Black Lives Matter

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Education

Miles, 10, reflects on 2020: ‘I felt scared of life’

2020 challenged how we look at the world. That goes for kids, too.
Liz Jones
Latin America

In 2020, Protests Spread Across The Globe With A Similar Message: Black Lives Matter

Journalists based in Colombia, South Africa and Indonesia talk about how the Black Lives Matter movement inspired activists abroad this year.
Ashley Westerman

Ryan Benk

David Greene
National

Justice Department Declines To Prosecute Cleveland Officers Who Killed Tamir Rice

The department announced that it found insufficient evidence to "support federal criminal charges" against Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback.
Vanessa Romo
Politics

New WA Black Lives Matter Alliance agenda aims for 'liberation'

A statewide coalition is calling on lawmakers to address racism as a public health crisis in Washington State.
Amy Radil
National

Pastor Of Black Church Defaced In Protests: 'An Assault On Our Historical Resolve'

Black Lives Matters signs from two historic Black churches were destroyed. William Lamar IV says his congregation will keep its "desire to make this nation what it claims to be, but never has been."
Laurel Wamsley
Law & Courts

Seattle Police Ruled In Contempt For Firing Less Lethal Weapons At BLM Protesters

A federal judge said "the court cannot ignore the clear violations" of an injunction limiting the police department's use of the weapons, but added some instances were in compliance.
Vanessa Romo
Race & Identity

He was 16 when a cop kneeled on his neck in Spokane. He’s still making sense of it.

He thought the police were going to kill him on the lawn of his friend's house. Now he's teaching the next generation that Black lives matter.
Jerome Hunter
Politics

They spent their summers at protests, now it's time to vote

This summer thousands of teens and young adults marched in the streets for racial justice. It came after three and half years of youth demonstrations: students walking out of school for the climate crisis, high schoolers demanding gun reform, and countless protests against President Donald Trump. Now these same young people are organized for their next big move: voting in their first presidential election.
Casey Martin
Books

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder On Her New Book, 'The Purpose of Power'

Alicia Garza, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, reflects on her past two decades of activism, the upcoming election and her new book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart.
Michel Martin
Opinion: Football Parents Could Learn From Their Kids' Activism

NPR's Scott Simon tells the story of young football players just 8 and 9 years old who decided to take a knee along with their coaches and what happened next.
Scott Simon

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