"Black people - We are resistant," said Brother Gary Dantzler, executive director of BLM RI. "We fight through anything. Adversity. We're strong, independent. We're starting to...
"We're going to take it seriously because we know it's not kids and we know it's not boys being boys, and that racism is a pandemic,...
"I will not be quiet when confronted with irrational beliefs, such as how my Black Lives Matter flag on my lawn needs to be taken down...
"They could send people who can go home - send them home, because clearly they can't keep them safe in these walls… The other ting is...
“Why can’t we take the street? We’re protesting. It’s our right,” asked the woman on the megaphone, prompting the protesters to begin chanting, “First amendment!” at...
“Black Lives Matter Rhode Island just wants a fair share for African Americans and people of color,” said Dantzler, noting that Pawtucket does not provide adequate...
“We’re here to say that racial profiling is not part of protecting or serving this community. When you have a community that gets pulled over, that...
Gordon has now been charged with a hate crime as the Rhode Island Attorney General takes over the prosecution of the case. Black Lives Matter Rhode...
“We’ve been silent for so long, as African Americans in this country. We’ve been the punching bags, and it’s unfortunate. We have to fix this problem....
“Every time a black body is harmed, every time one of us witnesses, over and over again, one of our family injured in any way, we...