Protests

This Sunday will mark five years since George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, was murdered by a white former police officer, sparking protests across the country and in Charlotte. It also led to new or expanded Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. Now, many of those initiatives are being scaled back or cut. Those involved in the movement on the ground voiced whether the shift overshadows Floyd’s legacy and how they view what happened and has changed over the last five years.

Thursday morning protesters gathered outside of North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ Charlotte office to show their opposition to actions by the Trump administration.

Republicans in the state Senate want to crack down on recent protests by restricting the use of masks in public. The new bill also would create a felony offense for blocking traffic.

Attorneys for UNC-Chapel Hill law student and Charlotte activist Jamie Marsicano have filed a lawsuit against Maj. Brad Koch of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, accusing him of making defamatory statements and sharing details of an expunged charge with prosecutors in Georgia following Marsicano's arrest in Atlanta this year.

For her climate protests (and arrests), a scientist loses her job

On Thursday, four people, including two climate scientists, were charged with trespassing after they chained themselves to entryways at Charlotte Douglas International Airport's private jet terminal.

Several climate protesters chained themselves to a door and a gate Thursday morning at the private jet terminal at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

A group of Charlotte defense attorneys has sent a letter to the Mecklenburg County district attorney asking him to address nearly 200 protest-related charges that remain pending more than eight months after the 2020 protests in Charlotte.

A task force commissioned by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper in the days following George Floyd's death on Monday formally recommended far-reaching changes to police, criminal justice and court systems, with a goal of eliminating racial inequities.

Updated at 10:32 a.m. Aug. 29, 2020 Hundreds of protesters gathered in downtown Raleigh Friday night to denounce police violence and the recent killings...