President warns ‘protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes’ will be treated more harshly than they have been in liberal-run cities What is Juneteenth – and should it be a federal holiday? ‘In 1921, a white mob burned “Black Wall Street” down. We still feel that legacy today’ Juneteenth: activists inherit historic battle for racial justice […] More
Oklahoma Tulsa still haunted by memory of white supremacist massacre on eve of Trump visit The president prepares to hold a rally in a city where, in 1921, up to 300 people were murdered in one of the most horrific acts of racist violence in US history A mural in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where in 1921 […] More
Play Video 1:31 Political figures have criticised Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, for his new book, The Room Where It Happened, which makes a series of explosive claims about the US president. Democrat speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, echoed Bolton in saying Trump was ‘unfit’ to be president but added that […] More
Facebook The social media giant had been facing increased pressure to take a stronger stance against the president’s hateful rhetoric Facebook has removed ads run by Donald Trump’s reelection campaign that featured a Nazi symbol. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP Facebook has removed a number of posts and ads run by Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that featured […] More
Oklahoma Planned visit puts spotlight on massacre, where 300 black people were killed in one of the worst single acts of race violence in the US Freeman Culver stands in front of a mural listing the names of businesses destroyed during the Tulsa race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photograph: Sue Ogrocki/AP Donald Trump’s decision to […] More
Bill is ‘missing real, meaningful accountability for individual officers’ misconduct’ says Chuck Schumer Top UN human rights expert urges US to listen to demands of protesters New video appears to show officer using chokehold on Manuel Ellis Third Confederate statue torn down in Virginia Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated People hold […] More
Just after midnight on Monday 1 June David McAtee was working at his barbecue restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, when he was shot and killed by the national guard, who had been assisting police during the city’s dusk-to-dawn curfew. According to a video analysis by the New York Times, the fatal outcome was the result of […] More
Riots helped elect Nixon in 1968. Can Trump benefit from fear too? Rayshard Brooks’ death prompts calls for overhaul of police department How US police reforms have failed to stop violence Man shot as New Mexico protesters try to remove conquistador statue Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Siegfried White, 60, raises […] More
