nationwide protests haven’t let up since. After demonstrators in Minneapolis…
Trump Snaps ‘So Are White People’ When Asked Why Black People Are Killed By Cops
President Donald Trump took umbrage with a question a CBS News reporter asked about Black Lives Matter on Tuesday. Reporter Catherine Herridge asked the president in an interview why he…
Over 140 Anti-Racism Protesters Sue Philadelphia Over Tear Gas, Use Of Force
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three class-action lawsuits filed in Philadelphia on Tuesday accuse the city of using military-level force that injured protesters and bystanders alike during peaceful protests against racial inequality…