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Tag Archives: Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history

29Apr/17

LA riots attacker speaks out on 25th anniversary

April 29, 2017Crime20th century in the United States, American society, Anti-Korean sentiment, Dave, Florence, Henry Keith, Henry Keith Watson, Kiki, Los Angeles, Los Angeles riots, Melonee Evans, Normandie, Police brutality in the United States, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Race in the United States, Reginald Denny, Riot, Rodney King, Ron Finley, United States, Urban warfaresmbale

Twenty five years after Henry Keith Watson took part in a brutal attack on white truck driver Reginald Denny – an incident that helped spark the 1992 Los Angeles riots – he says current disparities and racism in south LA could easily incite people to riot again.
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22Sep/16

National Guard deploys in Charlotte

September 22, 2016CrimeAmerican society, Black Lives Matter, Charlotte, City: Charlotte, Crime in the United States, Egyptian Crisis, Ferguson unrest, George Floyd protests in North Carolina, Hashtags, Intifadas, Jennifer Roberts, Keith Scott, Milwaukee riots, National Guard, National Guard of the United States, Oakland riots, Pat McCrory, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Race and crime in the United States, Race and society, Race in the United States, States of the United States, Time, Tulsa, United States, War/Conflictsmbale

National Guard troops are deployed in Charlotte following second night of violent protests sparked by a fatal police shooting of a black man.

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08Aug/16

Hundreds protest fatal shooting of black teen by Chicago police

August 8, 2016CrimeAmerican society, Anti-black racism in the United States, Anti-racism, Black Lives Matter, Chicago, Chicago police, Chicago Police Department, Ferguson Missouri, Hashtags, Law enforcement in the United States, Law/Crime, Paul O'Neal, Police brutality, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Race and crime in the United States, Race in the United States, Shooting of Paul O'Neal, Social Issues, United States, Urban riots, War/Conflictsmbale

Hundreds of people gathered to protest the fatal shooting death of a black unarmed teenager by Chicago police. Continue reading →

19Jan/16

Black Lives Matter protest shuts down the Bay Bridge

January 19, 2016Social20 March 2003 anti-war protest, Anti-racism, Black Lives Matter, California, Criminal justice reform, Geography of California, George Floyd protests in California, Greg Suhr, Hashtags, Highways in the United States, Jam, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Race and crime in the United States, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, Traffic congestion, U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 50, United Statessmbale

A Black Lives Matter protest shut down the Bay Bridge in San Francisco causing hundreds of cars to get stuck in a massive traffic jam.

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24Nov/15

Several people shot, wounded near Minnesota protest site

November 24, 2015CrimeAmerican society, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd protests, Jamar Clark, Law enforcement in the United States, Mark Dayton, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Police Department, Police brutality, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Race and crime in the United States, Race in the United States, Shooting of Jamar Clark, Shooting of Stephon Clark, United Statessmbale

Several people are shot and wounded near a protest area after an unarmed black man was shot by a Minneapolis police officer a week ago.

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11Oct/15

Farrakhan praises protesters behind Black Lives Matter

October 11, 2015World20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else, African American Muslims, Antisemitism in the United States, Black Lives Matter, Black supremacists, Discrimination in the United States, Farrakhan, Ferguson, International relations, Louis Farrakhan, Million Family March, Million Man March, Nation of Islam, Nation of Islam and antisemitism, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, R (on the application of Farrakhan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Religion in the United States, United States, Washington, Washington, DCsmbale

Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan praises the protesters behind Black Lives Matter, as he addresses crowds at a “Justice or Else” rally in Washington, commemorating the Million Man March 20 years later.

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11Oct/15

“Justice or Else” rally marks 20 years since Million Man March

October 11, 2015World20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else, African American Muslims, American society, Antisemitism in the United States, Apocalypticists, Black Lives Matter, Black supremacists, Elijah Muhammad, Khadijah Farrakhan, Louis Farrakhan, Million Man March, Nation of Islam, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, R (on the application of Farrakhan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Race and society, Religion in the United States, United States, Washingtonsmbale

(REUTERS) – United in their call to end racial and economic injustice, thousands of activists rallied with the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who led the first Million Man March 20 years ago.
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11Oct/15

Black Americans call for changes on Million Man March anniversary

October 11, 2015WorldAntisemitism in the United States, Articles, Black supremacists, China Central Television, Closed-circuit television, Discrimination against LGBT people in the United States, Louis Farrakhan, Million Man March, Nation of Islam, Peace El, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Religion in the United States, Security, United States, Washington D.C., Wes Wellssmbale

USA-Million Man March

China Central Television (CCTV)- Tens of thousands of black men and women from across the United States gathered at the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Saturday for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, calling for changes in policing and social justice for black communities.
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10Aug/15

Man critical after exchange of gunfire in Ferguson – police

August 10, 2015CrimeAmerican society, Anti-racism, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, Cincinnati, Cincinnati riots, Darren Wilson, Ferguson, Ferguson Missouri, Ferguson unrest, Hashtags, Jon Belmar, Los Angeles, Michael Brown, New York, New York City Police Department corruption and misconduct, Police brutality in the United States, police officer, Political riots, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Race and crime in the United States, Race and society, Race in the United States, St. Louis, United Statessmbale

A man who fired at police during protests in Ferguson is in a critical condition after being wounded in a gun battle with officers, St. Louis county police chief says.

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09Aug/15

Black Lives Matter protesters shut down Bernie Sanders event in Seattle

August 9, 2015PoliticsAnti-black racism in the United States, Anti-racism, Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter, Ferguson, Government of Vermont, Hashtags, Jews, Marissa Johnson, Michael Brown, Politicians, Post–Civil Rights Era African-American history, Progressivism in the United States, Race and crime in the United States, Researchers, Sanders, SEATTLE, United States, United States senatorssmbale

Bernie Sanders is forced to leave the stage after a handful of Black Lives Matter protesters disrupt his rally.

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