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black lives matter

Hands hold a round white cloth circle with George Floyd's face in the middle that reads, "Justice 4 all stolen lives"
Race
Report: UN rights chief Bachelet calls for states to ‘stop denying and start dismantling racism’
A man holds a sign at George Floyd Square, April 21, 2021, in Minneapolis, a day after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts for the 2020 death of Floyd.
Police
Despite Chauvin verdict, ACLU says the US still needs international accountability
A woman speaks at a podium representing Black Immigrant Collective.
Conflict & Justice
‘It’s hard to have hope when you haven’t had time to breathe,’ says Liberian American activist on Chauvin verdict
African American Mayor Mike Elliott poses in a dark gray suit
Justice
Brooklyn Center mayor on Chauvin trial: Black people can no longer tolerate ‘a state of terror’
Derek Chauvin in gray suit hold microphone as he speaks, while sitting next to his lawyer
Justice
Prosecutor: Chauvin ‘had to know’ George Floyd’s life was in danger
The statue by Hungarian artist Péter Szalay shows solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
Human rights
Hungary artist’s BLM sculpture causes an uproar    
A demonstrator reacts during a protest against racism after João Alberto Silveira Freitas was beaten to death by security guards at a Carrefour supermarket in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Nov. 23, 2020.
Black man’s death by security guards in Brazil sparks outrage, protests
A demonstrator holding a sign reading #GeorgeFloyd and #BLM marches near Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, May 30, 2020.
Every 30 Seconds
BLM is increasingly a voter issue for Latinos in Georgia
A group of musicians of color wearing all black clothing stand on stage with their instruments
Music
London composers inspired by BLM confront classical music’s inequities through sound
A group of protesters carries protest signs. One wears a colorful tie-dye shirt and has blue hair. The others wear white and black shirts.
Protest
BLM Tokyo tackles Japan’s own issues with anti-Black racism
S3 E8 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – After the Apocalypse
Full Episode
A man points his finger at a yellow billboard with black writing in Vietnamese and English
Protest
Backlash over anti-racist billboard challenges Houston’s Vietnamese American community
Men wearing hockey gear play hockey on the ice in a stadium.
Protest
NHL players kneel to protest police brutality
A large crowd of people are shown with a women featured in the center of the photograph holding a sign that reads, racism kills, mentally. physically. globally.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: How the coronavirus crisis has exposed entrenched health inequities
Video still from the one-year vigil for Christopher Kapessa.
BLM brings new hope for Wales family seeking justice for Black teen’s death 
A woman wearing a dark jacket and sunglasses is shown standing in front of a statue of her with her hand raised.
Protest
Statue of Black protester replaces toppled UK slave trader
Izcan Ordaz, an 18-year-old high school graduate in Fort Worth, Texas, will vote in his first US presidential election this November.
Every 30 Seconds
Black Lives Matter protests are shaking up how this young Latino voter views US politics
People hold posters as they take part in a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at the Emancipation park in Kingston, Jamaica, June 6, 2020.
Violence
Amid global protests, Jamaicans confront their own problems with policing 
A woman poses in front of a Black Lives Matter mural on the street as a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Brooklyn, New York, June 16, 2020.  
Identity
‘We need to talk about racism,’ these Middle Easterners say 
Demonstrators gesture and shout during a Black Lives Matter protest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in London, Britain, June 13, 2020.
Justice
Black Lives Matter organizers in the US and UK compare and contrast the global movement
On Othering to Belonging
Full Episode
Protesters in Seoul rallied in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement on June 6,
Protest
America’s BLM protests find solidarity in South Korea
The area where the statue of Edward Colston stood is seen
Top of The World
Symbols of ‘racist past’ topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases
People protest, one woman with a sign "for my future kids my life matters"
Top of The World
Protests raise concerns of COVID-19 spread; Researchers retract hydroxycholorquine study
People wearing protective face masks hold up signs during a protest
Protest
Concerns of structural racism ‘deeply existential,’ UN special rapporteur says
A demonstrator holds a sign reading "Black Lives Matter" in a dark photograph taken in low light.
Conflict & Justice
The death of a black man in Brazil parallels Eric Garner, sparking BLM protests
Arts, Culture & Media
Wearable Artwork Makes Noise Against Racism
A Brazilian navy soldier patrols Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 30, 2017
Conflict
A year after the Rio Olympics, gunfights continue and troops patrol the streets
Executives meet at an IT Senior Management Forum gathering, a group that mentors senior African-American managers in STEM fields
Black Lives Rising (in STEM)
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A supporter of Black Lives Matter at a protest in London.
Culture
Black Lives Matter UK says climate change is racist
An aerial view of freeway, with rows of police and protesters in front of an off-ramp
Justice
Leaders of this protest against police violence gave unusual instructions: Form a circle around people of color.
People light candles on the ground
Justice
Born with two strikes? These Somali Muslims in Minnesota find a home with Black Lives Matter
Assa Traoré and the family's lawyer Frédéric Zajac, spoke to the press and supporters three days after the death of her brother, Adama Traoré, in police custody.
Conflict
In France, there’s a call for a Black Lives Matter movement
Portrait of a guy, next to a tree
Culture
Mainstream comic? Hari Kondabolu is changing the definition.
Abdullah Muflahi
Conflict
Eyewitness who filmed Alton Sterling’s death is suing the Baton Rouge police
woman protester against police shooting
Justice
When it comes to police shootings, the US doesn’t look like a developed nation
Rosie the Riveter poster, from World War II era
From segregation to social change, how the Rosie the Riveter era fit into a century’s arc
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Macklemore
Global Politics
Macklemore quoted me on ‘White Privilege II.’ That song showed me what an unruly mess we’re in.
Concerned Student 1950, led by University of Missouri graduate student Jonathan Butler, second from right, speaks following the announcement that University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe would resign.
Education
Update: What do the students want?
Julian Bond 2
Justice
In one of his final interviews, Julian Bond explained the animus toward Obama
Michael Brown 2
Justice
Michael Brown, one year later: The tragic civil rights moment that ignited a movement
Music
For this hip-hop artist, black lives do matter — and it’s time to take a stand