British photographer’s campaign to mark anniversary of George Floyd’s death
2 years, 7 months ago

British photographer’s campaign to mark anniversary of George Floyd’s death

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Cephas Williams’ 929 campaign, featured on billboards around London, will pay tribute to Mr Floyd and continue the conversation around systemic racism. Mr Williams told the PA news agency: “Nine minutes and 29 seconds was revealed as the time it took for George Floyd to lose his life.” Mr Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020 by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on his neck despite him saying multiple times “I can’t breathe”. It inspired Mr Williams to pen a letter to his son to outline his goal of working towards dismantling systemic racism through his organisation, Black British Network. In the letter, Mr Williams wrote: “My concern is that if we stand by and do not take brave & tangible steps forward at this crucial time of awakening, then by the time you are my age, maybe you will be writing a letter like this to your son or daughter.

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Anniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice
1 year, 7 months ago

Anniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world, looked to many observers like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing. Now, three years since Floyd’s murder, proponents of federal actions — such as banning chokeholds and changing the so-called qualified immunity protections …

City where George Floyd was killed struggles to recruit cops
2 years, 2 months ago

City where George Floyd was killed struggles to recruit cops

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Inside the Minneapolis Police Academy’s sprawling campus on the city’s north side, six people sat soberly and listened to a handful of officers and city officials make their pitch about joining an understaffed department that is synonymous with the murder of George Floyd. “Our city needs more police officers,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in August, while presenting …

Vigil and rally set Wednesday for 2nd anniversary of George Floyd’s death
2 years, 7 months ago

Vigil and rally set Wednesday for 2nd anniversary of George Floyd’s death

LA Times  

Mourners gather at a tribute to George Floyd in Minneapolis at the site of his death. A candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd’s memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for Wednesday’s second anniversary of his killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Activists planned the vigil, along with a rally at the governor’s …

George Floyd anniversary: The death toll that shows little has changed since his murder shocked the world
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd anniversary: The death toll that shows little has changed since his murder shocked the world

The Independent  

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‘Your legacy will last forever': Leaders, celebs mark George Floyd’s death anniversary
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Your legacy will last forever': Leaders, celebs mark George Floyd’s death anniversary

Hindustan Times  

People around the world on Tuesday marked the first death anniversary of George Floyd, a Black man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, US. George Floyd’s death became a watershed moment in American history with a rejuvenated Black Lives Matter movement. While police brutality against people of colour, especially those from the Black community, has been …

George Floyd death anniversary marked by marches and memorials
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd death anniversary marked by marches and memorials

CNN  

CNN — As the nation honored the life of George Floyd with memorial events and marches, Floyd’s family and supporters said they have been encouraged by the progress made in the year since he was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. “And they’ve had to relive that pain and grief each and every time those horrific 9 minutes and 29 …

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in brother’s memory
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in brother’s memory

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis for a march that was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death. Hundreds of people gathered for the rally Sunday in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where former police …

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in his memory
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in his memory

LA Times  

Artist Dennis Owes, 31, from Ghana, puts the finishing touches on his portrait of George Floyd during a rally on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones in police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of …

Nearly 1,000 people died in police incidents between George Floyd’s killing and Derek Chauvin’s conviction
3 years, 8 months ago

Nearly 1,000 people died in police incidents between George Floyd’s killing and Derek Chauvin’s conviction

The Independent  

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For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death
3 years, 8 months ago

For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Years before a bystander’s video of George Floyd’s last moments turned his name into a global cry for justice, Floyd trained a camera on himself. “He just wasn’t going to ball up and act like he wanted to fight you.” On the basketball court, Floyd’s height and strength won attention from George Walker, a former assistant coach at …

Maintaining a memorial at the scene of George Floyd’s death
3 years, 8 months ago

Maintaining a memorial at the scene of George Floyd’s death

LA Times  

The intersection where George Floyd died, home to a memorial, has been closed to traffic since his death. People gather outside Minneapolis’ Cup Foods, where George Floyd died in police custody, for Sunday’s rally. I think these police shootings and George Floyd and Breonna and Tamir and Philando are all modern-day lynchings.” Most impromptu memorials to police killings typically aren’t …

George Floyd death: Body cam footage could reveal more
4 years, 5 months ago

George Floyd death: Body cam footage could reveal more

Al Jazeera  

A judge ruled the public may view the police footage by appointment, a move critics say is equal to keeping it sealed. Video footage from the body cameras of two officers charged in George Floyd‘s alleged murder is being made available for public viewing by appointment on Wednesday, but a judge thus far has declined to allow news organisations to …

Inside one reporter’s experience from Ferguson to Floyd
4 years, 6 months ago

Inside one reporter’s experience from Ferguson to Floyd

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN National Correspondent Sara Sidner has led the network’s coverage from Minneapolis after the killing of George Floyd, and from Ferguson after the death of Michael Brown in 2014, and investigates hate in America. I think he’s praying.” “The chief?” I said, “What chief?” I turned around and there stood Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo. People raise their …

‘He is going to change the world’: Over 500 mourners remember George Floyd at Houston funeral; some states mull policies on use of police force
4 years, 6 months ago

‘He is going to change the world’: Over 500 mourners remember George Floyd at Houston funeral; some states mull policies on use of police force

Firstpost  

George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice Houston: George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, …

`He is going to change the world': Funeral held for Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

`He is going to change the world': Funeral held for Floyd

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice. Cellphone video of the encounter, including Floyd’s pleas of “I can’t breathe,” ignited …

‘We’ll never forget’: George Floyd’s funeral in pictures
4 years, 7 months ago

‘We’ll never forget’: George Floyd’s funeral in pictures

Al Jazeera  

Houston said farewell to George Floyd in a rousing hometown funeral on Tuesday, with poignant tributes and calls for justice for the 46-year-old Black man whose death “touched the world” and ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. Civil rights leader Al Sharpton delivered a fierce eulogy, punctuated by the deep chords of a church organ, in which he …

Somber memorials for George Floyd as protesters demand police reforms
4 years, 7 months ago

Somber memorials for George Floyd as protesters demand police reforms

LA Times  

The protests over the police killing of George Floyd took a sober turn Monday with memorials across the city as well as calls for fundamental changes in policing in Los Angeles. 1 / 18 Four coffins are displayed in downtown Los Angeles in memory of George Floyd and others killed by police. 2 / 18 Pastor Eddie Anderson, foreground, joins …

George Floyd’s death an American tragedy with global echoes
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s death an American tragedy with global echoes

Associated Press  

LONDON — When black men died at the hands of U.S. police in recent years, the news made international headlines. The Paris demonstrators declared “We are all George Floyd,” but also invoked the name of Adama Traore, a 24-year-old Frenchman of Malian origin who died in police custody in 2016. A bungled police investigation triggered a public inquiry, which concluded …

George Floyd remembered at memorial service
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd remembered at memorial service

The Hindu  

Hundreds of mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday remembered George Floyd, the black man whose death in police custody set off a wave of nationwide protests that reached the doors of the White House and ignited a debate about race and justice. Derek Chauvin, 44, was fired from the Minneapolis police force and charged with second-degree murder after being filmed in …

George Floyd death: Nick Jonas joins Black Lives Matter movement, calls out 'systemic racism, bigotry'
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd death: Nick Jonas joins Black Lives Matter movement, calls out 'systemic racism, bigotry'

Firstpost  

Nick Jonas has extended his support to Black Lives Matter movement, writes the reality of the inequalities in this country, and around the world, are glaring in an Instagram post Calling out, racism, bigotry, and exclusion, singer Nick Jonas on Thursday said “the time to take action is NOW” and revealed that he and his wife actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas …

Minneapolis says goodbye to George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

Minneapolis says goodbye to George Floyd

Al Jazeera  

First of several planned services to honour Floyd, an unarmed Black man killed by police, takes place in Minneapolis. Minneapolis, Minnesota, US – Hundreds gathered on Thursday for the first of several planned memorials for George Floyd, an unarmed Black man killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota last week. “The image that most of us have of George Floyd is …

Thousands march in Houston to pay tribute to George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

Thousands march in Houston to pay tribute to George Floyd

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of people marched peacefully through the streets of downtown Houston, wearing masks and chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’, to pay tribute to 46-year-old African-American George Floyd, whose death in police custody in Minneapolis triggered violent protest s across the United States. Chanting “hands up, don’t shoot” and “no justice, no peace”, the crowd, estimated to be over 60,000, …

George Floyd’s death becomes a rallying cry for activists worldwide
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s death becomes a rallying cry for activists worldwide

LA Times  

Protesters lie on the ground in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday in support of the cause of U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd and to urge their own governments to address racism and police violence. As Floyd’s death ignites fiery protests in U.S. cities, it has also refocused attention on cases like Dungay’s — and become a rallying cry …

Protests over George Floyd's death expose raw race relations worldwide
4 years, 7 months ago

Protests over George Floyd's death expose raw race relations worldwide

Firstpost  

By Anthony Deutsch and Ingrid Melander AMSTERDAM/MADRID - Images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of African-American George Floyd, who then died, have sparked protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi, but they also expose deeper grievances among demonstrators over strained race relations in their own countries. “We have seen this image before as white persecutors and enslavers held …

Adele breaks her silence to condemn the killing of George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

Adele breaks her silence to condemn the killing of George Floyd

Daily Mail  

Adele has broken her silence to condemn the killing of George Floyd, whose May 25th death in police custody has sparked protests around the world. Speaking out: Adele has broken her silence to condemn the killing of George Floyd, whose May 25th death in police custody as sparked protests around the world. Throwing her support behind the Black Lives Matter …

‘My emotions were so raw’: The people creating art to remember George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

‘My emotions were so raw’: The people creating art to remember George Floyd

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This feature includes artwork with language that some might find offensive. It brings the community together to reflect, to grieve, for strength and for support.” He, McLain and Goldman were helped by artists Maria Javier, Rachel Breen, Niko Alexander, and Pablo Helmp Hernandez, however the final detail on the mural, the words ‘I can breathe now,’ were added …

George Floyd's death in US police custody sparks outpouring of solidarity from protesters around the globe
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd's death in US police custody sparks outpouring of solidarity from protesters around the globe

ABC  

From London to Berlin, people around the globe have begun marching in solidarity with American protesters who have taken to the streets following the death of George Floyd in police custody. Several hundred more people took to the streets Sunday in the capital's Kreuzberg area, carrying signs with slogans like "Silence is violence," "Hold cops accountable," and "Who do you …

Police chiefs’ condemnation of George Floyd killing highlights impact of criminal justice reform movements
4 years, 7 months ago

Police chiefs’ condemnation of George Floyd killing highlights impact of criminal justice reform movements

LA Times  

As footage of George Floyd begging for help while he died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer continued to stoke outrage across the country, the chorus of voices condemning the killing was joined by unfamiliar allies. New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Thursday that the officer’s actions were “deeply disturbing.” Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore …

George Floyd's death shows the power of social media as the US continues to grapple with racial tensions
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd's death shows the power of social media as the US continues to grapple with racial tensions

ABC  

Another black man has died at the hands of a white police officer, and Americans are again in mourning. 'They murdered my brother' The death of George Floyd has revived tensions between local police and the Minneapolis African-American community. This week, a recorded encounter in New York's Central Park, showing a white woman calling police on a black man, also …

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