Black Lives Matter

Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waits for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive for her swearing-in reenactment for the cameras in the Capitol in January 2020.

WNBA Team Co-Owned By Ex-Sen. Kelly Loeffler Is Sold After Players' Criticism

4:08pm February 26, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The new three-member investor group which purchased the team includes former Dream player Renee Montgomery, making her the first retired player to have become both a co-owner and a WNBA executive.

The Farmers Co-op Antiques Mall in Redmond, Ore., included, until recently, a vendor selling Nazi memorabilia and racist caricatures.

Symbols Of White Supremacy Confront Oregon Shoppers At Antiques Mall

1:19pm February 14, 2021

by Emily Cureton

Mass protests have brought attention to racism in systems, actions and beliefs. But as 15-year-old Lily Gallentine discovered, hate can also take shape in objects.

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Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waits for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive for her swear-in reenactment for the cameras in the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020.

Atlanta Dream, Co-Owned By Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Is Close To Being Sold

5:45pm January 21, 2021

by Emma Peaslee

Ever since Loeffler denounced WNBA support for Black Lives Matter, players have wanted the league to force her to sell the team.

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An anti-racism protester near Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., in May is tear-gassed as he attempts to retrieve a flare thrown at police.

Protests In White And Black, And The Different Response Of Law Enforcement

11:20pm January 07, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Police yielded to the almost entirely white mob of pro-Trump insurrectionists as they stormed the Capitol. Protesters for racial justice see a contrast with how their demonstrations were policed.

Members of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protest against the death of George Floyd outside U.S. Consulate in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement on June 8, 2020 in Sandton, South Africa.

World News

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

8:49am December 30, 2020

Journalists based in Colombia, South Africa and Indonesia talk about how the Black Lives Matter movement inspired activists abroad this year.

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The Justice Department announced Tuesday it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice (pictured in a memorial).

National

Justice Department Declines To Prosecute Cleveland Officers In Death Of Tamir Rice

8:04pm December 29, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The department announced that it found insufficient evidence to "support federal criminal charges" against Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback.

Pastor Rev. William Lamar IV leads his congregation in prayers, during a service at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., in 2014.

Pastor Of Black Church Defaced In Protests: 'An Assault On Our Historical Resolve'

7:20pm December 14, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Black Lives Matters signs from two historic Black churches were destroyed. William Lamar IV says his congregation will keep its "desire to make this nation what it claims to be, but never has been."

Race

Triad Man Attacks Family Over Black Lives Matter Signs

4:40pm December 09, 2020

by David Ford

A Lewisville man is accused of assaulting two people over Black Lives Matter signs displayed in the rear window of their car. All those involved in the incident are white.

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Supermajority co-Founder Alicia Garza participates in Supercharge: Women All In, a virtual day of action hosted by Supermajority, on Sept. 26.

Books

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder On Her New Book, 'The Purpose of Power'

9:37am October 24, 2020

by Michel Martin

Alicia Garza, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, reflects on her past two decades of activism, the upcoming election and her new book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart.

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After a false rumor circulated that Antifa agitators were coming to Sandpoint and nearby Coeur d'Alene to riot and loot businesses, armed vigilantes and Second Amendment supporters gathered in downtown Coeur d'Alene, alarming some of the residents.

National

Are Paramilitary Extremists Being Normalized? Look To Idaho For Answers

12:58pm October 17, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

The arrests of militiamen who allegedly plotted to kidnap Michigan's governor echo loudly in the Idaho Panhandle, a region long synonymous with anti-government extremism.

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