It’s the image that is defining a protest movement.
A woman in a summer dress is photographed standing elegantly and defiantly against a line of Baton Rouge police officers.
Taken by Jonathan Bachman for Reuters, the photo was being hailed as one of the most significant news images of recent times, capturing a powerful moment that illustrates America’s racial fault lines.
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Voters fed up with the status quo have found a champion in the bombastic master-marketer who is promising to “Make America Great Again.” NBC News goes inside the GOP divide that has fueled his rise.
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The family of a black man shot multiple times by police during a confrontation at a Louisiana convenience store called for an independent investigation and officials to resign in the wake of video showing the chilling incident.
Graphic footage circulating online filmed by a witness early Tuesday appears to show Alton Sterling, 37, being shot as two cops pin him to the ground.His death has sparked protests against police brutality in Baton Rouge, and family members and the local NAACP branch called for Louisiana State Police to take over the review from the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Quinyetta Mcmillon, the mother of Sterling’s 15-year-old son, said officers handled the incident “unjustly,” and told reporters Wednesday that they killed a man who was “simply trying to earn a living and take care of his children.”
“I, for one, will not rest or not allow him to be swept in the dirt,” Mcmillon said as Sterling’s son sobbed behind her.
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NBC News analyzed more than 6,000 tweets from Trump to learn about how the presumptive GOP nominee has used the platform since making his campaign announcement about a year ago. Excluding words like “the” or “and,” Trump’s most commonly used word is “I.”
When tweeting positively, Trump’s most commonly used word is “great,” while his favorite word when tweeting negatively is “bad.”
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Democrats took over the floor of the House at 11:25 a.m. ET Wednesday, demanding Republican leadership schedule votes on bills about universal background checks and blocking gun sales to those on no-fly lists.
The House revolt turned raucous overnight, with protesting Democrats shouting down Speaker Paul Ryan’s attempts to restore order during a gun-control protest that stretched into its 20th hour.
Democrats — who were shown solidarity by senators dropping by for support — broke out into a rendition of “We Shall Overcome” with the words “We shall pass a bill, someday.”
As Ryan left the chair, they chanted: “Shame! Shame!”
The sit-in shows no sign of stopping: http://on.msnbc.com/28P6TN5
Lawmakers live-streamed the sit-in on Periscope and Facebook Live when cameras were shut off:
Celebs chimed in as well:
Here are some of the most memorable (and most awkward) snaps from the 2016 campaign trail.
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They responded (with a healthy dose of sass).
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The
horrific mass shooting in Orlando early Sunday morning ripped a giant hole in
America’s heart. The shooter, Omar Mateen, who targeted a popular
LGBT nightspot, killed 49 people and wounded 53 more. Forty-three of
the 53 people injured in the shooting remained hospitalized Monday, with five
in grave condition. To learn more about the victims, visit here .
“This might be my only chance to reveal the truth to all of you that undocumented immigrants are people, too.”
