May 25, 2021 Biden State Department signals support for BLM flag to be flown at US embassies: report The Department of State under President Biden issued guidance to all "Diplomatic and Consular posts" encouraging official displays of support for Black Lives Matter (BLM) on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder on May 25 and beyond, according to a new report.
May 25, 2021 Anniversary of George Floyd's death: Moment of silence marks one year George Floyd was honored Tuesday with a moment of silence in Minneapolis.
May 25, 2021 North Carolina motorist charged with striking 2 Andrew Brown Jr. protesters Two women were hit by a car while protesting a police killing in Elizabeth City on Monday, police said.
May 25, 2021 Minnesota prosecutor in Daunte Wright case quits amid 'vitriol,' 'partisan politics' after AG Ellison takeover A local prosecutor in Minnesota who was handling the case of the former Brooklyn Center police officer, Kim Potter, charged in the deadly shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, has resigned, citing “vitriol” and “partisan politics” that have made his "job difficult to pursue justice."
May 25, 2021 Minneapolis police leaving force in droves: Former officer says cops feel ‘helpless’ Former Minneapolis police officer Steve Dykstra who left the force last summer said on Tuesday that the City of Lake's police “feel helpless."
May 25, 2021 Alveda King: George Floyd death anniversary – I ask all Americans to do this one year later After George was killed last year I reached out to his family to say I had some idea of their pain. I know it’s terrible to lose a family member to violence, to have to grieve publicly.
May 24, 2021 Jones: US Corporation's 'holier than thou pledges of generosity' to Black Americans are 'a bunch of bull' 'ӣƵ Primetime' host Lawrence Jones calls American corporation's monetary pledges for advancing Black life 'a bunch of bull'
May 24, 2021 Friedman: People in our own government are ‘fueling the flames’ of anti-Semitism Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on the rise of anti-Semitism and the rhetoric from progressive Democrats on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
May 24, 2021 2020 rioting in Kenosha, Wisconsin after police killings hurt Biden, analysis finds A new study of election results in Kenosha, Wisconsin by the Economist suggests that when the last summer's racial protests turned violent, Trump and Republicans benefited at the ballot box.
May 23, 2021 Texas aims to crack down on protesters who block traffic: 'That chaos won't be tolerated' A bill that would increase penalties for protestors blocking roads and obstructing emergency vehicles is on the way to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.