Minneapolis police station torched, other buildings … MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and angry demonstrations flared across the U.S over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck. […]
‘George Floyd latest in modern day lynchings’ Leaders from the Black, Hispanic, Native American and Asian Pacific American caucuses are demanding accountability for the death of George Floyd.
Democrats begin push for police reform nationwide House and Senate Democrats unveiled their plans for police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Two police body cameras capture the struggle leading … Police body camera footage showing Minneapolis police pointing a gun at George Floyd and struggling with him during his fatal arrest was released by the court on Monday. CNN was permitted last month to view, but not air, the May 25 footage. Eleven weeks after Floyd’s killing, protesters continue to take their anger to the streets of American cities. The footage, […]
Growing tension in Minneapolis as trial looms in … MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Barbed wire and concrete barriers surround the courthouse where the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd will soon go on trial, a sign of the deep uneasiness hanging over a city literally set ablaze almost a year ago in the anger over his death. Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. […]
As COVID-19 ravages US, shootings, killings are also … In Detroit, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and even smaller Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Milwaukee, 2020 has been deadly not only because of the pandemic, but because gun violence is spiking.
‘Stop the pain’: George Floyd’s brother testifies … Congress held the first hearing on police reform since George Floyd’s death rattled the nation. Floyds brother was among those testifying.
Senator: Brands, companies should take action against … In the wake of George Floyd’s death, brands both large and small have spoken out against police brutality.
George Floyd remembered at memorial service in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS (NEXSTAR/AP) — Hollywood celebrities, musicians and politicians gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd at a fiery memorial Thursday for the man whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests, with a civil rights leader declaring it is time for black people to demand, “Get your knee off our […]
‘Enough is enough:’ George Floyd’s brother calls … Members of Congress held their first debate on police reform measures Wednesday following the death of George Floyd in police custody and nationwide protests demanding change.
Barbra Streisand gifts George Floyd’s daughter Disney … George Floyd’s six-year-old daughter is officially a Disney shareholder, thanks to Barbra Streisand.
