Black Lives Matter

Lucas Vieira is now facing a first-degree felony charge after the July 7, 2019 assault on Aundre Howard in Houston after stopping him for a traffic violation.

Darnella Frazier received a citation and special award from the Pulitzer Prize board after bringing the murder of George Floyd to the nation's attention. 

Derek Chauvin is only the 11th police officer to be convicted of an on-duty murder since 2005. 

With good behavior, the white ex-cop whose murder of George Floyd, a Black man, ignited global outrage could be paroled after serving about 15 years.

Gary Duncan’s case was dragged all the way to the Supreme Court, which made a landmark decision on the right to jury trials at the state level.

The Charleston County Coroner changed the manner of Jamal Sutherland's death from “undetermined” to “homicide” on his death certificate.

“We are deeply grateful for her heroism which led to justice for George and sparked a historic social change,” Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney who represents George Floyd’s family, said of citizen journalist Darnella Frazier.

Police said protesters pulled the driver from his vehicle and witnesses told police that demonstrators began striking him.

Breonna Taylor, who was killed in a raid by Louisville police in 2020, has become a powerful symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement and the push for police reform.

Dozens were arrested over the weekend at protests after two deputies shot Winston Boogie Smith Jr, while he was inside a parked vehicle.