More from Protests in Minneapolis and nationwide following George Floyd’s death


New Yorkers reading the local, mainstream papers wouldn’t have known that a new civil rights movement was unfolding.


The 1968 government-sponsored report reveals that demands from activists around policing are nothing new.

Over about half a century, police unions have become one of the most powerful lobbies in local government.


How identity politics changed the Democratic Party — for the better.


They’re now poised to sink the legislation during a vote on Wednesday.

Why Black Lives Matter protests spread across the world this year.

The deaths of Layleen Polanco and Tony McDade highlight how Black trans Americans are treated and criminalized.


And four other ways people are using social media to support nationwide protests.

Second-generation Americans are organizing online to translate educational resources, combat disinformation, and express solidarity with the black community.


The officers say they were forbidden from interacting with Derek Chauvin because they were deemed a “liability” based on their race.


The holiday was more widely recognized and celebrated in light of today’s racial justice protest movement.

Activists and city leaders want to cut $1 billion from the police force’s budget.

The problem with policing is about more than violence. It’s about living a black life in fear.


As Americans protest, the holiday marks the end of slavery and beckons the country to close the racial wealth gap.


Listen to everything from what “defund the police” really means to how the world views these protests.


Black trans lives must be part of the larger Black Lives Matter movement.


Brooks was killed after falling asleep at an Atlanta Wendy’s drive-through. The officer who shot him has been charged with felony murder.

Longstanding inequalities have led to the current wave of protests.

Research suggests black people want a systemic overhaul on crime reduction and inequality.


“The football players are looking at this and going, ‘Wait a second, they need us at this point even more than we need them.’”

Best known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, the neighborhood has flourished since police left the area to protesters last week.

Why President Trump’s choice of Tulsa for his latest rally is controversial.


He’s proposed cuts in budget after budget, and is holding up needed fiscal aid.

“This is a demand for real change,” said one Black Lives Matter leader from Houston.


Reps. Jim Clyburn and Ilhan Omar have very different views on what the polarizing slogan means.