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The scene at St. John’s Episcopal Church and authorities’ attacks on protesters were the product of a president who favors brute strength and fears looking weak.
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In Pa., officials prepare for coronavirus, civil unrest to disrupt Tuesday primary
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Eight states plus the District of Columbia will hold primaries Tuesday. Several have struggled with demand for absentee ballots and poll worker shortages.
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Perhaps Trump’s most ludicrous claim: that he is an ‘ally of all peaceful protesters’
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He is not, as he has made clear.
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Democrats assail Trump’s threat to deploy military as ‘un-American,’ ‘fascist’
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Trump’s remarks Monday night triggered a firestorm of criticism from Democrats, several of whom denounced his threat to deploy the military domestically as the behavior of a would-be authoritarian leader.
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Rapper Chika Arrested For Protesting In Los Angeles
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As thousands of Black Live Matter supporters flooded Los Angeles streets over the weekend, rising artist Chika was one of the many who were arrested for protesting against the White police officer who killed George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Known for her fiery lyricism on everything from Kanye West to women’s rights, Chika and her manager Krystle Hartsfield were demonstrating against social injustices at Trader Joes at Fairfax and 3rd in Los Angeles. On Instagram, the rapper documented her time protesting and her interaction with police, which included the moment she was put in handcuffs.
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(@chikalogy) on May 30, 2020 at 7:03pm PDT“I’m in here because I watched them put their hands on my manager as she was trying to leave,” said Chika, who explained she told the officer her manager was leaving and therefore no longer actively protesting. But then the 23-year-old heard an officer say, “get her too.”
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(@chikalogy) on May 30, 2020 at 7:12pm PDTChika, who was born to Nigerian-American parents and raised in Alabama, was handcuffed and detained for seven hours. She said she was cited for “failing to disperse;” the artist has a court date set for October.
“No one on this bus did anything wrong. Every single person in here is in here unlawfully… but I’m okay though. I’m f–king okay though,” Chika said.
She was not the only celebrity protesting this weekend. Tessa Thompson, Michael B. Jordan, Nick Cannon, Kehlani, J. Cole, Lil Yachty, Tinashe and more were advocating in support of Black Lives Matter throughout the country. At the same Los Angeles location where Chika was arrested, Insecure actor Kendrick Sampson was hit by rubber bullets from LAPD.
Hear Chika’s full account of her experience, here.
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Episcopal bishop on President Trump: ‘Everything he has said and done is to inflame violence’
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Rev. Mariann Budde says she is “outraged” that police cleared protesters from in front of St. John’s Church so president could visit.
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Trump mobilizes military, threatens to use troops to quell protests across U.S.
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Military police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a peaceful protest near the White House while the president delivered a Rose Garden address on Monday.
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Glossier Makes A $1 Million Pledge To The Black Community
Essence Magazine:
Glossier is springing into actionwith a $1 million pledge to help fight “systematic racism, white supremacy, and the historic oppression of the Black community.”
On Saturday, the world-famous beauty brand announced a donation in the amount of “$500k across organizations combatting racial injustice” and an additional $500K to Black-owned beauty businesses in the form of grants.
The brand shared the news in an Instagram post naming Black Lives Matter, The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, The Equal Justice Initiative, The Marsha P. Johnson Institute, and We The Protesters recipients of the donation. Details surrounding the grant initiative will be released later this June.
“We’re inspired by so many people in our community who are using their voices and making change,” reads the post. “We see you and are with you.”
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Glossier is one of the first beauty companies to openly make a financial contributionto organizations focused on combatting racial injustice following death of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
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Cities brace for another night of chaotic protests against police violence
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An autopsy finds George Floyd’s cause of death was “asphyxiation from sustained pressure,” family lawyers say.