Black Lives Matter Movement

"What we mean by dismantling and defunding the police, is instead of having our response to social ills be brute force, let's actually restore and heal and resolve," said activist Tristan Taylor.

Protesters gathered to fight for justice outside the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Tuesday.

Detroit Will Breathe is protesting again in Detroit at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Organizers said there is no end in sight in their protests.

Leaders of the Detroit protest group, Detroit Will Breathe, have listed 11 things they want the city of Detroit to do to make the streets safer for everyone.

Doctors and employees at Northwest Dermatology in Southfield are receiving death threats since they say someone hacked their social media accounts.

Now Jenna and Mandell are teaming up with Signs by Tomorrow and are making hundreds more. This lifelong Detroiter says friends and neighbors and total strangers are purchasing them for $40 each with the proceeds going to the NAACP, The Detroit Justice Center and the Black Lives Matter Detroit Network.

"You are our hope, you are the promise ... everything that we've done, has been for this moment for you to recognize your value and your worth," said activist Monica Lewis Patrick.

On Monday, Wayne County attorneys and peaceful protesters marched in solidarity from the federal courthouse to the Wayne County Jail and the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice. The Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit led this charge.

Eighteen-year-old Devin Freelon Jr. was beaten with a bike lock investigators say, by 42-year-old Lee Mouat, Jr. of Newport.

Former photojournalist Dan Lippitt is making his Facebook page a billboard for ousting anyone posting racist remarks. 

The no curfew response took a few days to achieve after protesting became violent in Detroit. But when Detroiters stood up for their city, Duggan says that sent a message that outsiders and agitators had to leave.  

Demonstraters gathered to promote equality after a message supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement was painted over with the n-word.

Protesters across the country and in Detroit are calling for defunding of police forces but the city's chief of police said they need to focus on being professional.

The city provides updates, including that the 8 p.m. curfew will not be renewed and how many people were arrested over the last 10 days.

Demonstrations continue, calling for an end to police brutality. Here's a list of several planned protests happening across Metro Detroit today,

City officials say roughly 1,500 people joined the protest as part of the global response to the killing of George Floyd by an ex-Minneapolis cop. 

Doctors across metro Detroit Friday took part in a White Coats for Black Lives movement, organized by a DMC doctor.

Earlier in the week it was adorned with a Black Lives Matter T-shirt as it stood north of the McFadden-Ross House as part of the Dearborn Historical Museum complex.