Black Lives Matter

DeSantis and other Republicans say the bill cracks down on violent protests, but Democrats and civil-rights groups argue it will infringe on First Amendment rights.

Judge Peter Cahill said the jury would be sequestered beginning next week when closing arguments are expected to start.

With critics warning that the bill would chill free speech and have a disparately negative impact on Black people, a key Senate committee Friday approved a controversial measure that Republicans argue is needed to crack down on violent protests.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed civics curriculum would exclude the critical race theory. One educator says the theory doesn’t cause hate based on race, but instead provides insight on why such hate occurs.

Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville police last March. "I can't believe it's a year later and we're still just asking people to do the right thing," her mother said recently.

The measure is receiving pushback from those who believe it targets Black Lives Matter.

A four-part symposium series will focus on the exploration of power, politics and activism around public monuments and memorials.

Protesters for Black lives say when they protest for social justice they're met with tanks, rubber bullets and tear gas. Meanwhile, a mob of white extremists storm the Capitol with little resistance.

The way police handled Wednesday's onslaught showed that "some people are ... given certain kinds of leeway or space, and other people are not," says African American studies professor Eddie Glaude.

Too much happened in 2020 for Oxford Languages to choose a single word of the year. So they opted for dozens.

There is a lot of love for the Stars and Stripes, but some people say the flag's meaning has changed in ways that make them uncomfortable.

Many Latinos who back President Trump bring the racial — and racist — complexities of Latin America to their demonization of the racial justice movement.