Publix Fires Five Black Employees Over Local BLM Protests
Publix Super Markets has fired five of its African American employees in response to their participation in Black Lives Matter protests in Winston-Salem at the end of June.
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Protests Helped Save Black-Owned Business That Coronavirus Nearly Killed
When coronavirus killed foot traffic at Tommy Rhine's downtown Denver cobbler shop, he fell behind on rent. A "Black owned business" sign in his shop window during protests led to lots of business.
St. Louis Prosecutor Charges White Couple With Threatening Protesters With Guns
"It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner at those participating in nonviolent protest ... this type of conduct is unacceptable in St. Louis," Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner said.
Essential Workers Hold Walkouts And Protests In National 'Strike For Black Lives'
Front-line workers in several U.S. cities walked off their jobs and took to the streets to demand racial and economic justice.
'Change Can Happen': Black Families On Racism, Hope And Parenting
In wake of George Floyd's killing and the Black Lives Matter protests, conversations about race in America have a new urgency. Here's how Black parents are having 'the talk' with their children today.
Statue Of Protester Is Removed In England, One Day After Replacing Slave Trader
Officials in Bristol say the artist didn't have approval to erect the work on the plinth where the Edward Colston statue used to stand. The mayor says the search for a replacement will not be rushed.
Graham Demonstrators Argue Over Monument, Sheriff In Tense Gathering
The city of Graham had its first major protest Saturday after a federal judge blocked a measure to ban such gatherings as two sides clashed over the fate of the city's Confederate
NYC Begins Painting Black Lives Matter Mural In Front Of Trump Tower
President Trump derided the mural plan last week, saying it would be "denigrating this luxury Avenue" and antagonize the city's police as "a symbol of hate."
In Alabama, A City Debates How To Depict Its Past In The Present
When the city of Mobile, Ala., took down a statue of a Confederate naval officer it sparked a conversation about what the statue meant, and how the city's Confederate history should be portrayed.