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18-Year-Old Arrested and Charged in Connection With New York City Bike Rally Demonstrators Struck by SUV
f Over the weekend, a group of organizers put together a “Justice Ride” protest in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, N.Y. The demonstration was abruptly disrupted after a motorist plowed into the crowd of bicyclists and fled the scene. Police have now arrested and charged a teenager in connection to the incident in which a…
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Ohio Black Lives Matter Demonstration Overrun by Hundreds of Armed Counterprotesters
Organizers in Bethel, Ohio—a small town with around 2,800 residents—attempted to put on a peaceful, relatively small Black Lives Matter demonstration on Sunday only to have it overrun by armed counterprotesters who came by the hundreds to “All Lives Matter” all over their parade. Bethel resident Alicia Gee posted about the event she helped organize…
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Activist Convicted on Criminal Charges for Laughing at Jeff Sessions During His Confirmation Hearings
While the police officers responsible for killing Alton Sterling can rest easy tonight knowing that they will not face criminal charges for murder, an activist was convicted on criminal misdemeanor charges Wednesday for laughing during the confirmation hearings for U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. On Jan. 10, 61-year-old Desiree Fairooz, Tighe Barry and Lenny Bianchi,…
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Almost 70 Arrested Protesting the Death of Philando Castile
Police officers arrested 46 people outside the governor’s mansion in St. Paul, Minn., where a demonstration was being held Tuesday in response to the recent fatal police shooting of Philando Castile. Then, early Wednesday morning, another 23 protesters were arrested on charges of public nuisance and unlawful assembly, CBS News reports. Since July 7, the day…