After the largest anti-racist uprising in the US, historic trials provide important lessons
In the year 2021, it was the turn of the US government, particularly its judicial system, to respond to the protests of 2020
Right-wing vigilante found not guilty of murdering two anti-racist protestors
The most closely-watched murder trial in recent memory exemplifies the standard of cops and racists having a right to kill in the US
2020: The year of united struggles against racism
Despite the pandemic, people and movements across the world rose up, time and again, united, against racism.
Trump visits Kenosha and justifies police shooting while protests continue
Trump’s visit was followed with demonstrations against him by supporters of Jacob Blake, while the Blake family refused to meet him and instead held a community service
US professional basketball players begin strike over police killings
Athletes from the NBA and WNBA announced that they would not play in upcoming games in light of the ongoing struggle against racism and police killings
White supremacist who killed two protesters in Kenosha arrested nearly 12 hours later
17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse who fatally shot two protesters in Kenosha and left the scene even as the police was arriving was arrested in the neighboring State of Illinois
Anti-racism protests intensify in the US
Jacob Blake was reportedly shot seven times in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday, August 23.
Outrage in US following police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin
The man, identified as Jacob Blake, was seen in a viral video being shot by a police officer seven times in the presence of his wife and children
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