In Omaha, Nebraska, protests erupted throughout the city on Friday and Saturday after police fatally killed 35-year-old Kenneth Jones Thursday night during a traffic stop. […]
Category: Protests
A chronological category of events that occurred during the 2020 Protests and Riots sparked by the death of George Floyd.
Prosecutor Reads Racist Messages by Ahmaud Arbery’s Killer
Ahmaud Arbery was a 25-year-old Black man from Georgia who went for a jog on February 23, when he was pursed by a white father […]
Gun-Waving St. Louis Couple Sues Photographer Who Took Picture of Viral Incident
St. Louis couple, Mark and Patricia McCloskey have continued to make headlines after an image taken of them went viral. Now, the McCloskey’s are filing […]
Officials Name New Road in Florida After Trayvon Martin
A section of the road leading to the Dr. Michael Krop Senior High, the school which Trayvon Martin attended, now bears his name. What We […]
Police Release 911 Calls, Body Camera Video in Fatal Shooting of Walter Wallace
Philadelphia officials released bodycam footage and the 911 call audio from the fatal police killing of 27-year-old Walter Wallace. What We Know: Last Monday, October […]
Voter Intimidation Lawsuit Filed After Police Use Pepper-Spray At North Carolina March
The “I Am Change” march to the polls took place on October 31st in North Carolina with around 200 people in attendance. The crowd was […]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of BLM Activist DeRay McKesson
In 2016, DeRay McKesson organized a protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after the death of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old Black man who was shot and […]
Breonna Taylor Memorial to be Relocated to African American Museum in Louisville
The Jefferson Square Park memorial honoring the life of 26 year-old Breonna Taylor, who was killed by the police, will be relocating to the African […]
‘Trump,’ ‘MAGA’ Graffiti Defaces Jewish Cemetery in Michigan
Soon before President Trump’s final rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan took place, an 125-year old Jewish cemetery in the city was vandalized in graffiti spelling […]
Kyle Rittenhouse, Charged with Killing 2 Kenosha Protesters, Held on $2M Bond
After months of back and forth discussion on the fate of the Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two protesters and wounding another during […]