Golden Knights on unity demonstrations during the Anthem
 
Golden Knights on unity demonstrations during the Anthem

Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore and head coach Pete DeBoer comment on the team’s plans to demonstrate during the National Anthem and the importance of displaying unity.

Black Lives Matter protest mural on Juneteenth – Video
 
Black Lives Matter protest mural on Juneteenth – Video

Amy Van Rosen with the Good All Day Collective joins volunteers to create a Black Lives Matter protest mural on the Majestic Repertory Theatre building in downtown Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV professor Tyler Parry discusses Juneteenth – VIDEO
 
UNLV professor Tyler Parry discusses Juneteenth – VIDEO

Tyler Parry, UNLV assistant rrofessor of African American and African Diaspora Studies, discusses the holiday Juneteenth and the significance of June 19 as it relates to the ongoing protests against police brutality and racial inequality. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Ryan Reaves on What Can Be Done to Bring Cultural Diversity Hockey – VIDEO
 
Ryan Reaves on What Can Be Done to Bring Cultural Diversity Hockey – VIDEO

Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves talks about signing a two-year extension with the team, his personal experiences with racism as a hockey player and what the NHL and individual hockey teams could do to bring more cultural diversity to the sport. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Kelly McCrimmon on BLM Movement – Video
 
Kelly McCrimmon on BLM Movement – Video

Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon Talks Team Responsibility for BLM Movement and what role sports plays as a whole.

Bodycam Footage Of Journalists’ Arrests Released – Video
 
Bodycam Footage Of Journalists’ Arrests Released – Video

Footage of the arrests of two Las Vegas photojournalists at a protest shows police knew they were members of the media. LVMPD body-camera video shows officers arresting Review-Journal photographer Ellen Schmidt and freelancer Bridget Bennett.

Bodycam Footage Of Journalists’ Arrests Released – Video
 
Bodycam Footage Of Journalists’ Arrests Released – Video

Footage of the arrests of two Las Vegas photojournalists at a protest shows police knew they were members of the media. LVMPD body-camera video shows officers arresting Review-Journal photographer Ellen Schmidt and freelancer Bridget Bennett.

Fiore Speaks About Controversial Comments – Video
 
Fiore Speaks About Controversial Comments – Video

Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore on Thursday during a news conference apologized for offending anyone by using “racially charged” comments over the weekend.

George Floyd’s Brother Testifies in House Police Brutality Hearing
 
George Floyd’s Brother Testifies in House Police Brutality Hearing

George Floyd’s Brother Testifies in
House Police Brutality Hearing.
Philonise Floyd appeared before Congress to
emphasize the need for reforms that will hold police
accountable for the wrongful deaths of Americans.
George called for help, and he was ignored. Please listen to the call I’m making to you now, to the calls of our family, and the calls ringing out in the streets across the world, Philonise Floyd, via committee hearing.
The House Judiciary Committee hearing will examine
“racial profiling, police brutality and lost trust between
police departments and the communities they serve.”.
Attorney Benjamin Crump also spoke, saying America
has “two systems of justice, one for white Americans,
and another for black Americans.”.
Democratic leaders introduced a police reform package on Monday, which would ban police chokeholds and require states to gather data on police misconduct

Paramount Pulls ‘Cops’ Series in Wake of Protests
 
Paramount Pulls ‘Cops’ Series in Wake of Protests

Paramount Pulls ‘Cops’
Series in Wake of Protests.
Paramount Network recently
confirmed their decision
to cancel the long-running
reality show, ‘Cops.’.
In a statement to ‘The Hollywood Reporter,’
a network spokesperson said they had no
“current or future plans” to continue with the show.
‘Cops’ is not on the Paramount
Network and we don’t have
any current or future plans
for it to return, Paramount Network, via
‘Hollywood Reporter’.
The show was slated to begin
airing its 33rd season on June 1.
However, Paramount pulled it from
the network’s schedule due to nationwide
protests over the killing of George Floyd.
Floyd, a 46-year-old black man,
was killed by a white police
officer in Minneapolis on May 25.
‘Cops’ began airing on Paramount
Network’s forerunner, Spike TV,
in 2013, following Fox’s decision
to drop the series.
It was the longest-running reality show
on TV, having premiered on Fox in 1989

Vigil held in downtown Las Vegas – VIDEO
 
Vigil held in downtown Las Vegas – VIDEO

The Forced Trajectory Project conducted a vigil downtown on Saturday evening to honor those lost to police violence. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Alex Caceres says he needs to be a voice and leader after UFC win – VIDEO
 
Alex Caceres says he needs to be a voice and leader after UFC win – VIDEO

UFC featherweight Alex Caceres took a unanimous decision win over Chase Hooper at UFC 250 and spoke about the example he wants to set for others and his community amid protests for Black Lives Matter taking place all over the world. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Black Lives Matter, anti-racism rally held in Las Vegas – Video
 
Black Lives Matter, anti-racism rally held in Las Vegas – Video

More than 1,000 people protested peacefully in Kianga Isoke Palacio Park near Doolittle Community Center in the Historic Westside neighborhood of Las Vegas on Friday night, June 5. It was a Black Lives Matter rally and candlelight vigil for George Floyd and other black Americans who have died in confrontations with police. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)