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‘You Can't Sit Here:' Gaskins on Using Civil Disobedience as Protest
Dr. Albert Gaskins recalls his experience traveling between Washington, D.C. and Virginia as a child, and why he bucked the expectation for Black riders to sit at the back of the bus.
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Protests In Washington After Police Car Drives Through Crowd
Dozens of people marched through the streets of Tacoma late Sunday in response to a police car driving through a crowd the day before
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World Leaders Respond to Riot at US Capitol
World leaders responded with shock and sadness to the rioters storming the U.S. Capitol
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Candace Cameron Bure Denies Attending Brother Kirk's Caroling Protests
Candace Cameron Bure is speaking out about her brother Kirk Cameron’s recent protests.
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Woman Struck By Projectile During La Mesa Protest Sues Officer, City
A woman who was struck in the face with a projectile during a police brutality protest in La Mesa in late May is suing the officer who fired the round.
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Woman Shot With ‘Less Lethal' Projectile by La Mesa Police Speaks Out for First Time
The grandmother who spent several days in intensive care after she was shot in the forehead with a “less lethal” projectile by La Mesa police during a protest will speak out for the first time on Wednesday.
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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Asks for Rule Change to Allow Athletes to Protest at Olympic Events
Symbolic gestures have previously been forbidden for athletes at Olympic events, but Friday the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee asked for a rule change that will allow athletes to “peacefully” and “respectfully” protest at Olympic events. Carolyn Johnson reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.
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Angelenos Protest Outside Ferrer's Home, Angered by Tighter Restrictions
A crowd gathered outside the home of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, angered over tighter restrictions that go into effect Monday. Darsha Philips reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 29, 2020.
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Dozens Protest Governor's Curfew Order at Santa Monica Pier
About 80 people gathered at the Santa Monica Pier to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s limited Stay at Home order, which sets a 10 p.m. curfew prohibiting public and private gatherings, but there were no arrests, authorities said Sunday.
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Clashes Break Out After Rally for Trump in DC
Multiple clashes broke out in Washington, D.C., after thousands gathered at a rally to support President Donald Trump.
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Man Accused of Driving Truck Into ‘Black Lives Matter' Crowd Granted Release on $10M Bond
A San Gabriel Valley man accused of driving a truck loaded with firearms into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Old Town Pasadena was granted release pending trial on weapons charges after his parents put up a $10 million property bond, court records obtained Thursday show. Benjamin Jong Ren Hung, 28, of San Marino, is charged with one...
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Amazon Protesters March to Jeff Bezos' Beverly Hills Mansion for Environmental, COVID-19 Reforms
A coalition of labor and environmental activists planned to march to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ mansion in Beverly Hills Sunday, to lobby for higher wages, free health care and a series of reforms in the way the giant company handles the COVID-19 crisis.
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Protesters March Peacefully in Louisville After Grand Jury Announcement
Protesters marched in Louisville, Ky., after a grand jury did not charge three Louisville police officers for Breonna Taylor’s shooting death.
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Protesters Held on $1 Million Bail After Demonstration Over Pa. Police Shooting
Thirteen people who are accused of committing crimes while participating in a civil disturbance in Lancaster on Sunday night sat behind bars Tuesday, with bail for seven of them set at $1 million.
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NFL Season Kicks Off With Nod to Social Injustice at Chiefs-Texans Contest
Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs offered a symbolic gesture of support for racial injustice ahead of the NFL’s first game of the season Thursday, NBC News reports.
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Belarus Activist Resists Effort to Deport Her to Ukraine
A leading opposition activist in Belarus is being held after she resisted attempts by to deport her to Ukraine as part of a crackdown on protests of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko
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Officer Struck with Cane, Others Punched During Racial Justice Protest, SDPD Says
A San Diego officer was hit in the head with a cane and several more were punched during a downtown protest Monday evening in response to the shooting of an unarmed Black man by police in Wisconsin, according to the San Diego Police Department. SDPD tweeted about the officers’ injuries just before 8 p.m. The post included a picture of…
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Protest Held Outside Postmaster General's Home
Protesters gathered outside the Northwest D.C. home of the postmaster general Saturday morning after the U.S. Postal Service warned states that it can’t guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted. Hundreds marched through the streets of Adams Morgan, the neighborhood where Postmaster General Louis DeJoy lives. They staged a...
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Prosecutor Won't Act on Low-Level Portland Protest Arrests
The newly elected district attorney in Portland, Oregon, has announced a new policy that means that cases will be dismissed against dozens — and possibly several hundred — people arrested on lesser charges at the ongoing protests in Oregon’s largest city