/tags/blacklivesmatter #BlackLivesMatter en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:59:02 GMT /news/2023-04-24/louisville-officer-who-killed-breonna-taylor-hired-by-police-force-in-nearby-county Myles Cosgrove, who investigators say fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor in March 2020, was hired by a police department less than an hour drive from Louisville. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:59:02 GMT /news/2023-04-24/louisville-officer-who-killed-breonna-taylor-hired-by-police-force-in-nearby-county Juliana Kim /2021-06-14/judge-accused-of-nearly-hitting-protesters-has-case-tossed A North Carolina appeals court judge accused of nearly striking Black Lives Matter protesters in downtown Fayetteville with an SUV has had his case dismissed because prosecutors said they could not find evidence of a crime. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:14:11 GMT /2021-06-14/judge-accused-of-nearly-hitting-protesters-has-case-tossed Associated Press /race-demographics/2021-05-13/activists-blast-nc-republican-measure-raising-riot-penalties Several Black activists blasted a Republican measure from the North Carolina House that would increase penalties for rioters, calling it racist legislation designed to silence otherwise peaceful demonstrators for justice. Thu, 13 May 2021 21:32:33 GMT /race-demographics/2021-05-13/activists-blast-nc-republican-measure-raising-riot-penalties Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2018-07-17/the-asheville-police-department-suffers-another-blow-in-race-relations Yesterday, the Asheville Citizen Times revealed the Asheville Police Department has been following local civil rights group since the shooting of Jai… Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:39:03 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-07-17/the-asheville-police-department-suffers-another-blow-in-race-relations Dana Terry, Anita Rao /race-demographics/2018-07-17/the-asheville-police-department-suffers-another-blow-in-race-relations Yesterday, the Asheville Citizen Times revealed the Asheville Police Department has been following local civil rights group since the shooting of Jai… Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:39:03 GMT /race-demographics/2018-07-17/the-asheville-police-department-suffers-another-blow-in-race-relations Dana Terry, Anita Rao /race-demographics/2017-01-13/peace-and-pride-nigerian-chef-comes-to-durham-uses-food-to-talk-about-issues-of-race Editor's note: This story is part of an occasional series on what area community leaders and residents are doing to balance "peace and pride" in their… Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:02:33 GMT /race-demographics/2017-01-13/peace-and-pride-nigerian-chef-comes-to-durham-uses-food-to-talk-about-issues-of-race Leoneda Inge /race-demographics/2016-09-26/peace-and-pride-fayetteville-police-build-community-one-cup-of-coffee-at-a-time Editor's note: This story is part of an occasional series on what area community leaders and residents are doing to balance "peace and pride" in their… Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:23:09 GMT /race-demographics/2016-09-26/peace-and-pride-fayetteville-police-build-community-one-cup-of-coffee-at-a-time Leoneda Inge /race-demographics/2016-09-22/hbcu-students-demonstrate-against-charlotte-shooting Some 200 North Carolina Central University students stood in the rain Wednesday night to demonstrate against what they call police violence against people… Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:30:16 GMT /race-demographics/2016-09-22/hbcu-students-demonstrate-against-charlotte-shooting Leoneda Inge /race-demographics/2016-08-26/is-the-black-bank-movement-a-fad-or-here-to-stay From Atlanta to Chicago, black-owned banks in big cities across the country have reported a rise in new accounts during the past month. One of the oldest… Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:36:54 GMT /race-demographics/2016-08-26/is-the-black-bank-movement-a-fad-or-here-to-stay Leoneda Inge /arts-culture/2016-07-19/backchannel-celebrity-activism-and-o-j-made-in-america In the past two weeks, violence by and against police has dominated headlines and rattled the country. Protests from movements like #BlackLivesMatter… Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:08:43 GMT /arts-culture/2016-07-19/backchannel-celebrity-activism-and-o-j-made-in-america Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio