OurStates aims to help communities advocate for their rights at the state level.

Twitter users tried to set David Simon straight in spectacular fashion. He didn’t bite.

From the lawsuit: “The defendants, if not legally reined in, are allegedly responsible, along with others, for igniting a race war that will ultimately totally destroy the freedoms that our founding fathers bequeathed to us.”

From Baton Rouge to St. Paul to Los Angeles, hundreds hit the streets this weekend to protest the police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. There were hundreds of arrests, and, in several faceoffs, demonstrators were knocked to the ground by police and stepped on.

The activist and Campaign Zero co-founder recently lost a bid to serve as mayor of his hometown.