Tag: Black Lives Matter

Storm clouds associated with the outer bands of Hurricane Irma shroud the downtown skyline Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Several parts of the Tampa Bay area are under a mandatory evacutation order for the approaching storm. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

‘There’s a huge force’: Activists paint ‘Back the Blue’ street art in front of police headquarters

Dominick Mastrangelo · August 4, 2020 5:42 pm

Orlando Magic's Jonathan Isaac (1) stands as others kneel before the start of an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Orlando Magic Friday, July 31, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Jersey sales for NBA player Jonathan Isaac skyrocket after he refuses to kneel for national anthem

Andrew Mark Miller · August 4, 2020 5:29 pm

Oprah Winfrey's speech while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in January sparked a popular rumor the media mogul was going to run for president. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Oprah during race seminar: ‘Whiteness’ gives you an advantage no matter what

Andrew Mark Miller · August 4, 2020 2:35 pm

Orlando Magic's Jonathan Isaac (1) stands as others kneel before the start of an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Orlando Magic Friday, July 31, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

ESPN host apologizes for poll mocking injured NBA player who didn’t kneel during anthem

Mike Brest · August 4, 2020 1:53 pm

‘Wasn’t a sign of disrespect’: First NHL player to kneel during national anthem says he will raise his fist in protest instead

Emma Colton · August 3, 2020 7:46 pm

Black Lives Matter mural on 5th Avenue in front of Trump Tower

‘Had to be said and done’: De Blasio reveals city skipped over permitting process to paint Black Lives Matter street art

Dominick Mastrangelo · August 3, 2020 7:41 pm

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a press conference.

BLM protest reportedly ‘spiraled out of hand’ into mass rave in NYC, where large gatherings remain banned

Emma Colton · August 3, 2020 6:48 pm

US envoy Sam Brownback: NBA ‘coming around’ to oppose Chinese human rights abuses

Joel Gehrke · August 3, 2020 6:18 pm

Illinois lawmaker calls to abolish history classes because curriculum leads ‘to white privilege and a racist society’

Emma Colton · August 3, 2020 3:55 pm

MLB ratings ‘fell off’ after opening day amid support for Black Lives Matter movement

Emma Colton · August 3, 2020 3:55 pm

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard, center, goes up for a shot as Orlando Magic forward Glen Davis, left, and guard J.J. Redick defend during the second half of their NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Los Angeles. The Magic won 113-103. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

‘I couldn’t care less’: JJ Redick says nobody in NBA cares if Trump watches basketball

Dominick Mastrangelo · August 3, 2020 2:33 pm

‘Mafia tactics’: Black Lives Matter threatens Cuban-owned business with list of demands, sparking counterprotests

Emma Colton · August 3, 2020 2:19 pm