Black Lives Matter Protests

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BLM B-Town says Chauvin’s conviction does not fix problems with policing

By Madison Smalstig · Tuesday, April 20,2021 7:19 p.m.

BLM B-Town identifies deeper systemic issues in policing than highlighted in Chauvin trial.

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Bloomington City Council endorses two BLM street murals to be installed in October

By Mel Fronczek · Thursday, Sept. 24,2020 12:20 a.m.

The Banneker Community Center Advisory Council is spearheading the murals project.

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Law students to have ‘Putting our Words into Action’ online event

By Lilly St. Angelo · Thursday, July 9,2020 10:18 p.m.

There will be a panel discussion about how law students or advocates can take action.

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Young Black leaders, activists at IU incorporate social justice into career interests

By Claudia Gonzalez-Diaz · Thursday, July 9,2020 10:14 p.m.

Three students have learned how to resist through education, international studies and theater.

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Protesters take to the streets again demanding justice for Booker, local action on policing

By Lilly St. Angelo · Wednesday, July 8,2020 2:29 p.m.

No protesters were harmed in Tuesday’s protest.

Athletic director Scott Dolson contacts staff amid racial tensions in Bloomington

By Joy Burton · Tuesday, July 7,2020 9:36 p.m.

"I condemn these events of racial violence and racial profiling in the strongest terms,” Dolson said.

FBI opens investigation into Vauhxx Booker’s attack

By Lilly St. Angelo · Tuesday, July 7,2020 5:41 p.m.

The case will be investigated as a hate crime, Booker's attorney said.

Police have not yet found driver who hit protesters due to invalid address on registration

By Lilly St. Angelo · Tuesday, July 7,2020 4:36 p.m.

A woman driving a 2015 red Toyota Corolla hit two protesters Monday night.

Car hits two protesters at Black Lives Matter protest following Vauhxx Booker's attack

By Katharine Khamhaengwong · Tuesday, July 7,2020 2:37 a.m.

A friend started a GoFundMe page for the woman taken to the hospital.

‘I didn’t want to be another hashtag’: Vauhxx Booker attacked at Lake Monroe on Saturday

By Lilly St. Angelo · Monday, July 6,2020 5:20 p.m.

The Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the encounter.

6-member committee appointed to review the Jordan name on campus

By Wei Wang · Monday, July 6,2020 10:09 a.m.

The move comes amid increased criticism of the campus’s commemoration of the eugenicist.

Black small businesses, artists, community celebrated at Dunn Meadow on Friday

By Katharine Khamhaengwong · Monday, June 29,2020 11:19 p.m.

Organizers aim to keep activist momentum going following the protests.

Black Lives Matter spurs from trauma. Black mental health continues to be affected.

By Lyndsay Valadez · Monday, June 29,2020 10:25 p.m.

Protests can offer hope but also cause stress.

Arrest at Monroe Lake spurs IU football players to voice concern over racial profiling

By Grace Ybarra · Sunday, June 28,2020 2:48 p.m.

Defensive back Bryant Fitzgerald and other IU athletes expressed frustrations on Twitter.

IU students raise tens of thousands of dollars for various causes after George Floyd's death

By Grace Opinker · Wednesday, June 10,2020 11:54 p.m.

Money has gone to bail funds, memorials and a local community center.

Sheriff enforces eviction of courthouse late Tuesday night; no arrests made

By Lilly St. Angelo · Wednesday, June 10,2020 3:38 p.m.

Around 100 protesters showed up to protest the eviction.

Bloomington Black artists combine creativity, advocacy

By Katharine Khamhaengwong · Monday, June 8,2020 5:51 p.m.

Three local artists discuss the intersection of their work, lives and recent anti-police brutality protests.

'I am tired, but I am not broken': Student-organized protest draws thousands

By Lilly St. Angelo · Friday, June 5,2020 11:32 p.m.

The protest remained peaceful, and there was no heavy police presence.

Organizers of Friday’s peaceful march to push for community action, civilian oversight of police

By Lilly St. Angelo · Tuesday, June 2,2020 1:14 p.m.

IU students are the main organizers of the event.

Bloomington protests continue Monday night with downtown march

By Lydia Gerike · Tuesday, June 2,2020 12:11 p.m.

A truck with Trump flags drove through the crowd, and the driver reportedly brandished a gun.

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