This week, government workers near the White House, on two blocks lined with luxury hotels and union headquarters, used a jackhammer and a pickax to […]
Tag: Black Lives Matter Movement
D.C.’s Planned Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural Reflects Mayor’s Delicate Position
On Wednesday morning in downtown Washington, D.C., Keyonna Jones stood on her artwork and remembered the time when she and six other artists were summoned […]
Trump’s Firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown May Have Roots in George Floyd Protests
For the second time, the killing of George Floyd by a police officer has brought about a breakage between President Trump and the American military’s […]
Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work
The Justice Department has ordered an immediate halt to all new civil rights cases or investigations — and signaled that it might back out of […]
Trump Pardons 2 D.C. Officers Convicted in Fatal Chase and Cover-Up
President Trump on Wednesday issued full and unconditional pardons to two Washington, D.C., police officers convicted after a chase that killed a young Black man […]
California Police Department Agrees to Reforms After Federal Inquiry
The police department in the Northern California city of Antioch has agreed to be monitored by federal officials for five years after reports of racist […]