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Protests

The latest Tampa Bay Times coverage and analysis of the protests against injustice and inequality that were driven by the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.

  1. Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
    Mar. 17• Nation & World
    Protesters march over the Brooklyn Bridge towards Manhattan following a Juneteenth rally in Cadman Plaza Park, Friday, June 19, 2020, in New York. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all enslaved people be freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
  2. U.S. journalist arrested while covering protest in Iowa goes on trial
    Mar. 8• Nation & World
    Police arrest newspaper reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on May 31 in Des Moines, Iowa.
  3. Officer was on George Floyd’s neck for about 9 minutes, prosecutors say
    Mar. 5• Nation & World
    This May 31, 2020 photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested May 29, 2020, in the death that Memorial Day of George Floyd.
  4. Tampa City Council tweaks police oversight board, but can they?
    Feb. 25• Tampa
    The Tampa City Council discussed changes to the city's Citizen Review Board Thursday for several hours.
  1. New Port Richey drops noise fines against Black Lives Matter protesters
    Jan. 15• Pasco
    Black Lives Matter Pasco activist Christina Boneta poses for a portrait with her megaphone on November 21, 2020 Hudson. Boneta has received $2500 in fines for using her megaphone during protests.
  2. Did race play a role in police treatment of Capitol mob?
    Jan. 7• News
    Trump supporters gesture to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday. Watching from afar, some Tampa Bay leaders noticed a contrast with how Black protesters have been treated by law enforcement over the last year.
  5. ‘Blow to the heart and gut’: LeBron James reacts to ruling in Kenosha shooting
    Jan. 6• Sports
    LeBron James called a prosecutor’s decision not to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in Wisconsin this summer a “blow to the heart and to the gut.”
  6. No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
    Jan. 6• Nation & World
    In this Sept. 4. 2020 image from Kenosha County Court video, Jacob Blake answers questions during a hearing in Kenosha, Wis. A prosecutor announced Tuesday that no charges will be filed against the officer who shot Blake from behind.
  7. Video released in fatal shooting by police of Black man holding phone
    Dec. 24, 2020• News
    Candles mark the area where police in Columbus, Ohio, fatally shot Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man.
  8. NBA Foundation announces first $2 million in grant awards
    Dec. 17, 2020• Sports
    Charlotte Hornets owner and former Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan is a member of the NBA Foundation’s board.
  9. U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee won’t punish Olympic protests
    Dec. 10, 2020• Sports
    Gwen Berry, pictured, and fencer Race Imboden of the United States were reprimanded by U.S Olympic and Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland in the summer of 2019 for violating Rule 50, which prohibits inside-the-lines protests at the games, after Berry raised her fist and Imboden kneeled on the medals stand at the Pan-Am Games in Peru.
  10. NFL league office ahead of teams in diversity hiring: study
    Dec. 10, 2020• Bucs
    Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores gestures during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, in Miami Gardens.
  11. St. Petersburg residents rally against gun violence, declare ‘enough is enough’
    Dec. 5, 2020• St. Petersburg
    Kamari Davis, 5, along with her grandmother, St Petersburg City Council member Deborah Figgs-Sanders, listens during a prayer offered by the Rev. Louis Murphy, Sr. at Saturday's "Enough is Enough" rally against gun violence at the corner of 34th Street S and 18th Avenue S .
  12. Black Lives Matter flag becomes issue in Florida community
    Nov. 26, 2020• News
    In this selfie photo, Antoine Mickle poses with a “Black Lives Matter” flag he put outside his home, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 in Jacksonville, Fla. His homeowners association asked him to take it down, but he has declined. Instead he has filed a federal lawsuit asserting that his civil rights was violated under fair housing laws.
  13. New Port Richey protesters slapped with megaphone fines
    Nov. 22, 2020• News
    Black Lives Matter Pasco activist Christina Boneta poses for a portrait with her megaphone in Hudson. Boneta has been fined a total of $2,573 in noise ordinance violations by New Port Richey police officers. The Tampa Bay Times found that officers have issued fines to protesters worth thousands.
  14. Unrest erupts over police killing of Black man near Portland
    Oct. 31, 2020• Nation & World
    People gather during a counter protest against Black Lives Matter in Vancouver, Wash., Friday after a candlelight vigil for Kevin Peterson Jr., who was killed in Thursday's shooting with police involved.
  15. Protest arrests show regular Americans, not urban antifa
    Oct. 20, 2020• Nation & World
    Protesters demonstrate as a Salt Lake City police vehicle burns on May 30. Investigators studied video footage to find Jackson Stuart Tamowski Patton, 26, who is accused of tossing a combustible substance into the patrol car, prosecutors said in court documents.
  16. On #MeToo anniversary, leaders say focus is on inequality
    Oct. 15, 2020• Nation & World
    Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, marches with others at the #MeToo March on Nov. 1, 2017, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. As the #MeToo movement marks the third year since it received global recognition, Burke is working to make sure it remains inclusive and reclaims its original intent: A focus on marginalized voices and experiences.
  17. The road outside Trayvon Martin’s high school in Miami-Dade will soon carry his name
    Oct. 11, 2020• News
    Trayvon Martin attended high school in Miami-Dade County before he was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford. Miami-Dade is naming a street after him near his former school, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High.
  18. Belarus’ authoritarian leader visits foes in prison
    Oct. 10, 2020• Nation & World
    Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a speech during his inauguration ceremony Sept. 23 at the Palace of the Independence in Minsk, Belarus. Lukashenko's landslide reelection in the Aug. 9 vote was widely seen as manipulated amid widespread public frustration with the Belarusian leader's 26-year authoritarian rule, his cavalier response to the coronavirus pandemic and the deteriorating economy.
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