Protests, some violent, spread in wake of George Floyd death
4 years, 7 months ago

Protests, some violent, spread in wake of George Floyd death

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Demonstrators marched, stopped traffic and in some cases lashed out violently at police as protests erupted Friday in dozens of U.S. cities following the killing of George Floyd after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck while taking him into custody in Minnesota. George Floyd.” After hours of peaceful protest in downtown Atlanta, some demonstrators suddenly turned violent, smashing police cars, setting one on fire, spray-painting the iconic logo sign at CNN headquarters, and breaking into a restaurant. The crowd pelted officers with bottles, chanting “Quit your jobs.” At least three officers were hurt and there were multiple arrests, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said. We don’t ever want to see another night like this.” The police department said numerous officers were injured, including one who had a tooth knocked out. Thirty miles to the west, Santa Cruz police chief Andrew G. Mills said in a statement that the actions by Minneapolis officers in Floyd’s death “are the antithesis of what we view as good policing.”

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Lawsuit alleges excessive force by police, false arrests, during George Floyd protest
1 year, 7 months ago

Lawsuit alleges excessive force by police, false arrests, during George Floyd protest

Associated Press  

Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit saying they were assaulted by police or wrongfully arrested while peacefully observing a June 2020 protest in Massachusetts’ second-largest city over the killing of George Floyd. “At a demonstration in Worcester on the night of June 1-2, 2020, police retaliated against peaceful bystanders whose only offense was to observe — and in many …

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 …

George Floyd mural in Milwaukee vandalized
2 years, 2 months ago

George Floyd mural in Milwaukee vandalized

Raw Story  

A mural of George Floyd, whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests in 2020, was vandalized sometime before Tuesday in Milwaukee. On Monday, former Minneapolis officer Jay Alexander Kueng accepted a deal to plead guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s killing. Kueng helped restrain Floyd as former officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s …

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 …

Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd
2 years, 7 months ago

Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor Wednesday, among a series of events to remember a man whose killing forced America to confront racial injustice. Floyd’s brother Terrence was among family members to attend as a commemorative street sign marked the corner of 38th Street and Chicago …

Barriers removed, new ones go up, at George Floyd Square
3 years, 7 months ago

Barriers removed, new ones go up, at George Floyd Square

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Crews on Thursday removed the concrete barriers that blocked traffic at a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year, but community activists quickly put up makeshift barriers and resumed chanting the name of the Black man whose killing galvanized the racial justice movement. He said artwork from the memorial will …

Rallies, moments of silence honor George Floyd a year later
3 years, 7 months ago

Rallies, moments of silence honor George Floyd a year later

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A family-friendly street festival, musical performances and moments of silence were held Tuesday to honor George Floyd and mark the year since he died at the hands of Minneapolis police, a death captured on wrenching bystander video that galvanized the racial justice movement and continues to bring calls for change. Floyd’s sister Bridgett and other family members held …

Rallies, moments of silence honor George Floyd a year later
3 years, 7 months ago

Rallies, moments of silence honor George Floyd a year later

India Today  

A family-friendly street festival, musical performances and moments of silence were held Tuesday to honor George Floyd and mark the year since he died at the hands of Minneapolis police, a death captured on wrenching bystander video that galvanized the racial justice movement and continues to bring calls for change. Floyd’s sister Bridgett and other family members held a moment …

Editorial: Another victim of the Floyd killing: The right to protest
3 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Another victim of the Floyd killing: The right to protest

LA Times  

Demonstrators march in downtown Los Angeles last May following the killing of George Floyd. On a night in mid-December 1773, a group of about 60 men who had disguised themselves as Native Americans boarded three merchant ships at a Boston wharf and dumped dozens of chests of imported tea into the cold dark waters — an act of civil disobedience …

Gunshots Fired Near Intersection Where George Floyd Died A Year Ago, One Hurt
3 years, 7 months ago

Gunshots Fired Near Intersection Where George Floyd Died A Year Ago, One Hurt

News 18  

Minneapolis police said they responded on Tuesday to reports of shots fired near the intersection where George Floyd died exactly a year ago, with one person suffering a gunshot wound that appeared not to be life-threatening. Officers responded to reports of gunfire sounds and a car fleeing the scene two blocks from what has become known as George Floyd square, …

‘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 …

Opinion: One year after George Floyd’s death, America faces an existential crossroads
3 years, 7 months ago

Opinion: One year after George Floyd’s death, America faces an existential crossroads

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in ethics and political values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. CNN — One year after George Floyd’s murder, America …

George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter protests sparked a conversation that is far from over
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter protests sparked a conversation that is far from over

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. They were the spark for the Black Lives Matter movement, which became …

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 …

Minneapolis rallies before anniversary of George Floyd killing
3 years, 7 months ago

Minneapolis rallies before anniversary of George Floyd killing

Al Jazeera  

Floyd’s killing on May 25 last year sparked mass protests and calls for end to police violence against Black people. “It’s getting real close to the day,” Bridgett Floyd told reporters earlier this week, as reported by Minneapolis NBC News affiliate KARE11. I’m glad we’re on the right path, but we must continue that path.” Last month, US President Joe …

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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AP PHOTOS: Looking back at fiery George Floyd protests
3 years, 8 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Looking back at fiery George Floyd protests

Associated Press  

The protests raged night after night, starting in Minneapolis and swiftly spreading across the U.S. and around the world in the days after George Floyd’s death. Nearly a year later, the police officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck was convicted of murder Tuesday, and crowds filled city streets again, this time to celebrate the verdict. But the images …

Silence, then cheers: Relief washes over George Floyd Square
3 years, 8 months ago

Silence, then cheers: Relief washes over George Floyd Square

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — There was quiet, just for a moment, as hundreds of people standing in the intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue crowded in to listen to the news. In the place now known as George Floyd Square, a spot that millions around the world have seen in videos shot by bystanders during Floyd’s arrest, there was relief. “It …

Guilty verdicts in Floyd’s death bring joy — and wariness
3 years, 8 months ago

Guilty verdicts in Floyd’s death bring joy — and wariness

Associated Press  

London Williams stood in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., moments before the verdict was read in George Floyd’s murder trial Tuesday, wondering how he would cope if the white police officer who killed the Black man was acquitted. It’s already hard as it is as a Black man in today’s society,” said Williams, standing with a date in …

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 …

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
3 years, 8 months ago

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible counterfeit $20 bill being used at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man, later identified as George Floyd, who …

In life, George Floyd struggled to find his place. In death, everyone knows his name
3 years, 8 months ago

In life, George Floyd struggled to find his place. In death, everyone knows his name

The Telegraph  

His name has been on the lips of protesters everywhere chanting that black lives matter; it has become a global rallying call, a byword for racial injustice and police brutality. George Floyd, a black man killed with a white policeman’s knee on his neck, has become a parable in America’s aching racial story that has resonated far beyond Minnesota. A …

Death of George Floyd, trial of Derek Chauvin: Timeline of key events
3 years, 8 months ago

Death of George Floyd, trial of Derek Chauvin: Timeline of key events

LA Times  

A protest poster featuring an image of George Floyd is displayed during a demonstration in Minneapolis on May 27, 2020. George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, touched off a nationwide reckoning on race and led to the trial of ex-officer Derek Chauvin. Here’s a timeline of key events: May 25, 2020: Minneapolis police officers …

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 …

Opinion: What the haunting connection between George Floyd and Daunte Wright reveals
3 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: What the haunting connection between George Floyd and Daunte Wright reveals

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan chair in ethics and political values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. CNN — The news that George Floyd’s girlfriend, Courtney …

As trial of officer charged with murdering George Floyd transfixes nation, the future of policing is on the line
3 years, 8 months ago

As trial of officer charged with murdering George Floyd transfixes nation, the future of policing is on the line

LA Times  

Jamar Nelson was asleep on his couch more than two decades ago when police burst into his apartment, beating him and leaving a gash in his head that required 13 stitches. “The harassment, the profiling, the intimidation.” But last summer as politicians and activists discussed abolishing the Minneapolis Police Department after George Floyd died beneath the knee of Officer Derek …

George Floyd case: Jurors shown video footage at ex-police officer's trial
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd case: Jurors shown video footage at ex-police officer's trial

India Today  

The video of George Floyd gasping for breath was essentially Exhibit A as the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who pressed his knee on the deceased’s neck went on trial on Monday on charges of murder and manslaughter. Derek Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson countered by arguing: “Derek Chauvin did exactly what he had been trained to do over his …

George Floyd: 'Gentle giant' who became symbol of fight against racism
3 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd: 'Gentle giant' who became symbol of fight against racism

Hindustan Times  

His name is chanted by demonstrators around the globe. "We didn't have a whole lot, but we always had each other," his cousin Shareeduh Tate said during a memorial gathering last year in Minneapolis. In the 1990s, he threw himself into Houston's hip-hop circuit under the name of "Big Floyd," where he enjoyed some success. Floyd moved to Minneapolis in …

George Floyd protests: ‘Less lethal’ police weapons tied to serious injuries, researchers say
3 years, 11 months ago

George Floyd protests: ‘Less lethal’ police weapons tied to serious injuries, researchers say

CNN  

CNN — Many people suffered “projectile injuries,” “eye trauma” and other serious wounds from weapons police used on crowds during protests over the summer sparked by the death of George Floyd, researchers say. According to a letter to the editor published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, a wide array of serious injuries can be connected to …

George Floyd trial: Prospective jurors are asked to weigh in on Black Lives Matter protests
4 years ago

George Floyd trial: Prospective jurors are asked to weigh in on Black Lives Matter protests

CNN  

CNN — Prospective jurors in the upcoming criminal trial stemming from George Floyd’s death were sent a questionnaire asking them to weigh in on Black Lives Matter protests and their views on policing. “Did you, or someone close to you, participate in any of the demonstrations or marches against police brutality that took place in Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death?” …

George Floyd’s brother rallies voters on Election Day
4 years, 2 months ago

George Floyd’s brother rallies voters on Election Day

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The murmurs spread quickly among the poll workers late Tuesday morning at a Brooklyn neighborhood station: George Floyd’s brother was present. Get these people to understand what happened to me can happen to anybody.’” On Tuesday, Terrence’s black hoodie and face mask included the words “I can’t breathe,” “Justice for George,” and “8:46,” the number of minutes …

LAPD reports show that the vast majority of George Floyd protests were peaceful
4 years, 2 months ago

LAPD reports show that the vast majority of George Floyd protests were peaceful

LA Times  

Field reports from Los Angeles police commanders at protests across the city this summer indicate that between 6% and 7% resulted in violence, destruction or serious uses of force by police, according to the LAPD. “The majority of our protests and demonstrations have been peaceful,” LAPD Chief Michel Moore said after first mentioning the findings during a Tuesday meeting of …

George Floyd’s death: Officer minimises role during questioning
4 years, 4 months ago

George Floyd’s death: Officer minimises role during questioning

Al Jazeera  

Tou Thao, one of four officers charged for the death, says he was a ‘human traffic cone’ focused on crowd control. Tou Thao, one of the four former officers charged in Floyd’s death, described himself as a “human traffic cone” as he held back onlookers who became increasingly horrified at the police officers’ actions during the May 25 incident, the …

Dozens sign letter against cancel culture following month of BLM protests
4 years, 5 months ago

Dozens sign letter against cancel culture following month of BLM protests

NL Times  

Around 90 Dutch and Flemish students, academics, politicians and opinion makers signed a declaration against cancel culture, which they linked on Thursday to pressure against freedom of speech. The letter invoked the name of George Floyd, killed as a result of police brutality in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and said the aftermath led to intimidating actions by "radical groups". …

‘Something is not right.’ George Floyd protests push white Americans to think about their privilege
4 years, 6 months ago

‘Something is not right.’ George Floyd protests push white Americans to think about their privilege

LA Times  

Mike Sexton is white and a Republican who lives in an affluent suburb of Fort Worth, where many neighbors back President Trump and some work in law enforcement. “The police are fair; institutions are fair — white people have been so happy to believe those things,” said Battalora, a former police officer and author of “Birth of a White Nation: …

Prosecutors say officer had knee on George Floyd’s neck for 7:46 rather than 8:46
4 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutors say officer had knee on George Floyd’s neck for 7:46 rather than 8:46

LA Times  

A protester holds a sign that reads “8:46” in Tacoma, Wash., during a protest against police brutality after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Minnesota prosecutors acknowledged Wednesday that a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on the neck of George Floyd for 7 minutes, 46 seconds — not the 8:46 that has become a symbol of police brutality …

Voices of protest, crying for change, ring across US, beyond
4 years, 6 months ago

Voices of protest, crying for change, ring across US, beyond

Associated Press  

They are nurses and doctors, artists, students, construction workers, government employees; black, brown and white; young and old. Jones urged people to join a virtual demonstration anchored by a small group of activists and speakers in front of the U.S. embassy in Stockholm, inundating the embassy’s Facebook page with a photo of the Black Lives Matter logo and the words …

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 …

Floyd’s cousin implores marchers to be a force for change
4 years, 6 months ago

Floyd’s cousin implores marchers to be a force for change

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Thousands of people gathered in Richmond on Saturday for Virginia’s “5000 Man March,” a demonstration against racism that included a speech by the cousin of George Floyd, the black man whose death at the hands of police has prompted weeks of protests around the world. They returned to the monument about two hours later to hear speakers, …

George Floyd protests reached deep into rural California. The reactions were mixed, sometimes scary
4 years, 6 months ago

George Floyd protests reached deep into rural California. The reactions were mixed, sometimes scary

LA Times  

When two teenagers from the tiny, majority-white Gold Rush town of Angels Camp posted a Facebook flier for a racial justice protest, the threats came immediately. The Black teenage organizer of a demonstration in Plumas County got a message on Facebook calling her a “domestic terrorist.” In a claim he later walked back, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said antifascists …

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban

NPR  

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban Enlarge this image toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said Friday that "generally speaking," he thinks police should avoid using chokeholds, but he stopped short of saying he supports a ban on the tactic, explaining that he felt …

A timeline of the George Floyd and anti-police brutality protests
4 years, 6 months ago

A timeline of the George Floyd and anti-police brutality protests

Al Jazeera  

Protests over the US police killings of Black people have spread across the US, and worldwide. A video of the incident shows Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes as the 46-year-old pleaded: “I can’t breathe.” Following the killing, protests erupted in at least 140 US cities, with thousands of people taking to …

In wake of George Floyd’s death, Minnesota governor proposes police reform
4 years, 6 months ago

In wake of George Floyd’s death, Minnesota governor proposes police reform

CNN  

CNN — Following weeks of protests over George Floyd’s death, Minnesota Gov. “The last three weeks have been some of the most tumultuous and painful in Minnesota’s history.” Walz was joined by House Speaker Melissa Hortman, Senate Minority Leader Susan Kent, and members of People of Color and Indigenous Caucus, who will propose legislation. Another proposal would ban “the use …

George Floyd protests: Edward Colston statue removed from Bristol's harbour, Thomas Lane released on bail
4 years, 6 months ago

George Floyd protests: Edward Colston statue removed from Bristol's harbour, Thomas Lane released on bail

ABC  

A statue of a slave trader has been fished out of Bristol's harbour, a police officer charged over the death of George Floyd has been released on bail and Amazon has banned police from using its facial recognition technology. The White House says it was President Donald Trump's "prerogative" to raise questions about an incident in Buffalo that saw police …

For George Floyd, a complicated life and a notorious death
4 years, 6 months ago

For George Floyd, a complicated life and a notorious 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. “I’ve got my shortcomings and my flaws,” Floyd says in one video, addressing young men in his neighborhood. “And when he got out of that, I think the Lord greatly impacted his heart.” …

‘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 …

George Floyd hailed as 'cornerstone of a movement' at funeral
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd hailed as 'cornerstone of a movement' at funeral

The Hindu  

George Floyd, a black man whose death under the knee of a white police officer roused worldwide protests against racial injustice, was memorialized at his funeral on Tuesday as “an ordinary brother” transformed by fate into the “cornerstone of a movement.” During a four-hour service broadcast live on every major U.S. television network from a church in Floyd's boyhood home …

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