The Seattle City Council has unanimously voted to repeal two separate loitering ordinances
SEATTLE, WA — The Seattle City Council has unanimously voted to repeal two separate loitering ordinances over concerns that both were rooted in racism and had disproportionately negative effects on minority and marginalized communities. The first ordinance repealed Monday was Seattle’s drug traffic loitering law,…
Houston’s mayor signs executive order to restrict deadly force
HOUSTON, TX – Mayor Turner announces details of the Mayor’s Executive Order, which was signed Wednesday, June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020 — Surrounded by City Council members, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and Houston Police Officers Union representative Ray Hunt, Mayor Sylvester Turner today…
Seattle woman goes to jail for protesting and never gets a hearing
SEATTLE, WA — Last Sunday, May 31, Joan Fochs got the call to shut down early at the Interbay grocery store where she works, as the city braced for another night of protests against police violence. She closed up shop, packed up water bottles and…
Protestors continue to march the Los Angeles streets
LOS ANGELES, CA — Thousands of protesters marched in Hollywood as protests started early across Los Angeles County Tuesday. By early afternoon thousands had taken to the streets in Beverly Hills, Venice, Manhattan Beach, at Cal State Northridge and in Hollywood. The Hollywood march, organized…
Over 50 protesters arrested in Atlanta (VIDEO)
ATLANTA, GA —Protesters in Atlanta marched the fourth consecutive day. While out, Atlanta police said they made 52 arrests Monday as of 8 p.m. Most were made primarily at Centennial Olympic Park. Protesters blocked traffic on several roadways and briefly entered onto the interstate, according…