Tag: black lives matter
Texas Town In Spotlight After Parents Push Back Against Diversity Plan | NBC Nightly News
Families and school officials in Southlake, Texas developed diversity and inclusion programs after a racist video went viral. The plan was halted after pushback from…
Police use tear gas, push back peaceful protesters for Trump church visit l ABC News
President Trump vows to send U.S. troops onto the streets of American cities if local officials cannot control the violent protests in the wake of…
Nationwide protests for George Floyd
While many protested peacefully, looters and arsonists turned the demonstrations violent and destructive. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii reports. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More…
Sheriff’s deputies in Oklahoma City take a knee in solidarity with protesters
The powerful moment occurred outside the county jail in Oklahoma City. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK…
NYPD officers kneel alongside protesters
Protesters cheered as the officers kneeled in solidarity in Queens. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/abcnews…
Trump mobilizing ‘heavily armed’ military to stop protests
The president said he would deploy the United States Army if governors failed to use the National Guard more forcefully amid protests. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/372irfP…
Roxie Washington, mother of George Floyd’s daughter, makes 1st public comments
Gianna Floyd, the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd, and her mother Roxie Washington held a press conference along with their attorney Chris Stewart at Minneapolis…
Friends reflect on George Floyd’s life in Houston as protests in the city continue
Floyd’s old friend, rapper Trae the Truth, shows “Nightline†Houston’s Third Ward, where Floyd was raised. Chi Osee, a young protester in New York City,…
Black lives lost and the outrage that followed | ABC News
From Eric Garner to George Floyd, how cellphone video and social media have shined a light on police brutality. source
Police caught on camera pushing man to ground during Buffalo protest l ABC News
Graphic footage of a 75-year-old man being pushed to the ground by police at a protest in Buffalo has now led the Buffalo Police Department…
Demands for justice in death of Breonna Taylor | WNT
The FBI is investigating the death of a black woman, who would have turned 27 on June 5, at the hands of Louisville police in…
Protesters in UK tear down 17th century slave trader’s statue
Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Bristol ripped down a statue of Edward Colston, a 17th century slave trader, and threw it into a river. SUBSCRIBE…
Black women mayors – a conversation with members of the exclusive sorority | ABC News
ABC’s Linsey Davis speaks with the mayors of Atlanta, Georgia, Washington, D.C., Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Tacoma, Washington about ongoing protests and how they have…
911 calls released in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks l ABC News
Brooks’ family is calling for the officers involved in the shooting to be arrested as protests over the shooting in Atlanta rage on. LEARN MORE:…
Trump rally comes against backdrop of racial protests | ABC News
“Movement for Black Lives” organizer Thenjiwe McHarris discusses Trump’s rally amid nationwide protests and “Black Wall Street” author Hannibal Johnson gives insight on the 1921…
Pence meets with black pastors, refuses to acknowledge Black Lives Matter | ABC News
The mayor of Tulsa prepared for a “civil emergency,” while the Oklahoma governor called in hundreds of National Guard troops. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP…
