Slideshow: #BlackLivesMatter protest tactics – from die-ins to yarn bombing
All photos by Lena Nozizwe. Hear her accompanying radio report here. Click on any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
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#ReclaimMLK actions vindicate King’s legacy of civil rights protests
In 2015, observation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and death is taking on a level of intensity unseen in many years. Protesters around the country have been engaging in activism that goes far...
Holidays bring generations together at “Black Lives Matter” demonstrations
Monday’s release of the autopsy of Ezell Ford, an unarmed black man fatally shot in August by Los Angeles police, has prompted a new wave of demonstrations against the use of deadly force by...
No charges for officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown killing
A grand jury decision to not indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed African American teenager Michael Brown has touched off a new round of protests in the Saint...
Q&A: “Yes means yes” and on-campus sexual assault prevention
On college campuses from Washington to Florida, from Maine to Southern California university students, faculty and community members took part in a National Day of Action Wednesday against sexual assault. Participants carried mattresses and...
Los Angeles seeks to renegotiate multimillion dollar fees owed to Wall Street banks
Cities around the country have been looking to renegotiate the terms for public financing deals that turned toxic after the Great Recession of 2008. The biggest city in the country to join the fight...
Los Angeles City Council approves minimum wage hike for workers at big hotels
A measure in Los Angeles that will boost the minimum wage for workers at the city’s largest hotels is headed for the mayor’s desk. The L.A. City Council approved an industry-specific wage floor Wednesday...
From Ferguson to LA, protests demand police accountability
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon today ordered National Guard forces to begin a gradual withdrawal from Ferguson, citing improvement in the on-the-ground situation. The order comes after a visit to Ferguson and St. Louis yesterday...
Slideshow: Los Angeles protesters join National Moment of Silence
Los Angeles Protesters Share Bonds of Anger and Frustration with Ferguson, Missouri as Hundreds Join in NMOS Vigil The fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson – and a militarized police response...
