Latest Black Lives Matter News

At Black Lives Matter house, families are welcomed into space of freedom and healing
STUDIO CITY, California (AP) — Some of the mystery and controversy shrouding a sprawling Los Angeles-area property owned by a national Black Lives Matter nonprofit have dissipated for dozens of families grieving a loved one killed by police. The Black Lives Matter Global Network...

LA police commission says officers violated lethal force policy in struggle with man who later died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teacher who died after a struggle in which he was repeatedly shocked with a Taser by Los Angeles police didn't pose a deadly threat, and two officers who subdued him violated departmental policy on the use of lethal force, the police chief said in a report made public...
Vegas man tied to extremist group gets life sentence for terrorism plot targeting 2020 protests
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man with ties to a far-right extremist group advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for his role in a plot to firebomb a Black Lives Matter protest in Las Vegas in 2020. A state judge in...

New York police agree to reform protest tactics in settlement over 2020 response
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police department has agreed to adopt new policies intended to safeguard the rights of protesters as part of a legal settlement stemming from its response to the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in 2020. The 44-page agreement, filed Tuesday in...
