Leaders of the black community in Portland hope to shift the focus of the protests in the city to the Black Lives Matter movement rather than what they say has become largely a “white show.” In an opinion piece for the Washington Post, the chairman of the Portland branch of …
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“If you don’t tell us anything, we’ll think you’re doing nothing,” Johnson said in a speech, according to the Louisville Courier Journal. The death of Taylor, who returned to fame after the May 25 suffocation in George Floyd police custody by Minneapolis, has become a rallying cry in national protests …
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WASHINGTON – President Trump promised on Friday to remove legislation renaming military bases that honor Confederate leaders after Congress this week voted overwhelmingly to pass the measure. Trump had previously threatened to use his presidential veto to kill the $ 740 billion defense bill, but lawmakers overruled it when the …
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The WNBA season began on Saturday with a statement against racial injustice. As the national anthem played before the start of the game, the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty players dropped their basketballs, left the court, and returned to their respective locker rooms. As the national anthem was played, …
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Imagine that a group called Let’s Let’s Cure Cancer was found to have nothing to do with curing cancer but to give advice to arsonists. Do you think our sports would fully and publicly support Let’s Cure Cancer? On Thursday, about an hour before the start of this season, the …
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