Posts Tagged ‘George Floyd’
Special News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – A Timeline of What Has Happened in the Year Since George Floyd’s Death
The country has both struggled to confront its history of racial division while continuing to succumb to it. Here’s a look back at all that has transpired since the killing of Mr. Floyd.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – George Floyd’s Family Meets With Biden Amid Negotiations Over Police Reform Bill
President Biden lauded the courage of George Floyd’s family after meeting with them on the first anniversary of his murder by a Minneapolis police officer, a killing that launched protests and calls for police reform nationwide.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! -‘I allowed myself to feel guilty for a very long time’: the teenage cashier who took George Floyd’s $20
A year ago, Christopher Martin took an allegedly counterfeit bill. The police were called, and shortly after, Floyd would be dead.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up for Justice! – Floyd verdict gives hope, if only fleeting, to Black America
African-Americans across the United States rejoiced over the results of the Dereck Chauvin, but the reformation of policing is still needed.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Derek Chauvin Verdict Brings a Rare Rebuke of Police Misconduct
A jury deliberated for just over 10 hours before pronouncing Mr. Chauvin guilty on all three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Opinion: I want to believe justice is possible in Derek Chauvin’s trial.
After hearing such clinical, heartbreaking, infuriating detail about George Floyd’s final agonies, I want to believe justice is possible in the Derek Chauvin trial. I want to believe the jurors heard what I heard and felt what I feel.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Minneapolis to pay George Floyd’s family $27m in police custody death lawsuit
City agrees to settle civil lawsuit with George Floyd’s family during jury selection for trial of Derek Chauvin, former police officer charged with murder.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Indians nickname decision came from ‘awakening’ after George Floyd’s death
The Cleveland Indians are one of the last teams with Native American monikers. After a summer of racial unrest owner Paul Dolan has had an “epiphany” and has decided to finally change the team’s name.
Read MoreA legacy of resistance: Historical resources for understanding local and national protest movements
As protests against police brutality continue, Reggie Jackson and Dr. Robert Smith provide insights into the protests of the past and the people that made them possible.
Read MoreTogether, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death – to be published on the day of his funeral.
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