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February 25, 2021

Several arrested in NYC during Daniel Prude protest

Several people were arrested Wednesday night during a protest in Brooklyn in the wake of the decision to not charge upstate New York cops in the death of Daniel Prude, according to police and witnesses.

February 24, 2021

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on police reform named for George Floyd

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday vowed that House lawmakers, in tandem with the Biden administration, will not stop working until the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act becomes law.

February 24, 2021

Daniel Prude grand jury verdict leads to Rochester protests after decision not to indict officers

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Rochester, N.Y. on Tuesday night to protest the news that a grand jury had decided not to indict seven officers involved in the March 2020 arrest of Daniel Prude, whose death made headlines after video showed he was handcuffed naked and seated on the street while his head was covered with a spit hood.

February 23, 2021

NY protester, 75, shoved by Buffalo police files lawsuit after cops' charges dropped

Lawyers representing a 75-year-old protester shoved to the ground by upstate New York police during demonstrations that broke out in the days after George Floyd’s death filed a widely anticipated lawsuit in federal court Monday, less than two weeks after criminal charges against the officers involved were dropped.   

February 23, 2021

March on Washington, 1963: What to know

The protest was the culmination of nearly two decades of work to create a movement.

February 22, 2021

Chicago police ripped over George Floyd unrest response in scathing new watchdog report

A new watchdog report outlines the Chicago Police Department's response to the protests and unrest that broke out in the city in the wake of the death of George Floyd, stressing that intelligence and leadership failures put front-line officers in jeopardy, and breakdowns in mass arrest procedure during the coronavirus pandemic left violent actors released back on the streets as the city devolved into chaos.

February 21, 2021

Kentucky police officer fired for allegedly sharing information with Black Lives Matter protesters

A police officer in Kentucky was fired Friday over allegations that he gave a Black Lives Matter organizer information about other officers working protests that could be used to "insult, intimidate and harass."

February 17, 2021

LA school board cuts police officers from schools, diverts $25M to support Black students

The Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday approved a plan to slash $25 million from its policing budget and cut 133 officers from schools with the intention of rediverting funds to support a proposed Black Student Achievement Plan.

February 16, 2021

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough: Taco stand destroyed last summer not on same level as Capitol riot

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough went on a strange rant Tuesday, accusing his critics of equating rioting in cities across America last year with the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6, even saying he wouldn't confuse a "taco stand with the United States Capitol."

February 16, 2021

Jason Rantz: Seattle on life support – here's why businesses and residents are fleeing

Plagued by surging violent crime and uncontrollable homelessness, Seattle business owners have had it. They are getting out of town before their employees or customers are seriously injured. Residents are following suit.