Vice President J.D. Vance, who previously spread conspiracy theories about the Black Lives Matter movement, said Saturday that its leaders and supporters should celebrate President Donald Trump because he’s “done more to save Black lives than any leader in our country.” Trump has called Black Lives Matter a “symbol of …
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On a Sunday morning, Dec. 13, 2020, Reverend William Lamar, pastor of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., was home preparing to livestream for his virtual congregation, who were among the thousands forced indoors in the throes of the Covid pandemic. “As I was going down to …
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President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care when he was 98 years old. Nine months later, his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter, whom he described as “my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” died. Carter said he wanted to live long enough to cast his vote for Vice President …
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Thisarticlewas produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone with permission. It’s a familiar story.After the police murder of George Floyd in 2020, there was national soul searching and protests, and racial justice suddenly became fashionable. Money that once had been a trickle flowed into racial equity …
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A former U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering Garrett Foster, a Black Lives Matter protester, in Austin in 2020 will be set free after Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardoned him. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended the release of Daniel Perry on Thursday, according to USA …
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The Supreme Court decided on Monday not to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to hold the organizer of a Black Lives Matter protest liable for injuries sustained by a police officer who was attacked by a demonstrator. The decision leaves in place an appeals court ruling that effectively renders organizers …
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Samuel L. Jackson, Jeffrey Wright, and David Oyelowo have all portrayed civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., whose Atlanta sit-ins, Montgomery bus boycotts, and peaceful protests desegregated the nation. When Kelvin Harrison Jr. was first offered the role, he was overwhelmed by the weight of the historical figure and …
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While much of the talk surrounding this year’s Venice Film Festival has been about three men who stand accused of heinous offenses, the 80th edition of the fest also made history: Ava DuVernay, whose film Origin is premiering at the fest, became the first African American woman to have a …
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A British research group that typically investigates war crimes and human rights abuses has turned its spotlight on Portland law enforcement, releasing a damning report on the use of chemicals against demonstrators by the Portland Police Bureau during the 2020 George Floyd protests. The international investigation is yet another black …
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Daniel Perry,who was convicted ofmurdering28-year-old Black Lives Matterprotesterand military veteran Garrett Foster, posted and sent racist messages for years according to new court records, the Statesman reports. On Thursday, a Travis County judge in Texas unsealed 76 pages of court documents dating back years in which Perry, a U.S. Army …
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