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Sep 09 2020
Opinion
Black Lives Matter has terrorist and communist inspirations, but liberal media doesn’t care
Reporter Lara Logan made an important point Tuesday morning on Fox & Friends First, saying it’s long past time to expose the “powerful political entities” behind antifa and other violent-protest activists.
The establishment media have largely ignored the radical, communist, and even domestic terrorist roots of antifa, Black Lives Matter, and some of the other violent protesters.
Washington ExaminerFeb 03 2024
News
South Carolina Primary: Black Voters Matter Raises Awareness At Democrats’ First 2024 Election
Democrats in South Carolina headed to the polls on Saturday as the Palmetto State’s primary was held. Not only is the primary in South Carolina the first time registered Democrats will have their voices heard in what is shaping up to be a highly consequential election year, but it is also largely seen as the first chance for Black people to participate in the democratic process this year
News OneJul 03 2020
Analysis
Listen to Rudy Giuliani spin unhinged conspiracy theories about Black Lives Matter
Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney for President Donald Trump and former mayor of New York City, spun a series of conspiracy theories about the Black Lives Matter movement during his June 28 radio show on WABC in New York, even suggesting that it could possibly be prosecuted under RICO laws.
Along with his co-host Maria Ryan, Giuliani presented Black Lives Matter as a subversive
Media MattersJul 07 2020
News
You Can Get Kicked Out of a Jury Pool For Supporting Black Lives Matter
Questioning a potential juror named Crishala Reed, the prosecutor homed in on a sentence from Reed’s questionnaire.“I support Black Lives Matter,” she had written.The prosecutor asked Reed if she supported “destroying other people’s property.” Reed said no. After the questioning, the prosecutor used a peremptory strike, where no reason is required, to remove Reed from the jury for the 2016
The Marshall ProjectApr 27 2022
Analysis
‘Great sign’ or ‘very unfortunate’? Black Lives Matter supporters split over $6M purchase
When Kulia Petzoldt first learned of George Floyd’s death in 2020, she and her teenage daughter ventured to Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, to protest alongside a mass of people demanding justice.
Petzoldt, who is white, said growing up around different cultures and having friends who were Black made her feel more conscious of the racial discrimination Black people faced. The
NBC News DigitalJun 22 2020
Fact Check
‘Black Lives Matter’ Not Recognized IRS Charity, Raises Funds Through ‘Fiscal Sponsor’
Earlier this month, FactCheck.org and Politifact confirmed that Black Lives Matter Global Network is not a recognized IRS charity, instead raising their funds through a fiscal sponsor, global nonprofit Thousand Current, which would likely “have a legal obligation to make reasonable efforts to ensure that the funds they receive are spent consistent with 501(c)(3) restrictions.” Some critics of
The Daily WireMay 18 2024
News
Pictures: Central Florida’s Black historic locations
• None Located at 344 E. Kennedy Blvd. in the historic town of Eatonville, the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts celebrates the influential writer and folklorist best known for her novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God." Hurston's admirers include Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple" and the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (Ricardo Ramirez
Orlando SentinelJun 09 2020
News
De Blasio announces plans to paint and rename streets in honor of Black Lives Matter
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan Tuesday to rename and paint streets in every New York City borough to commemorate the Black Lives Matter movement. The move is the latest attempt by the mayor to align himself with the movement and to perhaps turn the tide of a relentlessly negative series of months.
De Blasio's comments came during his Tuesday press briefing,
The BlazeMay 12 2024
News
Black Sunday dust storm blotted out sun
The day started out bright and sunny, the kind of day for families with cars to drive into the country after church services. Drought and dust had plagued residents of the Panhandle and other areas of western Oklahoma for a couple of weeks, but there was no sign of dust on this Palm Sunday, April 14, 1935, when church-goers had prayed for rain. Clouds appeared shortly after noon, but they were
Tulsa WorldJul 20 2023
News
NYC agrees to pay $13M — or nearly 10K each — to protesters beaten and arrested in 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations
New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million — or nearly $10,000 each — to demonstrators who were arrested or beaten by cops during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. The proposed class-action settlement, which still needs to be approved by a judge, would be one of the most expensive payouts awarded in connection with a mass
New York Post (News)