Tag: Memorial

AI Weekly: Dismantle white supremacy for the good of us all

AIJune 5, 2020

I still haven’t watched the full 8 minutes and 46 seconds of a knee on the neck of George Floyd that an independent...

‘Get your knee off our necks,’ activist Sharpton says at Floyd memorial

ReutersJune 5, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners that George Floyd’s death in police custody and the nationwide...

Being Black In America: ‘We Have A Place In This World Too’

NPRJune 5, 2020

In response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent months, some black people are saying that enough is enough. Clockwise from...

Kamala Harris and Corey Booker give emotional speeches after a Rand Paul amendment holds up anti-lynching bill

Business InsiderJune 5, 2020

Sens. Kamala Harris and Corey Booker spoke out against an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul that is holding up an anti-lynching bill. Paul claimed...

Protesters Came Out Again In Washington, D.C. — And Some Stayed, Despite Thunderstorm

NPRJune 4, 2020

Demonstrators protest police violence near the White House on Thursday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Demonstrators protest police violence near the White House...

‘Get your knee off our necks,’ activist Sharpton tells George Floyd memorial

ReutersJune 4, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prominent civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners on Thursday that George Floyd’s fatal encounter with police and...

Protesters say the nation’s capital ‘feels like it’s turning into a military state’ as National Guard and unidentified troops patrol the streets at Trump’s...

Business InsiderJune 4, 2020

Washington, DC, appeared to take a breather on Thursday following days of unrest and clashes between protesters and law enforcement officials in demonstrations...