Facing mounting pressure to crack down on a “busy” protest zone after two weekend shootings, the mayor of Seattle said Monday officials will move to reduce the stretch of city streets taken two years ago. weeks. Mayor Jenny Durkan said at a press conference that the violence distracted the changes …
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Law enforcement officers cleared protesters on Tuesday from outside the White House after a confrontation the night before, pushing them past a space known as “Black Lives Matter Plaza” in the latest apparent effort to crack down on the steps. of the protests from the president’s residence. “Defund the Police” …
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Amid a campaign to tear down statues across the country that quickly moved from attacking monuments of Confederate generals to those of former presidents, the governor of South Dakota promises that the famous Mount Rushmore will not be next. “Not under my watch,” South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem tweeted …
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Dozens of mourners, some dressed in white and others in Black Lives Matter shirts, remembered Rayshard Brooks and called for change during a private funeral Tuesday at a historic Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. “We cannot stop our protests until our voices are heard …
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The campaign has billed the fundraiser for a base event, as there is no minimum amount of money one must donate to tune in. In fundraising, Obama plans to discuss Biden’s leadership and specifically why he believes his former vice president is right for the current “turbulent time” in US …
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