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Charlotte Protests

the national interest Aug. 16, 2017

Trump’s Aides Tried to Conceal His Crazy, Racist Beliefs From the CountryHelping an abnormal president appear sane is not a noble task.

By Jonathan Chait
police shootings Sept. 26, 2016

Protests in Charlotte Continue for 6th NightProtestors want police to release the full footage of Tuesday’s shooting.

By Charley Lanyon
charlotte Sept. 24, 2016

Charlotte Police Release Videos of the Shooting of Keith Lamont ScottActivists and Scott’s family believe the videos raise more questions than they answer, and the protests continue on.

By Chas Danner
Sept. 23, 2016

Keith Scott’s Family Releases Cell-Phone Video of Police Shooting“Don’t shoot him. Don’t shoot him.”

By Adam K. Raymond
police shootings Sept. 23, 2016

Man Wounded in Protests Dies As Charlotte Demonstrations ContinueThe city has enacted a curfew though Thursday’s rallies were more peaceful.

By Charley Lanyon
police shootings Sept. 23, 2016

Keith Scott’s Family Views Videos of His Final Moments, Calls for Their ReleaseBoth sides say it’s unclear from the footage what Scott had in his hands when he was shot by police.

By Charley Lanyon
early and awful Sept. 22, 2016

Congressman Explains Charlotte Protesters Just ‘Hate White People’Meanwhile, Mike Pence thinks we should all set aside “this talk about institutional racism and institutional bias.”

By Margaret Hartmann
Sept. 22, 2016

Could the Charlotte Protests Tip North Carolina to Trump?In a dead-even battleground state, violence could be a boost for law-and-order Republicans.

By Ed Kilgore
Sept. 22, 2016

Donald Trump Suggests Charlotte Protests Are Fueled by ‘Drugs’The protesters in Charlotte say they are outraged by police brutality. But the GOP nominee is pretty sure they’re just hopped up on “drugs.”

By Eric Levitz
police shootings Sept. 22, 2016

One Person Shot During Protest of Charlotte Police ShootingThe governor of North Carolina has declared a state of emergency.

By Charley Lanyon
police shootings Sept. 21, 2016

Protests Erupt After Police Fatally Shoot Black Man in Charlotte, North CarolinaPolice say the man was armed, but witnesses claim he was reading a book in his car.

By Charley Lanyon