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December 8, 2021

Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with Jussie Smollett: ‘We can never believe police’

Melina Abdullah, a Black Lives Matter leader, said Tuesday that the movement will continue to support former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett regardless of the outcome of his trial, where he is accused of faking a racist, homophobic hate crime against himself in 2019.

December 7, 2021

Kim Potter trial: BLM protester accused of intimidating judge held without bond as Daunte Wright case starts

The Minneapolis Black Lives Matter activist charged with intimidating the judge presiding over the trial for former police officer Kim Potter was ordered held without bond on Tuesday – meaning he will remain jailed at least for the first two weeks of the high profile case involving Daunte Wright's death.

December 7, 2021

Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue to be melted down into new public artwork

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that drew violent protests to Charlottesville, Virginia, will be melted down and turned into a new piece of public art by an African American heritage center.

December 5, 2021

Daunte Wright shooting: Minneapolis activist charged with intimidating Kim Potter trial judge

A Minneapolis activist has been charged with attempting to intimidate the judge handling the trial for ex-police officer Kim Potter, facing manslaughter charges in the April shooting of Daunte Wright.

December 4, 2021

Former football coach fired for removing Black Lives Matter poster alleges First Amendment rights violated

A former Illinois State University (ISU) assistant football coach has sued the team's head coach and the school's former athletic director, alleging his First Amendment rights were violated after he removed a Black Lives Matter poster from his door and replaced it with a different one.

December 2, 2021

Arizona State University students protest ‘killer’ Kyle Rittenhouse as possible student

Kyle Rittenhouse protesters and supporters clash at Arizona State University.

December 1, 2021

Minneapolis driver forces car through Daunte Wright protest crowd, report says

A protest in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening, calling for justice in April’s police-involved shooting death of Daunte Wright, was disrupted when a driver forced a vehicle through a crowd of marchers, according to a report.

November 30, 2021

Trial of Minneapolis officers in George Floyd case slated to begin in January

The federal civil rights trial for the four Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with the death of George Floyd is slated to begin in January, according to a letter sent to prospective jurors.

November 29, 2021

Daunte Wright estate faces third lawsuit from woman he allegedly choked at gunpoint in attempted robbery

The estate of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man fatally shot by a White police officer during an April traffic stop, was slapped with a third lawsuit on Monday – this time on behalf of a woman whom Wright allegedly choked and attempted to rob at gunpoint back in December 2019.

November 27, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces bill to honor Kyle Rittenhouse with Congressional Gold Medal

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., recently introduced a bill calling for Kyle Rittenhouse to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, according to reports.