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Police officer in George Floyd’s death guilty of murder, manslaughter

April 20, 2021 admin 0 Comments george floyd, latest stories, Manslaughter, Murder, news

Credit to Author: Associated Press| Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:07:16 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS: Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the US. Chauvin, 45, was immediately led away with his […]

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Controversial Statues Keep Getting Torn Down, But Where Are They Going?

April 6, 2021 admin Black Lives Matter, bristol, confederate statues, edward colston, george floyd, john a. macdonald, news, protest, robert e lee, statues, worldnews

Credit to Author: Kevin Maimann| Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:54:31 GMT

Controversial monuments of confederate soldiers, political leaders, and other historical figures have been rapidly disappearing from public view since last spring. What to do next is complicated.

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Lobbyist for Wealthy Cottagers Compares Their Plight to George Floyd

January 20, 2021 admin canadian news, cottages, george floyd, muskoka, news, Ontario, white privilege, worldnews

Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:37:33 GMT

“This is kind of your George Floyd moment. Sure you can look the other way and keep the pressure on, or you can ease up on the neck,” said Laurie Munro in a meeting about local governance in Muskoka.

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A Year After WestJet Incident, Indigenous Organizer Says New Activism Is Around the Corner

December 9, 2020 admin 8:46 news, canadian news, george floyd, Indigenous, news, nikki sanchez, still here, worldnews

Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:51:27 GMT

Nikki Sanchez talks about community work and allyship in a post-George Floyd era, and whether she ever received an apology from WestJet.

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2 Boogaloos Bois Were Just Busted for Trying to Sell Arms to Hamas

September 5, 2020 admin boogaloo bois, department of justice, Facebook, FBI, george floyd, Hamas, minneapolis

Credit to Author: Greg Walters| Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2020 13:04:44 GMT

“This case can only be understood as a disturbing example of the old adage ‘The enemy of your enemy is your friend,’” said a DOJ official.

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The White Guy Who Vandalized George Floyd’s Mural Was Caught by Locals — Not Cops

August 22, 2020 admin community policing, george floyd, law enforcement, minneapolis, mural, restorative justice, the 8:46 project

Credit to Author: Trone Dowd| Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:05:06 GMT

It’s the kind of self-policing the community has been trying to normalize in the wake of Floyd’s death.

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Video Shows Dying Black Man Told Cops ‘I Can’t Breathe’ 29 Times

August 6, 2020 admin george floyd, Incarceration, john neville, North Carolina, police brutality

Credit to Author: Paul Blest| Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:56:35 GMT

John Neville died of a brain injury and cardiac arrest after county jail officers in North Carolina restrained and kneeled on him.

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White Man Threatened to Burn Down a Black Church That Organized a George Floyd Protest

August 6, 2020 admin 8:46 news, arrest, black church, Black Lives Matter, george floyd, malcolm bareswell, RACISM, virginia beach

Credit to Author: Trone Dowd| Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:54:36 GMT

He pleaded guilty Wednesday after an FBI investigation found his cell phones records.

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People Are Getting Their Racist and Confederate Tattoos Removed: ‘Today, I’m Not That Guy’

July 27, 2020 admin Black Lives Matter, breonna taylor, Confederate Flags, erasing hate, george floyd, laser removal, Nazi, police, PROTESTS, RACISM, swasikas, Tattoos

Credit to Author: Trone Dowd| Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:25:14 +0000

In the last few months, tattoo artists, laser removal specialists, and anti-hate speech advocates say they’ve received a flood of requests for alterations on their racist or hateful tattoos.

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George Floyd Pleaded With Police 27 Times That He Couldn’t Breathe

July 9, 2020 admin 8:46 news, Black Lives Matter, derek chauvin, george floyd, issues, minneapolis, police brutality

Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2020 12:21:46 +0000

A harrowing body cam transcript reveals that Floyd called out for his mother and his children, while former officer Derek Chauvin told him to stop talking.

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