Tag: George Floyd
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JUDGE DISMISSES 3RD-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE AGAINST DEREK CHAUVIN
A Hennepin County judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the May 25 death of George Floyd. “In this court’s view, with one exception, the State has met its burden of showing probable cause that warrants proceeding to trial against each of these…
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THIRD OFFICER CHARGED IN GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH RELEASED FROM JAIL
The third Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death was released from jail on bond Saturday, according to Hennepin County jail records. Tou Thao is one of four officers from the Minneapolis Police Department who were fired after Floyd died after he was detained on Memorial Day. Go deeper
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PHOENIX BANS CHOKEHOLDS
The Phoenix Police Department said Tuesday it will no longer allow officers to use a dangerous chokehold. Police Chief Jeri Williams, who leads the law enforcement agency in the nation’s fifth-largest city, said the change will take effect immediately. “We can’t function as a department without the trust of our community and there are adjustments…
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A FINAL FAREWELL TO GEORGE FLOYD
Hundreds of mourners packed a Houston church Tuesday for the funeral of George Floyd, capping six days of mourning for the black man whose death has led to a global reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice. Floyd, 46, was to be laid to rest next to his mother in the suburb of Pearland. He…
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BOND RAISED TO $1M
A judge on Monday set $1 million bail for a Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death. Derek Chauvin, 44, said almost nothing during an 11-minute hearing in which he appeared before Hennepin County Judge Denise Reilly on closed-circuit television from the state’s maximum security prison in Oak Park Heights. His…
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NASCAR VOWS TO DO BETTER
Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can’t Breathe” and NASCAR paused before Sunday’s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country’s social unrest. The governing body vowed to to do a better job of addressing racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s death. During their warm-up laps, the…
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ANISTON DONATES $1M
Jennifer Aniston is backing up her commitment to the fight against racial injustice with a sizable donation. The Morning Show actress — who has been very open in her support with the recent protests against police brutality and racial injustice — is using her money to help the cause. A source tells ET that Aniston has quietly donated large sums…
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MINNEAPOLIS TO DISBAND POLICE
On Sunday afternoon, a veto-proof majority of Minneapolis City Council members will announce their commitment to disbanding the city’s embattled police department, which has endured relentless criticism in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, on May 25. “We’re here because we hear you. We are here today because…
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GOFUNDME SUSPENDS CANDACE OWENS
GoFundMe has suspended conservative political commentator Candace Owens’s fundraiser for an Alabama cafe whose co-owner criticized the George Floyd protests. Owens also came under fire for controversial comments about Floyd while speaking with Glenn Beck. Owens raised more than $200,000 for Birmingham’s Parkside Cafe, whose co-owner Michael Dykes said Floyd was a “thug” and protesters were “idiots” in a…
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CONDOLEEZZA RICE SPEAKS ON GEORGE FLOYD
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) penned an op-ed in The Washington Post Thursday, imploring that the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police must be a catalyst for change in the U.S. “Floyd’s horrific death should be enough to finally move us to positive action,” Rice wrote. Floyd was killed last Monday in Minneapolis after being arrested.…
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FLOYD’S BROTHER TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS
George Floyd’s brother will testify before a key House committee next week, as lawmakers scramble to respond to nationwide protests demanding an end to police violence against African Americans. Philonise Floyd will talk about his brother’s death during a hearing Wednesday on police brutality and racial profiling, the House Judiciary Committee spokesperson Shadawn Reddick-Smith told USA TODAY. George Floyd died gasping…
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GEORGE FLOYD’S SUPREME COURT ASPIRATIONS
As an 8-year-old boy, George Floyd had dreams of impacting the world and ensuring justice for Americans. This aspiration was recently revealed by Waynel Sexton, Floyd’s 2nd grade teacher at Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Texas. In the days following Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, Sexton shared an essay written by Floyd nearly 40 years ago. The assignment…
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POLICE CHOKEHOLD BAN
The Minneapolis City Council voted for immediate reform in its police department, including the ban on police chokeholds and requiring officers to intervene anytime they see unauthorized use of force. The City Council held an emergency meeting on Friday and unanimously passed the new rules. The agreement still needs to be approved by a judge.…
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MICHAEL JORDAN, JORDAN BRAND PLEDGE $100M
Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand have announced a $100 million donation to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice. Per a joint statement Friday from Jordan and Jordan Brand, the donation will be paid out over 10 years with the goal of “ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education”: In the aftermath of…
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SAN FRANCISCO LEADERS REDIRECT POLICE FUNDS TO BLACK COMMUNITY
Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Shamann Walton announced the move jointly, saying it is intended as a small reparation to the “decades of disinvestment in the African American community” exacted by city policies that have had a disproportionate impact on black people. But Breed also made clear in a statement that redirecting some police funds…
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS HOSTING FOOD/SUPPLIES DRIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS
The Minnesota Vikings will be distributing food and supplies in downtown Minneapolis today at Cubs Foods, 2850 26th avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55345. The event is schedule to run from 11am – 2pm. Other resources available to families in the area who are need of helping restoring their businesses are encouraged to check out We…
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MEGHAN MARKLE SPEAKS OUT
“George Floyd’s life mattered, and Breonna Taylor’s life mattered, and Philando Castile’s life mattered, and Tamir Rice’s life mattered, and so did so many other people whose names we know and whose names we don’t know.” Those were the powerful words shared by the Duchess of Sussex that the graduating class of Immaculate Heart High…
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ARTISTS RESPOND TO U.S. PROTESTS
#BlackLivesMatter protests are raging across the United States following the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the many others killed as a result of anti-Black racism and police brutality. In the most recent, high-profile case, then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes as Floyd gasped I can’t breathe.…
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REMEMBERING GEORGE FLOYD
George Floyd’s family and closest friends on Thursday demanded justice for a man they said was killed by “the pandemic of racism and discrimination.” Mourners paid tribute to Floyd inside a sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis, singing praises for their brother, father, uncle and friend who died at the age of 46. Floyd died after…
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THE TOLL OF EVERYDAY RACISM ON BLACK AMERICANS
By Tuesday afternoon, the intersection of 38th Avenue and East Chicago Avenue where George Floyd died had become a kind of shrine. People — black and white — trying to express something, trying to see something, perhaps trying to wrestle with their feelings. It was so much a space to see and be seen, to emote and…
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