The man convicted of shooting and killing 19-year-old Lorenzo Anderson on the edge of Seattle’s notorious protest zone in June 2020 was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday. Marcel Long, now 20, was arrested last July in Des Moines, Washington, after being wanted by authorities for more than a year over the killing…
Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for 2020 Murder in Seattle’s CHOP Zone
Judge Awards $1 Million to Black Church Over Proud Boys’ BLM Banner Burning
A judge on Friday awarded Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, a black church in the District of Columbia, over $1 million in damages in a lawsuit against the Proud Boys. The lawsuit was filed in response to the Proud Boys’ destruction of a Black Lives Matter banner during a protest in 2020. Superior Court Associate…
Calgary BLM Leader Charged With Hate Crime
The president of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Calgary chapter is in court facing hate crime charges after allegedly blocking access to a Catholic School. Adora Nwofor, who describes herself on LinkedIn as a comedian and public speaker in addition to her BLM role, was charged with mischief on June 2, according to Postmedia, for…
Black Lives Matter Donations Plunge 88 Percent Amid Scandals
Donations to the national organization for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement have seen a sharp decline amid several self-enrichment scandals and infighting. Records viewed by The Epoch Times show that the fundraising arm of the organization, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, raised just $9.3 million in the fiscal year ended in June 2022…
Defacing of Historical Statue During Australia’s Remembrance Day ‘Very Disappointing,’ Says Mayor
A statue of a historical figure in Sydney’s northwest was defaced while Australians gathered to commemorate ANZAC Day The words, “Here stands a mass murderer who ordered genocide,” was spray painted onto the statue of Lachlan Macquarie, the fifth governor of New South Wales, at McQuade Park in Windsor. Macquarie’s statue was doused in red…
Texas Governor Seeks to Pardon Army Sergeant Convicted of Killing Gun-Wielding Protester
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he is seeking to pardon the U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of shooting dead a man wielding a gun at him during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. Abbott announced on April 8 that he will pardon Sgt. Daniel Perry, 37, who was working for Uber in Austin…
Barbara Kay: Condemnation of Good-Faith Research Into Residential-School History Must Stop
Commentary On April 1, a new website was launched by the Indian Residential Schools Research Group (irsrg.ca) whose mission is to share with the public historical materials concerning the residential-school system, materials that uphold “the highest standards of research, evidence, and logic in the pursuit of the truth, wherever that may lead. Most importantly, we…
ANALYSIS: Free Rein For Radical Elements Partly to Blame For Protests Turning Hostile
If you ask National Police Association spokeswoman Betsy Smith, Antifa—not the police—seems in charge at many American protests. Political radicals control the streets because politicians have told police to stand down, Smith said. “What we’ve seen since 2014—and then being ramped up after 2020—is this unfortunate atmosphere where Antifa and Antifa-like groups seem to run…
Violence No. 1 Social Justice Issue in Black Communities: Rev. Markel Hutchins
Black and brown Americans are doing themselves a disservice by concentrating their social justice activism around animosity toward the police, according to long-time civil rights leader Rev. Markel Hutchins. Instead, these communities need to find ways to build a productive relationship with the police, turning “adversaries into allies,” he told The Epoch Times. “In a…
‘A Learning Experience’: Video Shows Black Elementary Students Attacking White Students, Forcing Them to Say ‘Black Lives Matter’
Surveillance video of an incident that occurred on Feb. 10 shows a number of black students at Kenwood Elementary School in Springfield, Ohio, physically attacking white students and reportedly forcing them to say “black lives matter.” Police were not called to the school about the incident until Monday, Feb. 13. The video of the assault, which…
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