Activists

SHELBY CO., Ala. (WBRC) - Civil rights activists from across the state gathered on the steps of the Shelby County Courthouse Friday to urge the public to stand up for voting rights and encourage lawmakers to pass laws to protect voters."We…

Thousands of right-wing activists gathered in Tampa, Florida last weekend for a "Restore America" ​​rally, which featured a cavalcade of election, COVID-19 and QAnon conspiracy theorists. At River Church, overseen by…

Broward County's new street sign now bears the names of two iconic civil rights activists Patch.com

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Broward County held a Juneteenth celebration that saw a street renamed to honor two legendary civil rights activists. Northwest 7th Street, between Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 31st Avenue, is now officially…

While ACPD gets bodycams, civil rights activists urge VSP to get them too, CBS19 News

LEIMERT PARK (CBSLA) - Civil rights activists, clergymen and parishioners kneeled for nine minutes 29 seconds Tuesday to commemorate the year-long anniversary of George Floyd's death. Local clergy said Floyd's murder caused communities…

TAMPA - Tampa civil rights organizations urged the city to proceed with plans to give the city council more power and the mayor less power over the police's Citizens Review Board.The council members voted 5-2 on Thursday for seven…

No one woke up Memorial Day morning 2020 thinking their world was going to change.No one imagined that one of the most momentous periods in the long quest for racial justice in America was about to begin.And certainly numerous teenagers and…

Civil rights activists protest the death penalty for the execution squad on the steps of SC State House WACH.com

Civil rights activists respond to former Albany Police Officer, WRGB's guilty plea