Tag: Black Lives Matter
VIDEO: Outrage Grows After Mysterious Death of #BlackLivesMatter Activist Sandra Bland...
Two days after an African-American woman was stopped by police, Sandy Bland was found dead in a jail cell. Now people are demanding answers about the #BlackLivesMatter activist's death.
Video Exposes Police Officer Pepper-Spraying Handcuffed Teens
The NAACP recently released a video of two handcuffed teens being shot with pepper spray while detained in a holding cell. The disturbing video bares the question: Are further civil rights violations taking place inside the Alton Police Station?
Rise of the New Black Radicals
Ongoing police brutality against young black men and women in the U.S. has given birth to a new young black militant—the new black radicals. It's time we say enough is enough. "That’s the only way oppression will ever leave.”
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
In five years, Chicago has barely made progress on its court-ordered police reforms. Here’s...
Now many of the city’s reform advocates have lost faith in the process and are increasingly concerned that the opportunity for lasting reform is slipping away.