They confronted Proud Boys but don't celebrate the prison sentences
Activists say Proud Boys leaders such as Henry “Enrique” Tarrio should be held accountable for the Jan. 6 riot, but they also don’t believe prisons should exist.
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Activists say Proud Boys leaders such as Henry “Enrique” Tarrio should be held accountable for the Jan. 6 riot, but they also don’t believe prisons should exist.
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Sitting handcuffed in an orange jail jumpsuit, Shanteari Weems wept as her lawyer described the chaotic moment she shot her husband inside a luxury hotel room in Washington, D.C., last week.
Tears and emotions erupted inside a D.C. Superior Courtroom Friday after a judge ordered 48-year-old Shanteari Weems to be held without bail.
A year after George Floyd's death, America is still grappling with policing Remembering George Floyd: A year of protest Replay Video UP NEXT At 23, Afeni Evans had just gotten out of the Army and was studying political science at a community college in Maryland. Her goal was to someday help craft policy from inside the government. But on Tuesday, Evans will mark one year since her "entire life definitely changed" -- the day that George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in an incident that was caught on video in excruciating detail. Within hours, Floyd...