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News Articles: black lives matter

Banners and signs are hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism in June 2020. The Library of Congress has digitized some of the pieces of artwork, signs and photographs once displayed on the fence.

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  • Arts & Life

Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress

The artwork that once served as a memorial to the movement is being displayed in a new online exhibit at the Library of Congress. So far, 33 pieces are posted.

February 12, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
At the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, African Americans carry placards demanding equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing and an end to bias.

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  • History

Here's the story behind Black History Month — and why it's celebrated in February

Black History Month grew from a weeklong celebration that started nearly 100 years ago — and it's not random that it's in February.

February 01, 2022
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Kevin Lewis' portrait of George Stinney.

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  • Race

Macon museum's 'Block the Hate' exhibit is aimed at taking you back to the summer of 2020

A new exhibit at Macon’s Tubman African American Museum documents the movement for Black lives in the city. The exhibit is also meant to spur more reconciliation with Macon’s past.

December 28, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
This photo released by the Louisville (Kentucky) Police shows Louisville Police Det. Myles Cosgrove after a narcotics raid on March 13, 2020. Cosgrove is fighting to get his job back with the Louisville Police Department after his firing earlier this year.

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  • National

Louisville police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor appeals to get his job back

Myles Cosgrove was one of the seven officers assigned to execute a no-knock search warrant on Taylor's apartment in March 2020.

November 10, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Nadine Seiler poses with a piece of artwork that was once displayed on the fence outside the White House. Seiler is working to find new homes for the 700+ signs/artifacts.

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  • Race

She guarded the Black Lives Matter memorial. Now, she's working to protect its art

Nadine Seiler, one of those who watched over a fence at what became Black Lives Matter Plaza, is working to find homes for more than 700 artifacts that once covered the structure near the White House.

October 02, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
'March On Georgia' rally demonstrators head towards the Georgia State Capitol on June 15, 2020.

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  • News

Author Keith Boykin: 'America Is In A Cold Civil War'

Political commentator and author Keith Boykin says America is in a Cold Civil War, and discusses how the country can move past racial division.

September 21, 2021
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Tiffany Griffith
President Joe Biden is joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and members of Congress at the signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House on June 17, 2021.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Juneteenth As A National Holiday Is Symbolism Without Progress

There is a growing discontent in the African American community with symbolic gestures that are presented as progress without any accompanying economic or structural change.

June 19, 2021
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  • Robert A. Brown
A man holds a Black Lives Matter flag during a March protest in St. Paul, Minn. Support for Black Lives Matter surged after protests following George Floyd's death. Activists charge that disparaging posts targeting BLM are part of an overall effort to undermine the movement and its message.

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  • National

Black Lives Matter Fights Disinformation To Keep The Movement Strong

Calls for racial justice and an end to police brutality still fill social media platforms a year after George Floyd's murder. But Black Lives Matter says posts targeting it are full of disinformation.

May 25, 2021
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  • Cheryl Corley
People march through the streets of Atlanta with a poster of George Floyd.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: One Year After Murder Of George Floyd, Georgia Grappling With Racial Justice

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Change is coming to Stone Mountain Park after the board approved a series of plans to begin reframing the park’s glorification of the Lost Cause. We mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. His death sent millions of Americans into the streets to march for racial justice and police accountability.

May 25, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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  • Photography

Want To See Inspiring Pix? Check Out These Award-Winning Photos

This year's Leica Women Foto Project highlights girls defying cultural taboos and learning to swim in Zanzibar and a young Native American runner who triumphed despite a coach's lack of faith.

May 02, 2021
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  • Michele Abercrombie
Salomé Chimuku and Cameron Whitten co-founded the Black Resilience Fund in Portland, Ore. They've raised more than $2 million in the last year to help Black Portlanders.

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  • National

Portland Activists Built Resilience Fund Inspired By Racial Justice Protests

During last spring's racial justice protests, a young man in Portland, Ore., realized that people wanted to do something beyond march. So, he created the Black Resilience Fund to offer small grants.

April 03, 2021
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  • Katia Riddle
Distant cousins Cody (left) and Andrew meet in Washington, D.C. Cody is a member of a Three Percenter-affiliated militia group, and Andrew is an organizer with Black Lives Matter activists. The two connected on Facebook and have gotten to know each other while researching their ancestry.

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  • National

One's Antifa. One's In A Militia. How An Ancestry Match Led To An Unlikely Bond

Two distant cousins connect online, only to learn that one is a militant leftist and the other is in a right-wing militia. Their story shows the complexities of a timely question: Who's an extremist?

March 25, 2021
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  • Hannah Allam
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., waits for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive for her swearing-in reenactment for the cameras in the Capitol in January 2020.

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  • Politics

WNBA Team Co-Owned By Ex-Sen. Kelly Loeffler Is Sold After Players' Criticism

The new three-member investor group which purchased the team includes former Dream player Renee Montgomery, making her the first retired player to have become both a co-owner and a WNBA executive.

February 26, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
A picture of Ahmaud Arbery with his mother next to a school photo.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: One Year After Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery, Where Do We Stand?

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A year has passed since the death of Ahmaud Arbery. The 25-year-old was shot and killed in a residential neighborhood outside of Brunswick, Ga., not far from his home. 

Where do we stand in seeking justice for this young man from Georgia? How has the country grown and where is more attention needed?

February 23, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
The Farmers Co-op Antiques Mall in Redmond, Ore., included, until recently, a vendor selling Nazi memorabilia and racist caricatures.

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  • Race

Symbols Of White Supremacy Confront Oregon Shoppers At Antiques Mall

Mass protests have brought attention to racism in systems, actions and beliefs. But as 15-year-old Lily Gallentine discovered, hate can also take shape in objects.

February 14, 2021
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  • Emily Cureton
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