Tag: Political movements
Mali opposition rejects regional mediator’s unity govt idea
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Regional mediators put forth a plan Sunday that would require Mali's embattled president to form a unity government but some...
Rights activists, political leaders mourn Rep. John Lewis
Rights activists, politicians from both parties and many other people touched by the legacy of John Lewis mourned the congressman and pillar of the...
14 hours later, Trump says he is ‘saddened’ by Lewis’ death
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the hours after the death of American civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to...
John Lewis’ legacy shaped in 1965 on ‘Bloody Sunday’
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - John Lewis saw the line of Alabama state troopers a few hundred yards away as he led hundreds of marchers...
Movement for Black Lives plans virtual national convention
NEW YORK (AP) - Spurred by broad public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of Black activists from across the U.S. will...
AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter groups plan convention
NEW YORK (AP) - Spurred by broad public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of Black activists from across the U.S. will...
BET Awards highlight Black voices as artists turn political
NEW YORK (AP) - The BET Awards served as an extension of the voices of Black people protesting in the streets about the inequalities...
BET Awards highlight Black voices as artists turn political
NEW YORK (AP) - The BET Awards served as an extension of the voices of Black people protesting in the streets about the inequalities...
In NYC, marking 50th anniversary of Pride, no matter what
NEW YORK (AP) - There were protests, rainbow flags and performances - it was LGBTQ Pride, after all. But what was normally an outpouring...
In NYC, marking 50th anniversary of Pride, no matter what
NEW YORK (AP) - There were protests, rainbow flags and performances - it was LGBTQ Pride, after all. But what was normally an outpouring...
