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Keenan Anderson backs away from an officer in this screenshot taken from body camera footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department this week.

National

A cousin of a prominent Black Lives Matter founder died after being tased by police

6:00am January 14, 2023

by Emily Olson

Keenan Anderson, a 31-year-old teacher and father, flagged down police after a traffic collision. He was chased, held down by multiple officers and tased for over 90 seconds as he begged for help.

Outside of the Glynn County Courthouse, Ahmaud Arbery's aunt, Thea Brooks, joins a group during a demonstration calling for the conviction of the three men who face charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery and other county officials they say were complicit i

National

Family of Ahmaud Arbery leads rally ahead of trial of men charged in killing

3:23pm October 16, 2021

Community organizers and Arbery's family hope the momentum for policy changes after his death will continue throughout the trial. Jury selection begins Monday.

String players perform during a violin vigil for Elijah McClain in Washington Square Park on June 29, 2020, in New York City.

National

Opinion: Remembering The Life And Spirit Of Elijah McClain

8:30am September 04, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on this week's indictments in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. He had committed no crime, but police used a carotid hold on him and paramedics injected him with a sedative.

Sampson Levingston, of Through2Eyes, runs walking tours focusing on Indianapolis' Black neighborhoods and history.

Arts

'I Fit In Right Here': A History Buff Leads Walking Tours Of Black Indianapolis

4:17pm May 06, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Amid the pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests, Sampson Levingston decided to bring people together by offering tours of African American neighborhoods. He's turned it into a thriving business.

Amiri Nash, 18, co-founded an organization that creates signs about racial injustice to post in predominantly white neighborhoods.

Education

'I'm Willing To Fight For America': 5 Student Activists On Protesting For Change

1:13pm June 19, 2020

COVID-19 closed schools all over the world. But students are still taking the lead in the Black Lives Matter protests. So we ask student activists how they're organizing during the pandemic.

Raisha Doumbia, 20, left and Kai Harris, 17, have turned to TikTok to discuss racial injustice. It comes after TikTok apologized for a "technical glitch" that hid videos related to Black Lives Matter.

National

TikTok Pivots From Dance Moves To A Racial Justice Movement

5:00am June 07, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

TikTok has become the go-to platform for youth activism over George Floyd's death and Black Lives Matter. It follows an apology from the Chinese-owned app for hiding videos related to the protests.

Then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem before a September 2016 game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle.

NFL On Kneeling Players' Protests: 'We Were Wrong,' Commissioner Says

8:46pm June 05, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks after calls for the NFL to take a strong stand amid nationwide protests, but the league's statement makes no reference to Colin Kaepernick.

(Left) Stacy, and sister Tracy reminisce over a collage of photos of Maleak Coffin, who died three days after being shot in December. The blanket was gifted to the family by Maleak's girlfriend, Marshay Walker.

National

Mass Shootings Spur Movements, But Gun Violence Is Constant For Some Americans

5:00am April 10, 2018

by Asia Simone Burns

Some residents in Washington, D.C. — which faces daily gun violence — say their needs are being forgotten in the national conversation surrounding gun control.

Randall Stephenson is the chairman, CEO and president of AT&T. Why is he talking about Black Lives Matter?

National

Does It Matter When A White CEO Says 'Black Lives Matter'?

3:18pm November 10, 2016

by Leah Donnella

The CEO of AT&T, along with Ben & Jerry's and Starbucks, have waded into the rough waters of race. We ask some experts whether that makes a difference, and the answer is ... complicated.

Trymaine Lee reports in Ferguson in August 2014.

Reporting Post-Ferguson: A Journey To 'Very Dark Places'

6:08am August 22, 2015

by NPR Staff

MSNBC's Trymaine Lee was one of several African-American journalists who shared their stories of reporting on racially-charged violence with Code Switch's Gene Demby.