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The infamous 8 minutes, 46 seconds (later revised by prosecutors to 9 minutes, 29 seconds) in which George Floyd, a Black ...
Where once the bold yellow letters of Black Lives Matter shone brightly on the asphalt of 16th Street in the US capital, ...
Washington’s Black Lives Matter Plaza stood as a place to mourn, celebrate, argue and ultimately renew the nation’s commitment to the fight for equality. Then, amid a recent shift in political winds ...
Five years on, many of the murals are still maintained by activists and community groups, while wear and tear, construction, ...
In Minneapolis, where a bystander used her cellphone to record Floyd’s killing at the hands of police, 16 artists ...
Five years after George Floyd's murder, the future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, Black Lives Matter murals are erased and reforms rolled back.
Why did the death of George Floyd spark a global protest movement? The LA riots didn’t spread across the world after the ...
Discover how Black Lives Matter leaders navigate difficult political times. McPhearson believes lasting changes remain despite challenges. Optimism persists.
In a guest column, Urbana Police Chief Larry D. Boone reflects on leading a large law enforcement division — and holding a ...
It’s unbelievable what happened here,” Reed said, sometimes through tears. “All those activists who claimed to be activists ...
Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the ripple effects of that summer are still being felt to this day ...
The name that rallied millions to unite in a global call for racial justice is now being turned against the little girl who ...