Tag: black lives matter

A prominent activist in the Black Lives Matter movement, DeRay McKesson, on Thursday sued the chief of the Baton Rouge police department and other officials over the arrests of nearly 200 demonstrators during peaceful protests about police killings.

Black Lives Matter has become a mantra for people protesting police violence against African Americans.

“Black Lives Matter.” “Not One More.” These messages along with many others were written on signs as part of a Black Lives Matter vigil on Saturday.

The local NAACP, Musicians Union, Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane, Sierra Club, Center for Justice and Greater Spokane Progress organizations, as well individuals from Spokane have organized a Black Lives Matter vigil, which will take place this weekend.

When Black Lives Matter protesters engaged in direct action in Seattle recently, they succeeded in doing at least one thing: keeping race, and racially based injustice, on people’s minds and lips.