Latest Black Lives Matter News

Labor board: Home Depot violated labor law by firing an employee who drew 'BLM' on work apron

Feb. 21, 2024 18:16 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's labor board ruled on Wednesday that Home Depot violated federal labor law when it fired an employee for refusing to remove the hand-drawn “BLM” acronym for “Black Lives Matter” from a work apron. The National Labor Relations Act said it protects...

Bohan Phoenix explains why Asian rappers owe Black culture and how he chose to work in China

Feb. 06, 2024 11:59 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese American rapper Bohan Phoenix has straddled both countries in his career. Working with Chinese rappers like the popular Higher Brothers, he has always interspersed English song lyrics with a catchy Chinese chorus. Far from the flex-heavy culture of rap songs...

After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed

Jan. 27, 2024 17:06 PM EST

A judge has ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to get rid of photographs of legal documents that officers allegedly took during an unannounced raid on the home of an attorney representing a prominent Black Lives Matter activist. The attorney, Dermot Givens, said roughly a...

Florida GOP lawmakers seek to ban rainbow flags in schools, saying they're bad for students

Jan. 17, 2024 18:00 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A bill advanced by Florida Republicans on Wednesday would ban teachers and other government employees from displaying a rainbow flag -- even wearing one as a lapel pin for a day -- but they could hang the full-size flag of any “recognized nation” as long as they want,...