George Floyd Statue In Brooklyn Vandalized With White Supremacist Group's Name
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd Statue In Brooklyn Vandalized With White Supremacist Group's Name

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A statue of George Floyd, unveiled only five days ago in Brooklyn, New York, to commemorate Juneteenth, was vandalized early Thursday morning, police and the statue’s creators confirmed. As a community we should stand together in peace and in turmoil.” Farah Louis, the New York City councilwoman who represents the area where the statue is located, tweeted that the vandalism was “a hate crime and totally unacceptable to the memory of Mr. Floyd and to the Black community.” Mayor Bill de Blasio also tweeted: “Last night a far-right extremist group vandalized a statue of George Floyd in Brooklyn. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Patriot Front, the white supremacist group whose website was spray-painted onto the base, earlier this month claimed responsibility for vandalizing a George Floyd mural in Philadelphia. Thus this abhorrent, hateful defacement of the George Floyd statue is more of the same garbage.” Patriot Front, which didn’t return a HuffPost request for comment, hasn’t taken responsibility for the vandalism in Brooklyn.

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George Floyd mural in Milwaukee vandalized
2 years, 5 months ago

George Floyd mural in Milwaukee vandalized

Raw Story  

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Indian Americans condemn vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi statue in New York
3 years, 1 month ago

Indian Americans condemn vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi statue in New York

Firstpost  

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Former Parks and Recreation actor arrested for vandalising George Floyd statue
3 years, 5 months ago

Former Parks and Recreation actor arrested for vandalising George Floyd statue

The Independent  

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An actor has been charged with vandalizing a New York City statue of George Floyd
3 years, 5 months ago

An actor has been charged with vandalizing a New York City statue of George Floyd

NPR  

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George Floyd statue in New York vandalized with name of white supremacist group
3 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd statue in New York vandalized with name of white supremacist group

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A George Floyd statue …

Neo-Nazi group defaces George Floyd statue in New York City
3 years, 9 months ago

Neo-Nazi group defaces George Floyd statue in New York City

Al Jazeera  

The US far-right cell Patriot Front made inscriptions of its name on the monument to the Black man murdered by police. A statue of George Floyd was defaced and marked with the name of a neo-Nazi group in New York City, according to police, less than a week after it was unveiled. Police officers said the nearly two-metre-tall monument to …

George Floyd Death Anniversary: Memorial Events, Marches and White House Meeting Marks The Day
3 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd Death Anniversary: Memorial Events, Marches and White House Meeting Marks The Day

ABP News  

New York: It's almost a year since the murder of 46-year-old George Floyd, became a national movement against police brutality and bias in the US criminal justice system. holds up his fist with family members outside the White House as George Floyd’s daughter Gianna Floyd calls out “Say his name” as they speak with reporters after meeting with US President …

George Floyd death anniversary marked by marches and memorials
3 years, 10 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 his memory
3 years, 10 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 …

Maintaining a memorial at the scene of George Floyd’s death
3 years, 11 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 …

Portland demonstrators knock down statues of Roosevelt and Lincoln in protest against Columbus Day
4 years, 5 months ago

Portland demonstrators knock down statues of Roosevelt and Lincoln in protest against Columbus Day

The Independent  

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Voices of protest, crying for change, ring across US, beyond
4 years, 9 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 …

Floyd’s cousin implores marchers to be a force for change
4 years, 9 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: Edward Colston statue removed from Bristol's harbour, Thomas Lane released on bail
4 years, 9 months ago

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

ABC  

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‘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, 9 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, …

George Floyd protests: Christopher Columbus statue torn down from park pedestal, Donald Trump says Buffalo protester's injury could be a 'set-up'
4 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd protests: Christopher Columbus statue torn down from park pedestal, Donald Trump says Buffalo protester's injury could be a 'set-up'

ABC  

Protesters have torn down a statue of Christopher Columbus in a Virginia park before pushing it into a lake as protests sparked by the death of George Floyd continue around the US. US President Donald Trump has suggested a protester injured by Buffalo police could be "an Antifa provocateur", a comment that has earned the ire of New York Governor …

Statues fall as global anti-racism protests spread: Live updates
4 years, 9 months ago

Statues fall as global anti-racism protests spread: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

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Somber memorials for George Floyd as protesters demand police reforms
4 years, 9 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 …

The Latest: Protesters take to NYC streets after curfew
4 years, 9 months ago

The Latest: Protesters take to NYC streets after curfew

Associated Press  

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George Floyd remembered at memorial service
4 years, 9 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 …

Minneapolis says goodbye to George Floyd
4 years, 9 months ago

Minneapolis says goodbye to George Floyd

Al Jazeera  

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George Floyd protests: YouTube star Jake Paul accused of ‘straight lying’ after denying looting
4 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd protests: YouTube star Jake Paul accused of ‘straight lying’ after denying looting

The Independent  

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