Tag: George Floyd

Tuesday’s hearing was held remotely via videoconference.

Race, Justice and the Derek Chauvin sentencing

Pulitzer Prizes were given out Friday, with one honorary award given to Darnella Frazier

A reform bill that’s being negotiated in the Senate is named for George Floyd.

Federal grand jury has indicted four ex-Minneapolis police officers in the arrest and deathof George Floyd.

The trial, the verdict and what may be ahead.

After 10 hours of deliberations, jurors find Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts

Jurors have decided the fate of the ex-Minneapolis police officer.

Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs.

We look at the trial, the law and the politics.

The Derek Chauvin trial begins with opening statements.

Attorneys also seated a 13th juror.

We have three great mini discussions to kick off Black History Month.

Cuts could be coming to the Minneapolis police budget in response to the killing of George Floyd.

Judge cites safety concerns in Derek Chauvin decision.

Floyd’s murder, along with the murders of other Black victims of police brutality, sparked a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement. 

Several Prosecutors Disqualified From Participating In George Floyd Case

We talk about the march and some of the other stories impacting African-Americans this week.

Prosecutors depict ex-officer as complicit in Floyd’s death

Ex-cop’s video captures crowd’s horror during Floyd arrest

Officer Garrett Rolfe is suing the city of Atlanta for wrongful termination and demands to be fully reinstated with back pay.

The video could also show what Chauvin was saying and doing, and how much Lane and Kueng saw. It could also dispel some discrepancies in the two transcripts that Walker, the media attorney, said raise questions about their accuracy.

“It just moved me to create music around his vocal,” said Dem Jointz, who produced music for the song and then contacted the family to share his version with them. “It was so much energy coming from the video alone, it was just easy for me to produce around that.”

A separate $6.5 million fund has been established for its network of 16 affiliate chapters.

How publicity about deadly encounters between police and black men are impacting mental health.

His funeral will be private. Some 6,000 people attended a public memorial service Monday in Houston, where he grew up.

“As I tried to get (the lyrics) out, I couldn’t get them out,” Trey Songz said. “My voice would break, or tears would fall.”
So he went into the Los Angeles streets to protest in solidarity alongside thousands grieving Floyd’s death and demanding reforms to policing in America.

“George Floyd is going to change the arc of the future of the United States. George Floyd has not died in vain. His life will be a living legacy about the way that America and Texas responds to this tragedy,” Abbott said.

It Ain’t Over… Minding Your Vote And Your Business

The Two Pandemics: Preventing Further Harm and Healing the Pain.

George Floyd’s memorial service will air live on Thursday, June 4 at 2PM EST.

After protests, Northam orders removal of iconic Lee statue

“He was a human being. He had family, he had dreams, he had hopes. The real duty of one with this type of assignment is to underscore the value of the human life that was taken, which gives the reason the movement was occurring,” Sharpton said ahead of the gathering.

It’s an examination of issues that have come into focus since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Things remain peaceful near White House Tuesday night as police seem to allow protesters to violate the 7pm curfew.

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An arrest in the killing of George Floyd.

Violent protests rocked Minneapolis for 2nd straight night.

From Ahmaud Arbery to the Amy Cooper incident in Central Park… we hash out the current events involving African-Americans.