2020 Protests
A Man Was Charged With Hate Crimes For Allegedly Threatening Starbucks Employees Wearing BLM Shirts
The retired optometrist from Saginaw, Michigan, allegedly made racist and threatening calls to nine Starbucks stores and left nooses around town.
David Mack
BLM Activists See A Big Double Standard In How Police Dealt With Trump Insurrectionists
Black Lives Matter activists see a sharp contrast between the treatment they received last summer and what happened at the Capitol.
Emmanuel Felton
The NYPD's Actions During The George Floyd Protests Exacerbated Tensions With Protesters, Report Finds
The city's Department of Investigation report concluded NYPD's mistakes went far beyond individual officers' actions and were rather a failure of the whole department.
Julia Reinstein
A 52-Year-Old Woman Was Charged With Reckless Endangerment After Driving Into A Crowd Of Protesters In NYC
The driver of the vehicle has been identified as 52-year-old Kathleen Casillo and her motive remains unclear.
Stephanie K. Baer
They Marched In A Black Lives Matter Protest And It Changed Their Politics
“You could see which side cared about the Black Lives Matter movement,” said one first-time protester, “and which side couldn't embrace it.”
Amber Jamieson
A Mother Was Brutally Separated From Her Young Son And A Police Union Used Him For Content
“They're trying to give people a sense that they're the protectors and it's not lost on us that this has just come days before the election,” the mother's attorney told BuzzFeed News.
Ade Onibada
This Is How Chicago Police Are Getting Ready For Election Night Protests
Newly released documents and videos show the military tactics that could be used.
Caroline Haskins
One Of The Cops In The Breonna Taylor Raid Is Suing Her Boyfriend For Shooting Him
Jonathan Mattingly alleges Kenneth Walker inflicted battery, assault, and emotional distress on him by opening fire and striking him in the thigh during the raid.
David Mack
Walmart Reversed Its Decision To Pull Guns And Ammo From Its Displays Over Civil Unrest Concerns
The reversal came after the company said they were concerned about looting and unrest.
Salvador Hernandez
A Woman Delivered Some Incredible Burns At A Police Town Hall, And Now She's Gone Viral
Keiajah "KJ" Brooks told BuzzFeed News the attention and support she has received since the clip went viral will allow her to work full time as a community organizer and activist.
Ellie Hall
A Grand Juror In The Breonna Taylor Case Said They Were Never Asked To Consider Charges Directly Linked To Her Death
"AG Cameron white washed what his office presented to the grand jury," attorneys representing Breonna Taylor's family said. "This failure rests squarely on the shoulders of Daniel Cameron."
Salvador Hernandez
A Security Guard Hired By A News Outlet Is Being Investigated For Murder After A Shooting At Protests In Denver
Denver police said Matthew Dolloff was being held in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Denver on Saturday. WARNING: This post contains disturbing photos and video.
Amber Jamieson
A Man Who Allegedly Posed As A Federal Officer At A Protest Will Go To Trial To Face Charges
Police realized the 28-year-old was not a real federal officer after a newspaper published a photo of him with a Nazi tattoo, court documents said.
Salvador Hernandez
Louisville Cops Left Breonna Taylor’s Body Unattended For Several Minutes Before Saying “She’s Done”
The Louisville police department released new body camera videos showing the aftermath of Breonna Taylor's shooting.
Tasneem Nashrulla
The White St. Louis Couple Who Pointed Guns At Protesters Were Indicted By A Grand Jury On Evidence Tampering
Mark and Patricia McCloskey were previously charged with unlawful use of a weapon.
Stephanie K. Baer
A Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy Was Caught On Video Repeatedly Striking A Protester With A Riot Shield
The sheriff's department is investigating the "use of force" incident.
Lam Thuy Vo
A Woman Was Arrested For Driving Her Car Through A Crowd At A BLM Protest And Pro-Trump Counterprotest
Tatiana Turner, 40, was accused of striking and injuring two people with her car during clashes between anti-police brutality protesters and pro-Trump counterprotesters.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Louisville Police Arrested The State Representative Who Sponsored "Breonna's Law" Along With 25 Other Protesters
State Rep. Attica Scott and her daughter were charged with first-degree rioting, a Class D felony — the same class as Brett Hankison's wanton endangerment charge.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Sheriff's Deputies Falsely Said This Reporter Had Failed To ID Herself. A Prosecutor Has Now Dropped The Case Against Her.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrested Josie Huang after falsely claiming she hadn't identified herself as press while documenting a protester's arrest.
Tasneem Nashrulla
A Man Was Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Two Police Officers At A Protest After The Breonna Taylor Decision
The two Louisville officers are expected to recover, the police chief said.
Julia Reinstein
A Seattle Cop Was Caught On Video Rolling His Bicycle Over A Fallen Person's Head During Breonna Taylor Protests
The Seattle Office of Police Accountability has requested a criminal investigation into the officer's actions.
Tasneem Nashrulla
People Gathered Across The US To Protest The Lack Of Charges For Breonna Taylor's Killing
Two officers were shot in Louisville and have non-life-threatening injuries. Police wouldn't say if the shooter was involved in the protests.
Stephanie K. Baer
A Cop Was Charged With Firing Into Breonna Taylor's Neighbor's Apartment. No One Was Charged With Actually Killing Her.
No police officer has been charged directly over Breonna Taylor's death.
Amber Jamieson
The Victims Of Violence During The Kenosha Protests Are Suing Facebook
Citing a law that dates from the Reconstruction era, four people, including the partner of a man killed during the protests, are taking the company to court.
Craig Silverman
Friends And Family Members Of QAnon Believers Are Going Through A “Surreal Goddamn Nightmare”
Almost 200 people told us what it’s been like to lose a loved one to the mass delusion. Here’s what they said.
Jane Lytvynenko
Emails Show Tulsa Officials Considered An Event To Counter Trump’s Rally
Tulsa city officials considered bringing in a “national figure” to counter the president’s rally, newly obtained emails from June show.
Kadia Goba
A Grand Jury Indicted The White Bar Owner Who Killed A 22-Year-Old Black Man During Protests
A grand jury in Omaha, Nebraska, indicted Jake Gardner on Tuesday over the death of James Scurlock, a 22-year-old Black man.
Amber Jamieson
A Doctor Went Viral For Saying His Daughter Was Attacked By BLM. She Wasn’t.
A clash between motorists and so-called squeegee kids in Baltimore quickly spread on Twitter after a respected doctor falsely described it as an attack by Black Lives Matter protesters.
David Mack
Young Latino Voters Say The Fight For Racial Justice Is Pushing Them To Vote In November
According to a new survey, 55.8% of young Latino voters said they’d actively participated in racial equality or Black Lives Matter movements.
Ryan Brooks
Two "Boogaloo Boys" Allegedly Tried To Supply Weapons To Hamas And Join As Mercenaries
The men also told an informant they were part of a subgroup called "Boojahideen" that wanted to become mercenaries for the terrorist organization, prosecutors say.
Salvador Hernandez
