inspiring america Inspiring America: 5 Questions with Protest Font Designer Tré Seals NBCLX is looking back at the most inspiring people we profiled this year as part of NBCUniversal News Group's Inspiring America series. The latest person we are recognizing is designer Tré Seals.
protests Some States Want to Raise Penalties on Protesters for Breaking the Law — and Civil Rights Groups Are Worried In the wake of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests, Republican legislators in 22 states are considering tough new penalties against people who break the law while protesting — and some bills even offer protection to people who injure protesters. Civil rights groups argue that these new laws could chill First Amendment rights to protest. Sophie Quinton of The Pew...
police reform The NY Attorney General Is Suing the NYPD for Mistreating BLM Protesters: Here's Why It's a ‘Very Big Deal' New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the New York City Police Department over the handling of last year’s protests against police brutality and racism. Former assistant New Jersey Attorney General Shavar Jeffries joined LX News to explain why the lawsuit is so important and how it might improve police accountability.
crowd size The Science Behind Crowd Size Estimates Is Complicated by Politics and Privacy The question of how many people attend a large event like Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, or a Black Lives Matter march, may appear to be a simple one. But even with a standard method for estimating crowd sizes that dates back to the 1960s, the calculus can be tricky — and political. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado explores how technology is making...
black lives matter Why This Mother Takes Her 4-Year-Old Son to Black Lives Matter Protests: ‘He Is the Target' Tiffiny Dixon looks at her 4-year-old son and knows that someday he will “stop being cute” and start being stereotyped as a threat. That’s why she takes him to Black Lives Matter protests – to teach him how to fight back by using his constitutional rights of assembly and free speech.
black lives matter One Mother Shares Her Deepest Fears About Raising a 4-Year-Old Black Son Amid Racial Upheaval "I am more afraid of racism and police brutality than I am of COVID or any other disease," says Dixon.
Music Music of the Movement: Protest Music Has Long Been a Messenger of Resistance People participating in social movements across generations have used music to share their feelings, protest the status quo and artistically call for reform. NBC LX storytellers Clark Fouraker and Eric Rodriguez looked back at the history of protest music to see how certain songs influenced social justice movements over the years, up until and including today’s Black Lives Matter...
pro athletes How Pro Athletes Are Utilizing Their Platform in the Fight Against Systemic Racism The shooting of Jacob Blake has sparked numerous protests throughout the professional sports world, including the MLB, NHL and NBA. NBC Sports Boston Reporter A. Sherrod Blakely stops by to break down the events that have ensued with pro athletes over the last 48 hours in the fight against systematic racism and police brutality.
Charlottesville Survivors of Deadly 2017 Charlottesville Protests Tell Their Stories in New TV Special On the third anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., during which protester Heather Heyer was killed, a new Investigation Discovery special is giving survivors a voice to talk about how the incident has continued to affect them. Pamela Deutsch, the producer of “Impact of Hate: Charlottesville” joined LX News to discuss the special.
department of homeland security Former DHS Official Says Law Enforcement Agencies Being Used ‘As Political Pawns' Under Trump Peter Vincent served as a prosecutor in the Department of Homeland Security when it was first founded in 2003. He also served in the DHS under former President Obama. He tells LX that the Trump Administration has been using law enforcement agencies as “political pawns” during the ongoing protests.
