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Trump on BLM Protesters: ‘Can’t You Just Shoot Them?’
Trump’s former defense secretary says he asked if racial justice protests could be stopped by shooting protesters “in the legs or something.”
The Community Where Patrick Lyoya Was Killed by Cops Saw It Coming
“If people would have paid more attention to the situations we’ve been talking about here, he’d be alive,” one Grand Rapids resident told VICE News.
How COVID and Black Lives Matter Converged
Through the vantage point of photojournalists, Lauren Walsh's new book seeks to understand the historic moment a global pandemic clashed with a movement for racial equality.
‘Anti-Woke’ GOP Candidate Totally Forgot He Used to Condemn ‘Structural Bigotry’
Senate candidate David McCormick has pledged to “fight the woke mob,” but he once called for “solidarity by denouncing and eradicating structural bigotry.”
Anti-Abortion Group Targeted a Black Lawmaker With KKK Graphic, Lawsuit Says
The lawsuit called the messages “the modern-day digital equivalent of burning a cross.”
BLM Swimsuit for Amir Locke Almost Got a 12-Year-Old Banned From Her Meet
The young athlete’s actions are just the latest example of the widespread demands for justice in the police shooting of Amir Locke.
What We Know About the No-Knock Raid Killing of Amir Locke
Locke, 22, was a delivery driver and an aspiring musician. His family is calling his death an “execution.”
Jury for 3 Officers Who Watched George Floyd Die Has Zero Black People
“There is absolutely nothing about the subject of religion, race, or ethnicity that’s involved in this case,” the judge said.
Leaked Emails Show LA Mayor’s Former Chief of Staff Calling Black Lives Matter ‘Annoying’
Private emails from 2016 and 2017 obtained by VICE News show members of Eric Garcetti’s office disparaging the Black Lives Matter movement.
BLM Activists Who Toppled Slave Trader Statue Cleared of Criminal Damage
The four protesters didn't deny pulling down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in June 2020 and rolling it into Bristol harbour, but said their actions were justified.
George Floyd’s 4-Year-Old Niece Was Shot. Cops Took 4 Hours to Respond.
The family, who were prominent fixtures of the protests after Floyd’s murder, believes they may have been targeted.
Derek Chauvin Just Pleaded Guilty to Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights
Former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin had originally pleaded not guilty in September.