Black Lives Matter

Juneteenth goes uncelebrated at White House as Trump complains about too many holidays

People perform during the Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert at Times Square in New York City, US, on June 19.

Five years after George Floyd's murder, racial justice push continues

Jazz Hampton lays a rose as he and other community, family and friends pay their respects at the memorial site where George Floyd was murdered by former police officer Derek Chauvin ahead of the fifth anniversary of Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Washington mayor says Black Lives Matter Plaza near White House to be redesigned

The Black Lives Matter Plaza was created in 2020 following anti-racism protests over the murder of George Floyd.

California issues apology over slavery, but no reparations

FILE — Lawyer Kamilah Moore, chair of the reparations task force, during a meeting in Oakland, Calif., on May 6, 2023. Lawyer Kamilah Moore, chair of the state reparations task force, during a meeting in Oakland, Calif., on May 6, 2023. California formed a reparations task force after the national response to the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 4

US Vice President Kamala Harris will reaffirm support for the people of Ukraine.

‘Full justice’ urged for black US airman shot by Florida police

Chantemekki Fortson, mother of US Airman Roger Fortson, at Mt. Zion Second Baptist Church, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Federal probe urged of Black Lives Matter protest killing after Texas pardon

FILE PHOTO: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) meeting in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Portuguese speaker defends lawmaker's race remarks as free speech

FILE PHOTO: Far right political party Chega leader Andre Ventura talks to the press after meeting with Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in Belem Palace, following the general elections in Lisbon, Portugal, March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo

US Supreme Court rejects Black Lives Matter activist's appeal over protest incident

FILE PHOTO: Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson walks to the lectern to speak during the \"End Racism Rally\" on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall in Washington, U.S., April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Blaxit: Tired of racism, black Americans try life in Africa

Mark and Marlene Bradley take in the view from their housing development in Zanzibar, Tanzania on Feb. 13, 2024. Since moving to Zanzibar in 2022, the couple have been embracing island life by taking it slow. (Khadija Farah/The New York Times)

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