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Feds Deliberately Targeted BLM Protesters To Disrupt The Movement, A Report Says

The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in an attempt to disrupt and discourage the global movement, according to a new report. David Goldman/AP hide caption

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Feds Deliberately Targeted BLM Protesters To Disrupt The Movement, A Report Says

August 20, 2021 • Experts say the prosecution of protesters continues a century-long practice rooted in structural racism to suppress Black social movements via the use of surveillance tactics and other mechanisms.

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

The decision on Monday was a partial victory for Black Lives Matter protesters but Judge Richard Jones found that in several instances, Seattle Police Department officers were justified in their use of less lethal weapons. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

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

December 8, 2020 • 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.

A protester in Brooklyn with a face mask saying Defund Police, June 7 2020. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Money And Justice

June 19, 2020 • Money and social change. We talk policing, nonprofits, reparations, and the awkwardness of brands getting woke. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Money And Justice

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