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Feds Targeted BLM Activists to Foil Racial Justice Protests: Report
"This is not the first or the last time the federal government has utilized coordinated attacks on Black activists as a means to suppress our right to protest," Amara Enyia, policy and research coordinator for M4BL, said in a statement. "Historically, Bla ...[Read more]
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Charged with murder, Kyle Rittenhouse disappears after ill-advised bail release
Prosecutors have requested a new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen who killed two men and severely injured one more when he openly fired at protesters during a Black Lives Matter demonstration last year. Rittenhouse was charged... ...[Read more]
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Police Deployed Potentially Lethal Chemical During Black Lives Matter Protests
The hexachloroethane smoke that police used against protesters can cause vomiting, respiratory distress and even death. BLM protesters were no strangers to tear gas and smoke — after all, the Portland Police had gassed them many times since the George ...[Read more]
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Indigenous-Led Movement Credited With ‘Huge Victory’ as Biden Plans to Rescind Keystone XL Permit on Day One
"Our communities have been fighting KXL for over a decade, tooth and nail, in the dirt and in the courts." "A huge victory for Lakota and Indigenous front liners and Water Protectors. None of this would have been possible without their sacrifices," Nick E ...[Read more]
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93% of Black Lives Matter Protests Have Been Peaceful, New Report Finds
The vast majority of Black Lives Matter protests—more than 93%—have been peaceful, according to a new report published Thursday by a nonprofit that researches political violence and protests across the world. The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data P ...[Read more]
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DNC Headquarters Ambushed by Protesters Claiming Party ‘Sold Out’
Protesters dressed as movers charged the door of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters today, trying to gain entrance to the building. Security fended them off and barricaded the front steps. Protesters drove up in a U-Haul van wearing blue ...[Read more]
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