Tag: #Protest
WATCH: Portland police in riot gear deploy teargas and then slash tires of medical van
Law enforcement officer in Portland, Oregon were seen on video slashing the tires of a medical support vehicle. According to reports from the scene, the…
Black man adopted by white Alabama family fights for Confederate symbols: ‘I’m not going to take my flag down’
A Black Alabama man this week said that he was fighting to save Confederate monuments because members of his adopted white family fought in the…
US braces for evictions crisis as aid talks stall in Washington
New York (AFP) – Activists and relief groups in the United States are scrambling to head off a monumental wave of evictions nationwide, as the…
Arrested Hong Kong media tycoon tells staff to ‘fight on’
Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai on Wednesday told his reporters to “fight on” following his dramatic arrest, as China widens its crackdown against…
Georgia’s Stone Mountain braces for another armed protest as far-right groups plan to rally at Confederate memorial
ATLANTA — Hundreds of members of a Black militia turned heads July 4 as they marched with assault rifles, shotguns and other firearms, on Stone…
Autonomous zones get the goods
The next temporary autonomous zone could connect the history of public property as protest and centering the work of current activists for a more impactful…
African Americans have long defied white supremacy and celebrated Black culture in public spaces
From Richmond to New York City to Seattle, anti-racist activists are getting results as Confederate monuments are coming down by the dozens. In Richmond, Virginia,…
Hong Kongers defy China, rush to buy pro-democracy newspaper after owner’s arrest
Hong Kongers rushed to buy pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Tuesday in a show of support for its owner, who was arrested a day earlier…
Downtown Chicago hit by widespread looting after police shooting
Chicago police responded to hundreds of people looting stores and causing widespread property damage in the city’s downtown overnight, resulting in at least one exchange…
Lawmakers demand removal of Postmaster General DeJoy over ‘nefarious’ efforts to ‘aid Trump re-election’
“He is working to dismantle a fundamental institution of our democracy. He needs to resign or be removed, now.” On the heels of a “Friday…
‘Back the Blue’ members beat BLM protesters in Colorado ditch: ‘Keep punching each other in the face’
Members of a “Back the Blue” rally were seen fighting with Black Lives Matter counter-protesters in Fort Collins, Colorado over the weekend. Video posted on…
The Black, Millennial Mayor Who Tore Down His City’s White Monuments
RICHMOND, Va.—At noon on June 2, more than a thousand people thronged the plaza outside city hall to hold the young mayor to account. The…
Five charged with felonies for tweeting or retweeting a cop’s photo
Enlarge (credit: Kevin Alfaro / Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) A New Jersey man is facing felony charges for a tweet seeking to identify a…
Progressives alarmed by Rice’s vast financial investments
When Susan Rice was under consideration for secretary of state in 2012, she was attacked by environmentalists for holding stock in the controversial Keystone Pipeline…
Watch the documentary trailer about rock mag Creem
Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll Magazine looks at the freewheeling Detroit-based publication that was as gonzo as the artists they covered. As Craig S….
Trump ‘stopped the bleeding’ in approval since protest coverage has fallen away: Report
President Donald Trump remains stuck behind Joe Biden in the polls, but it appears he won’t sink any lower at this point. Biden leads almost…
Black former Liberty University staffer says it felt like the ‘1950s or 1960s’ during his time at the school
After Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. mocked Virginia Governor Ralph Northam by donning a mask that featured the picture from Northam’s medical college yearbook allegedly…
WNBA players protest GOP senator with ‘Vote Warnock’ warm-up shirts supporting her Democratic challenger
Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia was protested by some of her own employees on Tuesday. “WNBA players are wearing ‘Vote Warnock’ T-shirts to games…
‘Never Trump’ Republicans team with progressives to convert the president’s religious base
A left-leaning group focused on persuading religious Americans to vote out Donald Trump in November has recruited some of the president’s leading Republican agitators to…
Killed for defending the planet: Murder of environmental activists reaches record high
Around the world, people are being threatened, detained and murdered for trying to protect their land. Naomi Larsson speaks to some of those who vow…
Thais ‘cast a spell’ for democracy in Harry Potter-theme protest
Dozens of mostly young Thais wearing striped “Harry Potter” scarves rallied Monday against the government, vowing to “cast a spell” for democracy as the nascent…
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