Jan 18 Arts and Culture Black Lives In Red States: Art And Life Converge For Two Women In A Tumultuous Year Two young Black women thought they would produce a play. But then 2020 happened, and life and art converged in a crazy year. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 18 Arts and Culture Black Lives In Red States: Art And Life Converge For Two Women In A Tumultuous Year Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 14 Community A Blackface Photo Resurfaces, And A Kentucky Town Confronts Its Racial Trauma A controversy threatens a moment of unity that came with Black Lives Matter protests this summer in Paducah. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 14 Community A Kentucky Town Confronts Its Racial Trauma Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 25 Community LGBTQ Protesters March For Black Lives In Downtown Louisville And during a protest earlier Friday evening, Louisville Police arrested 76 people in the NuLu area. By Stephanie Wolf Jul 25 Community LGBTQ Protesters March For Black Lives In Downtown Louisville Stephanie Wolf
Jun 23 Community Meet The Teen Leading This Kentucky Town’s Discussion Of Racism In Appalachia In Letcher County, a racial reckoning is unfolding that is both peculiar to rural Appalachia and inextricably tied to the national movement. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 23 Community Meet The Teen Leading This Ky. Town's Discussion Of Racism Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 21 Community Sherman Vs. Lee: How One Man Sparked A Fight To Take Down A Confederate Statue In His Kentucky Town The first thing Murray State Assistant Football Coach Sherman Neal saw when he started researching his new town was a statue of Gen. Lee. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 21 Community The Fight To Take Down A Confederate Statue In A Ky. Town Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 11 Community Calling For An End To ‘White Silence,’ Protesters Kneel Outside Louisville Police Headquarters More than 100 protesters gathered outside LMPD headquarters to read the names of people they say have been unjustly killed by police. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 11 Community Protesters Kneel Outside Louisville Police Headquarters Ryan Van Velzer
Jun 8 Community Small Towns Host Black Lives Matter Marches As Movement Spreads Beyond Cities Small college towns and coal communities have also had demonstrations against racial injustice and police violence. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 8 Community Small Towns Host Marches As Movement Spreads Beyond Cities Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 6 Community Hundreds Attend Vigil, Balloon Release For Breonna Taylor In Downtown Louisville Speakers included local celebrities, elected officials, members of Taylor’s family and civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson. By Stephanie Wolf and Jess Clark Jun 6 Community Hundreds Attend Vigil, Balloon Release For Breonna Taylor Stephanie Wolf and Jess Clark
Jun 5 Community Rain Doesn’t Slow Caravan On 8th Day Of Protests Protesters hit the streets for the eighth straight day in Louisville on Thursday in response to the shooting deaths of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee in incidents involving Louisville Metro Police Department officers. Rain started early in the evening, with the persistent downpour lasting for the duration of the protest. That wasn’t enough to stop […] By John Boyle Jun 5 Community Rain Doesn’t Slow Caravan On 8th Day Of Protests John Boyle
May 31 Community Black Lives Matter Holds ‘Healing Ceremony’ In Downtown Louisville More than 200 people attended the rally Sunday afternoon. The group wants the mayor to fire officers involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting. By Ryland Barton May 31 Community Black Lives Matter Holds 'Healing Ceremony' In Downtown Louisville Ryland Barton
Aug 13 Community Louisville Residents Rally, March Against Racism In the wake of Saturday’s deadly clashes at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Louisville residents gathered to honor the dead and injured. By Kate Howard Aug 13 Community Louisville Residents Rally, March Against Racism Kate Howard
May 20 Commentary Strange Fruit: Yes, We Do Look Nice Today! "Piss a man off today: tell him you agree with his compliment of you." By Laura Ellis May 20 Commentary Strange Fruit: Yes, We Do Look Nice Today! Laura Ellis
Mar 3 Community Activists, Experts Examine Recent Police Shooting Bruce Warrick is the second person this year to be shot by LMPD and the 29th person shot by city police officers since 2011, according to police data. By Jacob Ryan Mar 3 Community Activists, Experts Examine Recent Police Shooting Jacob Ryan
Feb 8 Politics House Panel Approves ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill Lawmakers have given initial approval to a bill that would make it a hate crime to attack or target police officers and other emergency responders. By Ryland Barton Feb 8 Politics House Panel Approves 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill Ryland Barton
Aug 1 Community Co-Host Of WFPL’s Strange Fruit Arrested Monday Jaison Gardner, 36, was being held at Louisville Metro Corrections. His arraignment is set for Tuesday morning. By Jacob Ryan Aug 1 Community Co-Host Of WFPL's Strange Fruit Arrested Monday Jacob Ryan