(David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) A Black Lives Matter organizer in Chicago is defending the violence that caused $60 million in damage and injured 13 police officers on Sunday, characterizing looting as “reparations.” Ariel Atkins, a BLM organizer, according to Chicago NBC network affiliate WMAQ, justified the riot in the Chicago Downtown Business District during a Monday…
A mural painted in front of the Trump Tower in New York City has been defaced for the third time in less than a week. Two women have been arrested for smearing it with black paint. A “Black Lives Matter” mural painted on the street in front of the Trump Tower in New York City…
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against racial inequality at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., June 6, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) When the police pull back, violent crime — against blacks — spikes. While the depraved murder of George Floyd should outrage us all, I believe it continues a misdirected focus on police killings, particularly of…