2020 George Floyd protests Archives

BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Kahn-Cullors Denies Any Wrongdoing in the $6 Million LA House Controversy

May 10, 2022 2:45 amMay 9, 2022 9:16 pm

Over the recent weekend, Black Lives Matters co-founder Patrisse Kahn-Cullors defended the spending of BLM and Black lives Matters Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF), including the purchase of millions of dollars worth of expensive houses in California and Georgia, and denied...

Black Lives Matters Purchased $6 Million House in SoCal With Non-Profit Donations

April 5, 2022 2:31 amApril 13, 2022 11:39 pm

According to a new report on Monday, Black Lives Matters purchased a $6 million Southern California house from donations last year, adding to the three other houses in the LA area group leaders have bought since last year. Press play...

Mandatory High School Ethnics Studies Course Bill Signed By Governor Newsom

October 9, 2021 2:32 amOctober 8, 2021 9:33 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that will require one ethnic studies course to be completed for high school graduation beginning with the class of 2030. Assembly Bill 101, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), will have schools...

Patrick’s Point State Park Renamed ‘Sue-meg’ State Park Following Petitioning By Yurok Tribe

October 4, 2021 11:17 amOctober 4, 2021 11:18 am

The California State Park and Recreation Commission just renamed Patrick’s Point State Park in Humboldt County to “Sue-meg State Park” following calls by local and tribal leaders to change name citing it’s racist past. Before settlement in the area in...

New Standards For Crowd Control Tactics Signed Into Law By Gov. Newsom

September 30, 2021 4:10 pm

A bill that would create statewide standards and regulations for law enforcement use of projectile weapons and chemical agents in crowd control situations was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday. Assembly Bill 48, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena...

Arsonist Who Firebombed Republican Group’s HQ Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Jail

May 25, 2021 2:37 amMarch 22, 2022 11:42 am

The Riverside County man who firebombed a Republican group’s office in La Quinta last May was sentenced to 60 months in a federal prison on Monday on one count of attempted arson. Press play to hear a narrated version of...

Los Angeles School Board to Fire 133 Police Officers in Favor of ‘Climate Coach’ Program

February 17, 2021 2:35 amFebruary 17, 2021 3:15 pm

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education announced a sweeping overhaul of school security, voting to fire 133 Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) members in favor of school “climate coaches”. The decision to cut...