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Five years after George Floyd's murder, the future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, Black Lives Matter murals are erased and reforms rolled back.
Washington’s Black Lives Matter Plaza stood as a place to mourn, celebrate, argue and ultimately renew the nation’s commitment to the fight for equality. Then, amid a recent shift in political winds ...
In a guest column, Urbana Police Chief Larry D. Boone reflects on leading a large law enforcement division — and holding a ...
Hours into his second term, President Donald Trump started a campaign to dismantle DEI efforts, including those launched in response to George Floyd’s death.
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo says he wishes he had moved faster to change the culture of his department ...
Activist leaders in Black communities nationwide have been urging shoppers to boycott major retailers, including Target, ...
A Minneapolis police officer kneeled on the neck of Floyd for more than nine minutes while in police custody. The moment captured on camera ignited a nationwide movement for racial justice.
Sixty-seven churches across the country will hold additional protests, he said during a May 18 church service. They are a way to continue pressuring Target to re-establish its commitment to DEI and ...
The penultimate act of America’s racial retrenchment came in the fall of 2024 when Donald Trump, buoyed by replacement theory fears and anti-“woke” campaign ads, was reelected president of the United ...
Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the ripple effects of that summer are still being felt to this day ...
Rev. Jamal Bryant has called for a National Target Boycott this Sunday to honor the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder ...
Another one bites the dust — a Wall Street S&P 500 target, that is. Falling in line with actions seen by other big banks this year as tariff concerns bite, HSBC on Tuesday slashed its target for ...