“Armed members of far-right groups have appeared at numerous protests as President Trump continues to criticize peaceful protesters for their sustained uprising in the streets against anti-Black racism and police violence. The presence of right-wing groups is occurring alongside a much larger pattern of coordinated infiltrations into the military and law enforcement by neo-Nazi organizations,…
“The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Trump’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. RAICES’s Erika Andiola says it was “all because of movement building, because of organizing.” She also recalls that while DACA was created by President Obama in 2012, his administration also deported people in record numbers — and…
“New footage has surfaced of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man who was killed by former Atlanta cop Garett Rolfe June 12 outside a Wendy’s, speaking out on his struggles with the criminal justice system. Rolfe was charged Wednesday with felony murder and 10 other counts for killing Brooks. In a February interview with the…
“President Trump said Wednesday he will “not even consider” renaming U.S. Army bases named after Confederate military officers. There are 10 such bases — all of them in Southern states. He tweeted, “These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom.” Bree Newsome…
“The uprising against police brutality and anti-Black racism continues to sweep across the United States and countries around the world, forcing a reckoning in the halls of power and on the streets. The mass protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 have dramatically shifted public opinion on policing and…
“The momentum carrying worldwide protests against systemic racism and calls in some cities to defund police can be attributed to decades of organizing by Black women and Black-led collectives, says historian and UCLA professor Robin D.G. Kelley. Still, despite the “enormous work” of movements to underscore the core issues shaping their demands, Kelley says the…
“Massive #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations across the U.S. are bringing thousands of people into the streets, where advocates say undcoumented immigrants may face the presence of Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials. Last week a viral video showed ICE agents working with New York police to detain protesters at a George Floyd rally. Mizue Aizeki, deputy director at…
“On Thursday, disturbing new details were revealed in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man who was chased, ambushed and shot dead by a group of white men in Georgia in what many have called a modern-day lynching. In a nearly seven-hour hearing, a state judge concluded all three men — Travis McMichael,…
“As a historic week-long uprising against police violence continues and curfews are in place across the United States, President Trump has declared himself “the president of law and order” and threatened to send thousands of heavily armed soldiers into the streets. “President Trump’s speech almost amounted to a declaration of war against Americans,” says Kristen…
“Thousands took to the streets of Minneapolis Thursday as protests against the police killing of George Floyd rocked the city for the third night in a row. Kandace Montgomery, who participated in some of the protests, is executive director of Black Visions Collective, a Black-led, queer- and trans-centering community organization based in the Twin Cities…