Eight years after it was founded to honor the lives of Black people globally while advocating for equity across economics, social justice and environmental factors, the Black Lives Matter movement was nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek reported back to work on Jan. 20 after they were placed on administrative leave following Blake's shooting in August 2020.

Commissioner Dermot Shea gave a troubling rebuke of Black Lives Matter protesters who were met with violence by members of the NYPD on Monday during a march held to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

In the suit, the New York attorney general petitions for the installation of a monitor to oversee the NYPD, and points to repeated instances of violence enacted by the department in response to the demonstrations.

Sunday's event and the LAPD's lackadaisical response exemplifies the collective frustration regarding law enforcement and why so many are advocating to defund the police.

On Thursday police released bodycam footage of the fatal shooting and identified the victim as a 23-year-old Black man named Dolal Idd.

Local Black Lives Matter activists claim Mayor Muriel Bowser and the MPD did little to stop the racist and violent demonstrations that broke over the weekend in Washington, D.C.

For someone whose job entails distributing accurate information, the White House press secretary has never been concerned with facts and figures, much like her predecessors.

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While President Trump's inauguration ceremony closed the eight-year chapter of Barack Obama's presidency, protesters took to the streets, clashing with police an hour before ceremonies.