Tag Archives: protests

Nationwide protests planned over Mueller report release

Posted on April 1, 2019 by SouthernGirl2

WASHINGTON — A coalition of the nation’s biggest progressive grassroots organizations is activating a nationwide protest plan in response to Attorney General William Barr’s expected failure to meet an April 2 deadline set by House Democrats to release Special Counsel … Continue reading →

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Black Women March

Posted on September 30, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

A pair of simultaneous marches addressing racial injustice swept through Washington, D.C., on Saturday, with sister marches scheduled to take place in several cities across the country. The March for Black Women, protesting “state violence” and sexual and domestic violence … Continue reading →

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Russians bought ads on facebook targeting black people in Baltimore and Ferguson

Posted on September 27, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Ferguson and Baltimore had gained widespread attention for the large and violent protests over police shootings of black men. The decision to target the ad in those two cities offers the first look at how accounts linked to the Russian … Continue reading →

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Tribal Officials: Dakota Access Pipeline Company Desecrating Native Burial Sites

Posted on September 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Sacred burial sites desecrated by Dakota Access pipeline construction

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Sunday Open Thread | Prayers For #StandingRockSioux

Posted on September 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Prayers for the First Nations People. Please pray for #StandingRockSioux. Authorities sent attack dogs in on unarmed protesters fighting to protect their water. When you allow vicious dogs to attack innocent unarmed people and terrorize little children, you are EVIL! … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | UN body says Sioux should have say in pipeline project

Posted on September 1, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is calling on the U.S. government to allow the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to have a say regarding a $3.8 billion oil pipeline that they say could disturb … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery: UTSA students hold ‘die-in’ to protest #EricGarner, #Ferguson deaths

Posted on December 10, 2014 by SouthernGirl2
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