Stories tagged: "police violence"

Breaking Referees huddle on an empty court at game time of a scheduled game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic for Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 26, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Breaking Milwaukee Bucks Refuse to Take the Court Over Racial Injustice, NBA Cancels Day’s Other Games

Decision made in the wake of the Jacob Blake police shooting and the white vigilante killing of two people last night.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow August 26, 2020 5:16 pm EDT
Law and Order Anti-Trump protesters clashed with counterprotesters and police outside of the Republican National Convention Monday in Charlotte. Our reporter witnessed police using their bikes as weapons against demonstrators and pepper spraying one young man. (Image for Cardinal & Pine by Alvin Jacobs Jr.)
Law and Order Outside of Trump’s RNC: A Clash of Protesters, Counterprotesters, and Police in Charlotte

Police bash protesters with bikes and pepper spray one Black teen as demonstrators denounce Trump and GOP in protest outside the RNC.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. August 25, 2020 7:00 pm EDT
Law and Policy New York Police Department officers walk down a street with shields during a "Solidarity with Portland," protest, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Law and Policy NYC Police in Plainclothes Snatched a Protester Off the Street and Put Them in a Van

The protester has been released, but the NYPD has gotten heavy criticism for unidentified officers making a violent arrest with an unmarked car

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers July 29, 2020 12:36 pm EDT
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Law and Policy Lawsuit: Breonna Taylor’s Death Was the Result of a Louisville Gentrification Plan

A multi-million-dollar gentrification plan was a factor in Breonna Taylor’s death, lawyers for her family said in an amended complaint filed on Sunday.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright July 8, 2020 3:06 pm EDT
Coronavirus Widespread protests after George Floyd's death did not contribute to any noticeable increase in coronavirus infections, officials say. (Photo for Cardinal & Pine by Grant Baldwin)
Coronavirus New Report: Black Lives Matter Protests Did Not Increase Coronavirus Infections

The Black Lives Matters protests that swept the nation in June do not appear to have sparked notable increases in coronavirus cases as was initially feared.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska June 29, 2020 1:13 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Commentary Artist John Hairston was one of 16 artists painting a letter in the phrase "Black Lives Matter" on Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte. (Cardinal & Pine photo by Grant Baldwin).
Commentary Why I Believe Change Is Actually Gonna Come This Time

The leader of Emancipate NC shares why protests confronting police brutality will change America.

Dawn Blagrove Dawn Blagrove June 13, 2020 6:00 am EDT
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Opinion 12 Things you Should Stop Saying About Racial Injustice

A primer for non-Black folks who —finally — want to talk about racial injustice.

Anjanette Delgado Anjanette Delgado June 1, 2020 5:23 pm EDT