60 Years Ago: Students Launched Sit-In Movement
February 6, 2020
Violent episodes were the exceptions and not the rule of the massively spreading Sit-in Movement.
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#BlackLivesMatter’s Mass March for Justice Disrupts White Capitalism at Hollywood & Highland
January 2, 2020
Since 2014, #BlackLivesMatter has used the holiday season to highlight the relationship between White capitalism and Black death
White Militia Group Set to Protest Maxine Waters California District Offices
July 18, 2018
According to the Oath Keepers (an anti-government militia) website, the hate group is planning an “ongoing” protest at California Rep. Maxine Waters’ congressional offices in Los Angeles beginning Thursday.
NFL Season Marred by Controversy
February 22, 2018
I’m Happy the Philadelphia Eagles Won the Super Bowl, but I Refused to Watch It. This season, however, I took a complete break from watching the NFL and, as a result, missed the game entirely.
In The Shadow of Lumuba, Congolese Defy Protest Ban Amidst Live Bullets
January 22, 2018
The Catholic Church makes up half the 67.5 million inhabitants of Congo and has pressed Kabila to step down since his second and final term expired more than a year ago.
African American Faith Leaders Protest Artic Oil Drilling
December 15, 2017
five L.A.-area African American faith leaders joined with 49 black ministers throughout the country to protest the potential of oil and gas exploration and drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge.
Vegas protest of man’s death in custody leads to 10 arrests
June 1, 2017
It wasn’t immediately clear if Bloom or Score had attorneys.
MLK: Beyond Vietnam Speech 50 Years Later
April 5, 2017
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke his first public antiwar speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” in front of 3,000 people at Riverside Church in New York City.
Christmas Eve Black Brunch Protest Takes Place at Trump National Golf Club Restaurant
December 28, 2016
On Christmas Eve brunch goers at president-elect Donald Trump’s Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes were treated to Christmas carols with a message sung by members of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles.
Los Angeles cops cleared in death of homeless black man
December 7, 2016
Three Los Angeles police officers who fatally shot a black homeless man on Skid Row last year will not face criminal charges, according to a report released Thursday by the district attorney.
Bucs WR Evans apologizes for not standing for anthem
November 24, 2016
Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans says he will not continue to protest the election of Donald Trump as president by declining to stand for the national anthem before games.
Buffalo fans target Kaepernick for national anthem protest
October 20, 2016
Outside the stadium, vendors sold shirts with Kaepernick’s image in the sites of a rifle scope, and fans tackled a dummy dressed up like the quarterback . Nearby, other fans protested in support of the movement .
Huskers’ Rose-Ivey received blowback for anthem protest
September 29, 2016
A Nebraska football player who kneeled during the national anthem before the game at Northwestern on Saturday night said he and his family have received racially-charged criticism on social media.