Tag: Black Lives Matter

UK Law Targeting Guerrilla Protests Takes Effect

A controversial law intended to target protests by “woke militants” and “eco-warriors” have come into effect in England and Wales on Tuesday. Police are now able to set noise limits and other restrictions on marches and rallies, including one-person protests. They also no longer have to prove that protesters who fail to follow the restrictions…


Nevada State Trooper Sues Starbucks Alleging He Was Served Meth-Laced Coffee

A Nevada state trooper is suing Seattle-based Starbucks for allegedly serving him iced coffee laced with methamphetamine at a Las Vegas drive-thru in September 2020. Trooper Steven Darnell was in full Nevada State Highway Patrol uniform when the incident allegedly occurred on Sept. 11, at the Starbucks drive-thru where he regularly goes for coffee. Darnell…


BLM Paid Nearly $4 Million to Co-Founder’s Brother, Father of Her Child, Board Secretary: Tax Filings

Black Lives Matter (BLM) Global Network Foundation paid close to $4 million in total to its board secretary, the brother of co-founder Patrisse Cullors, and the father of Cullors’ child, new tax forms reveal. The form prepared on May 12 shows that between July 2020 and June 2021 the group paid nearly $2.17 million in…


BLM Co-Founder Admits Holding 2 Parties at Multi-Million-Dollar Mansion

Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Patrisse Cullors has admitted that she used the group’s multi-million-dollar mansion in Los Angeles for two personal parties in 2021, just a month after suggesting that she had never used the property for personal gain. Cullors, a self-described “trained Marxist,” told The Associated Press on May 9 that she hosted…


Putin Marks Victory Day, Accuses NATO of Preparing to Invade; G7’s New Sanctions on Russia | NTD News Today

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the country’s annual Victory Day parade. He said soldiers are once again fighting for Russia’s security. New sanctions on Russia from the G7. And both U.S. First Lady Jill Biden and Canadian Prime minister Justin Trudeau visit Ukraine. We hear from the former leader of black lives matter, amid questions…


New York Subway Shooting Suspect Indicted on Terrorism Charges

A U.S. grand jury indicted a man on May 7 for the April 12 attack on the New York City subway that ended up injuring 23 people. He is known to have in the past made racist comments against various groups, while propagating black nationalist ideologies. Frank James, 62, was indicted by the U.S. District…


Black Lives Matter Leader Removed from LA Mayoral Debate

LOS ANGELES—A Black Lives Matter chapter co-founder and Los Angeles professor was removed by campus police from the Los Angeles mayoral debate on May 1 for not having a ticket to the event. Melina Abdullah was forcibly removed from the debate, co-hosted by the Pat Brown Institute and the Los Angeles League of Women Voters…


Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Removed from LA Mayoral Debate

LOS ANGELES—A Black Lives Matter chapter co-founder and Los Angeles professor was removed by campus police from a Los Angeles mayoral debate on May 1 for not having a ticket to the event. Melina Abdullah was forcibly removed from the debate, co-hosted by the Pat Brown Institute and the Los Angeles League of Women Voters…


Murders of Black Americans Surged in 2020 Amid ‘Defund the Police’ Movement

The year 2020 saw a 32 percent increase in the number of black Americans murdered compared to the previous year. Some experts say the spike was caused by the Black Lives Matter movement and efforts to defund the police in the wake of the killing of George Floyd the same year. According to the data…


UK Judge Delays Trial of Eco-Activist Pending High Court Decision on BLM Statue-Toppling Case

A London court has delayed the trial of a prominent climate activist, saying it can’t go ahead until legal questions that arose from the statue-toppling case in Bristol are resolved. Gail Bradbrook, the co-founder of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Tuesday accused of causing £27,500 ($35,746) in damage…