Police response to pro-Trump protesters was different to Black Lives Matter. I know why
3 years, 11 months ago

Police response to pro-Trump protesters was different to Black Lives Matter. I know why

ABC  

Like many in Australia, I awoke Thursday to an America in crisis. In June, authorities unleashed flash grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets upon peaceful Black Lives Matters protesters assembled in Lafayette Square, mere blocks from the Capitol, so that President Donald Trump could pose for a photograph in front of St John's Church. In response to Thursday's violence, MSNBC commentator Joy Reid stated the seemingly obvious: "Guarantee you if that was a Black Lives Matter protest in DC there would already be people shackled, arrested or dead". Black Lives Matter's official account tweeted that authorities provided "one more example of the hypocrisy in our country's law enforcement response to protest". Which is why it should come as little surprise that snarled at BLM protesters — "when the looting starts the shooting starts" — yet embraced Thursday's rioters — "Go home.

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Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protesters
3 years, 4 months ago

Movement for Black Lives: Feds targeted BLM protesters

Associated Press  

The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in an attempt to disrupt and discourage the global movement that swept the nation last summer in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, according to a new report released Wednesday by The Movement for Black Lives. It also drew a comparison to how …

It’s not just your perception. Police are tougher on left-wing protests than right-wing ones
3 years, 11 months ago

It’s not just your perception. Police are tougher on left-wing protests than right-wing ones

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s supporters were still rampaging through the US Capitol when the question arose: If these had been Black Lives Matter demonstrators instead of overwhelmingly White, militant Trump backers, how different would the police response have been? “The right-leaning protesters will say police used force against Black Lives Matter and not them because they are on the …

The Capitol riot exposed police double standards
3 years, 11 months ago

The Capitol riot exposed police double standards

Al Jazeera  

On January 6, as the two chambers of Congress convened to count Electoral College votes and officially certify Joe Biden as the president-elect of the United States, a violent mob stormed the US Capitol in support of President Donald Trump and his false allegation that the presidential contest was “stolen” through voter fraud. How did a bunch of violent white …

For Police, MAGA Insurrectionists Weren't A Threat. Black Lives Matter Was.
3 years, 11 months ago

For Police, MAGA Insurrectionists Weren't A Threat. Black Lives Matter Was.

Huff Post  

On Wednesday, a crowd of white supporters of President Donald Trump livestreamed a fascist insurrection. Getty Images/Reuters In June, for example, when antiracist protesters rallied in the capital, National Guard troops in bulletproof vests, helmets and goggles lined the steps of the Lincoln Memorial like an occupying army; police flew helicopters low enough to generate gale-force winds; and, at Trump’s …

Capitol siege: If rioters were Black, ‘hundreds’ would be killed
3 years, 11 months ago

Capitol siege: If rioters were Black, ‘hundreds’ would be killed

Al Jazeera  

Activists and politicians, including President-elect Biden, have highlighted racial inequality after the mostly white mob went on a riot. “No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesting yesterday, they wouldn’t have been treated very, very differently from the mob of thugs that stormed the Capitol,” he said. Why were these people …

Race double standard clear in rioters’ Capitol insurrection
3 years, 11 months ago

Race double standard clear in rioters’ Capitol insurrection

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Black Lives Matter protests, 2020: Overwhelming force from law enforcement in dozens of cities. “When Black people protest for our lives, we are all too often met by National Guard troops or police equipped with assault rifles, shields, tear gas and battle helmets,” the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation said in a statement. Rashad Robinson, president …

Double standard, white privilege on display: Police response to US Capitol rioters draws cries of hypocrisy
3 years, 11 months ago

Double standard, white privilege on display: Police response to US Capitol rioters draws cries of hypocrisy

India Today  

As dramatic visuals emerged from US Capitol after thousands of Trump supporters stormed the building in Washington DC, people blasted the US President and compared police treatment of racial justice protesters with response to the mob. Outraged over the Wednesday attack, activists and leaders took to social media and highlighted the stark difference between the treatment meted out to those …

How Police Handled Pro-Trump Mob Compared With Protesters For Black Racial Justice
3 years, 11 months ago

How Police Handled Pro-Trump Mob Compared With Protesters For Black Racial Justice

NPR  

How Police Handled Pro-Trump Mob Compared With Protesters For Black Racial Justice Enlarge this image toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images When a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, surprisingly few police stood in the way. Sponsor Message "What we see here is that certain bodies are accorded a certain kind of …

Lock them up (opinion)
3 years, 11 months ago

Lock them up (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book “OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind.” Follow her on Twitter. After all, when Black Lives Matter protesters gathered in DC and were mostly peaceful – and certainly not storming the Capitol building – 289 demonstrators were arrested on June 1 …

In 2020, Protests Spread Across The Globe With A Similar Message: Black Lives Matter
3 years, 11 months ago

In 2020, Protests Spread Across The Globe With A Similar Message: Black Lives Matter

NPR  

In 2020, Protests Spread Across The Globe With A Similar Message: Black Lives Matter Enlarge this image toggle caption Gallo Images via Getty Images Gallo Images via Getty Images The Black Lives Matter movement became an international phenomenon in 2020. "This message of this movement — Las Vidas Negras Importan — of Black Lives Matter, were young Afro-Colombians who wanted …

After Trump March: Arrests, Accusations And Covid-19 Fines
4 years, 1 month ago

After Trump March: Arrests, Accusations And Covid-19 Fines

News 18  

After a weekend with dozens of arrests and scattered clashes between supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump, both sides took to social media to accuse the other of instigating violence. Meanwhile, a long-standing D.C. bar stands in danger of losing its liquor license after becoming a haven for Trump supporters who refused to follow local COVID-19 restrictions. The violence …

Donald Trump launches blistering attack on the Black Lives Matter movement
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump launches blistering attack on the Black Lives Matter movement

The Independent  

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Summer of protest: Chance for change, but obstacles exposed
4 years, 3 months ago

Summer of protest: Chance for change, but obstacles exposed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Memorial Day brought the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, prompting hundreds of thousands of Americans to take to the streets in protest. “I think that there was a lot of optimism surrounding the protests this summer in the wake of George Floyd because for the first time, we were starting to see all …

News Analysis: Trump sidesteps America’s racism and police brutality and labels protests ‘mob rule’
4 years, 3 months ago

News Analysis: Trump sidesteps America’s racism and police brutality and labels protests ‘mob rule’

LA Times  

President Trump and Melania Trump arrive for his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday. “But we must never allow mob rule.” In the four days leading up to Thursday’s speech, one speaker after another at the Republican National Convention dismissed and misconstrued protests held in cities large and small. …

Black Lives Matter Protester Shot While Marching Through Pennsylvania
4 years, 3 months ago

Black Lives Matter Protester Shot While Marching Through Pennsylvania

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Black Lives Matter protester marching with a group of fellow activists through rural Pennsylvania was allegedly shot by a white man on Monday night, according to witnesses and a live-streamed video of the incident. “Early information indicates there was an incident between a group of activists traveling from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. and two area residents,” …

Portland, America’s ‘whitest’ big city, is an unlikely hub of Black Lives Matter
4 years, 4 months ago

Portland, America’s ‘whitest’ big city, is an unlikely hub of Black Lives Matter

LA Times  

Participants in the “Wall of Vets” mustered early, setting up a human chain at nightfall in front of the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse. “There’s a lot of activism and institutionalization of resistance and support here for people who feel deeply marginalized here, both Black and white,” Johnson said. “People in the South tell you to your face that …

Black Lives Matter protesters in New York: ‘Confrontation works’
4 years, 5 months ago

Black Lives Matter protesters in New York: ‘Confrontation works’

Al Jazeera  

When the first Black Lives Matter protests reached New York City in 2014, Carlos Williams stood on the periphery – at the literal edge of the action, in fact. “The closest I ever got was putting my toes on the edge of the sidewalk and facing off with a cop … chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’. It’s about the colour of …

The Black Lives Matter protests preview the politics of a diversifying America
4 years, 6 months ago

The Black Lives Matter protests preview the politics of a diversifying America

CNN  

CNN — The movement against police mistreatment of African Americans is broadening far beyond its core support in the Black community, with potentially landmark consequences both for the movement itself and the younger generations of Americans who have fueled this spring’s massive wave of protests. “It is just not explicitly and exclusively Black people expressing it.” A wide variety of …

How The Black Lives Matter Protests Are Shaking Up New York’s Primaries
4 years, 6 months ago

How The Black Lives Matter Protests Are Shaking Up New York’s Primaries

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING THE BRONX, N.Y. ― It’s easy to forget now, but the hot mic moment that may end up costing Rep. Eliot Engel his seat only arose because of the recent wave of Black Lives Matter protests. The economic and public health fallout from the coronavirus, which disproportionately affected New York City’s Black and Latino communities, only exacerbated …

June 18, 2020 Black Lives Matter protest news
4 years, 6 months ago

June 18, 2020 Black Lives Matter protest news

CNN  

CNN's Chris Cuomo and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. CNN Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that she doesn’t know exactly how many officers are calling out, but that the city has enough police officers. But it is just my hope again that our officers will remember the commitment that they made when they held up their …

All Black Lives Matter march calls for LGBTQ rights and racial justice
4 years, 6 months ago

All Black Lives Matter march calls for LGBTQ rights and racial justice

LA Times  

Jason De Puy of West Hollywood attends the All Black Lives Matter march Sunday on Hollywood Boulevard. They carried signs: “Racism ain’t a good look, honey.” “Racists, sashay away!” “Less Karens, more caring.” The All Black Lives Matter march — held amid the pandemic that has canceled LGBTQ pride parades across the country — was the latest massive street demonstration …

US police ‘woefully undertrained’ in use of force: Live updates
4 years, 6 months ago

US police ‘woefully undertrained’ in use of force: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

A group of Minneapolis police officers has condemned the officer charged with murder in George Floyd’s death and say they are ready to back the police chief’s promised overhaul of the department. pic.twitter.com/eyky6mgn4J — Studio B Unscripted June 11, 2020 08:30 GMT – Row in Germany over ‘race’ in constitution A row has broken out in Germany over the term …

Donald Trump’s Race Speech In Tulsa Will Be Just Another Sop To His White Supporters
4 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump’s Race Speech In Tulsa Will Be Just Another Sop To His White Supporters

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump is going to Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of a 1921 racist massacre triggered by white resentment, on June 19, the Juneteenth holiday celebrating the Black emancipation from slavery and the continued struggle for freedom. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Thursday that he’s holding the rally on Juneteenth because “it’s a meaningful day …

The Black Lives Matter Protests Are Working. Here's Proof.
4 years, 6 months ago

The Black Lives Matter Protests Are Working. Here's Proof.

Huff Post  

In the weeks since police killed George Floyd in Minneapolis, nonstop protests across the U.S. have called out systemic racism and police brutality — and have already given rise to significant reckonings and policy changes in cities and companies nationwide. Floyd, who was Black, was killed on May 25 when a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck …

‘People go to protests to be heard’: Reflections on the ’60s and today
4 years, 6 months ago

‘People go to protests to be heard’: Reflections on the ’60s and today

CNN  

CNN Original Series “1968” returns with a special presentation on Saturday, June 27 at 10 p.m. Washington CNN — Lawrence Moore, 64, grew up in Lancaster, South Carolina, where he both observed prominent civil rights figures condemning racial injustice on TV and witnessed the specter of white violence hanging over his own community. In 1972, when Moore was in high …

Instead of tweeting, Dwayne Haskins sends a message by attending first protest
4 years, 6 months ago

Instead of tweeting, Dwayne Haskins sends a message by attending first protest

New York Times  

“‘Are you selling drugs? Being able to do those things and coach Rivera supporting me meant a lot.” Adrian Peterson said, “without a doubt,” he’ll be kneeling during the national anthem when the games resume. Chase Young, Washington’s 2020 first-round pick, was one of several black NFL players who participated in a video denouncing police brutality and stating matter of …

Black Lives Matter movement: Black activists push for criminal justice system overhaul
4 years, 6 months ago

Black Lives Matter movement: Black activists push for criminal justice system overhaul

Hindustan Times  

Black activists believe the police killing of George Floyd and the nationwide civil unrest that followed could be the catalyst for overhauling the criminal justice system. “This pandemic pulled back the curtains on decades of disinvestment, decades of devaluing and also now one of the major issues that black communities face is violence at the hands of the police.” Many …

‘Silence is pro-racist’: Anti-racism protests continue worldwide
4 years, 6 months ago

‘Silence is pro-racist’: Anti-racism protests continue worldwide

Al Jazeera  

Protesters continue demonstrations across the world against police brutality and racial discrimination. In Hong Kong, about 20 people staged a rally in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on Sunday outside the US consulate in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. “We have to remind ourselves despite all we see going on in the US and in the other parts of …

Trump’s response to Floyd protests has language associated with racial segregationists: U.N. experts
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump’s response to Floyd protests has language associated with racial segregationists: U.N. experts

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to protests against the killing of African-American George Floyd has included language directly associated with racial segregationists from America’s past, a group of U.N. human rights experts have said. The response of the President of the United States to the protests at different junctures has included threatening more state violence using language directly associated with …

Thousands in Europe decry racial injustice, police violence
4 years, 6 months ago

Thousands in Europe decry racial injustice, police violence

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of people demonstrated in London on Wednesday against police violence and racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which has set off days of unrest in the United States. Earlier, the U.K.'s most senior police officer said she was “appalled” by Floyd’s death and “horrified” by the subsequent violence in U.S. cities. Metropolitan Police …

Thousands protest peacefully during police brutality rally
4 years, 6 months ago

Thousands protest peacefully during police brutality rally

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Chanting “no justice, no peace” and “black lives matter,” thousands of people peacefully demonstrated in a Boston park Tuesday to protest police brutality against black people. The crowd then marched across Franklin Park, the city’s largest park and home to a popular zoo, waving signs that read “STOP KILLING US” and “White Silence = White Consent.” Boston police …

Black Lives Matter: Cole Sprouse says he was arrested while protesting
4 years, 6 months ago

Black Lives Matter: Cole Sprouse says he was arrested while protesting

New Indian Express  

A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about me, there’s a clear need to speak about the circumstances: Black Lives Matter. When many did turn to leave, we found another line of police officers blocking our route, at which point, they …

Black Lives Matter organiser says 'years of frustration' exploding across America, calls for demilitarised police
4 years, 6 months ago

Black Lives Matter organiser says 'years of frustration' exploding across America, calls for demilitarised police

ABC  

A US protest organiser says the violent demonstrations happening across America are a result of "years of frustration" finally exploding. Key points: US activist Tay Anderson says he is disgusted by the violence Mr Anderson says police need to be educated in racial bias Protests have rocked America since George Floyd died a week ago Black Lives Matter activist and …

Thousands attend Black Lives Matter rallies keeping physical distance
4 years, 6 months ago

Thousands attend Black Lives Matter rallies keeping physical distance

NL Times  

Demonstrators rallied in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on Tuesday, gathering on the Malieveld in The Hague and on the Grote Markt in Groningen to protest a culture of systemic racism in the Netherlands. The protests follow the death of George Floyd in the United States on May 25, which incited multiple Black Lives Matter protests throughout that …

In Pictures: Anti-racism solidarity protests held across world
4 years, 6 months ago

In Pictures: Anti-racism solidarity protests held across world

Al Jazeera  

People in several cities around the world have rallied in solidarity with anti-racism protests in the US, which were triggered after the killing of a Black man at the hands of the police. Several thousand people marched in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, on Monday to protest the killing of George Floyd in the US city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on …

Thousands around the world protest against George Floyd’s death in global display of solidarity
4 years, 6 months ago

Thousands around the world protest against George Floyd’s death in global display of solidarity

CNN  

CNN — Protesters have marched in the US for six consecutive nights over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer. On Monday, the Metropolitan Police said six people were arrested at a protest after they failed to “comply with police instructions.” People hold placards as they join a Black Lives Matter march at Trafalgar Square …

Protests over George Floyd’s death: Tear gas and burning cars in U.S. cities as unrest continues
4 years, 6 months ago

Protests over George Floyd’s death: Tear gas and burning cars in U.S. cities as unrest continues

The Hindu  

Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black men grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides as the country lurched toward another night of unrest after months of coronavirus lockdowns. - In the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, …

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