Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet
4 years, 7 months ago

Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet

Associated Press  

RAEFORD, N.C. — Protesters streamed into the nation’s capital Saturday for what was expected to be the city’s largest demonstration yet against police brutality, while George Floyd was mourned in his North Carolina hometown, where hundreds of mourners lined up to squeeze into a church to pay their respects. Military vehicles and officers in fatigues closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned march, which authorities estimated would attract up to 200,000 people outraged by Floyd’s death 12 days ago at the hands of police in Minneapolis. When a hearse bearing Floyd’s coffin arrived, chants of “Black Power,” “George Floyd” and “No justice, no peace,” echoed from beneath the covered entrance. Theresa Bland, 68, a retired teacher and realtor protesting at the Ohio Statehouse, had a broader agenda in mind “I’m looking at affordable housing, political justice, prison reform, the whole ball of wax,” she said.

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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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Fiery chants for justice from marchers at Chauvin trial
3 years, 10 months ago

Fiery chants for justice from marchers at Chauvin trial

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of people gathered Monday outside the fortified courthouse for the first day of the trial of a former police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, with chants of “No justice, no peace!” and speakers imploring the jurors to “do the right thing.” Many in the crowd carried banners, some reading “Justice for George Floyd” and “Convict Killer …

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?” …

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 …

Labor Day protests took place across the country 100 days after George Floyd’s death
4 years, 4 months ago

Labor Day protests took place across the country 100 days after George Floyd’s death

CNN  

CNN — George Floyd died while in police custody on Memorial Day. Nathan Howard/Getty Images A protester runs away from chemical irritants fired by police to disperse protesters outside the Portland Police Association building on September 5. Nathan Howard/Getty Images Portland police officers arrest a man said to be a street medic during a dispersal outside the Immigration and Customs …

News Analysis: Trump sidesteps America’s racism and police brutality and labels protests ‘mob rule’
4 years, 4 months ago

News Analysis: Trump sidesteps America’s racism and police brutality and labels protests ‘mob rule’

LA Times  

President Trump and Melania Trump arrive for his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday. “But we must never allow mob rule.” In the four days leading up to Thursday’s speech, one speaker after another at the Republican National Convention dismissed and misconstrued protests held in cities large and small. …

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: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46
4 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46

Associated Press  

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 — but said the one-minute error would have no impact on the criminal case against four officers. The initial May 29 complaint alleges …

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 …

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 …

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 …

‘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, 7 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 …

Statues fall as global anti-racism protests spread: Live updates
4 years, 7 months ago

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

Al Jazeera  

The protests that started in the US have spread, leading to the removal of statues with racist legacies. https://t.co/GIv7oUjzMk — Al Jazeera English June 10, 2020 08:30 GMT – Lewis Hamilton on battle against racism: ‘only the beginning’ Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said the recent global protests against racism “is only the beginning and there is so much …

George Floyd hailed as 'cornerstone of a movement' at funeral; family calls for justice
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd hailed as 'cornerstone of a movement' at funeral; family calls for justice

India Today  

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 US television network from a church in Floyd’s boyhood home …

June 8 George Floyd protest news
4 years, 7 months ago

June 8 George Floyd protest news

CNN  

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Texas Gov. The governor noted the significance of Floyd’s death for his state and the country, saying “George Floyd is going to change the arc of the future of the United States.” The governor said he had the opportunity to visit with the Floyd family and is committed to working with the family to “ensure we never …

North American stars march to protest racial injustice
4 years, 7 months ago

North American stars march to protest racial injustice

The Hindu  

U.S. and international athletes have joined the chorus of civil rights voices demanding racial equality in America with several leading protest marches in cities across the country. A number of Milwaukee Bucks players marched and spoke at a rally in the city, including NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sported a shirt that read: “I can’t breathe.” “We want change,” Antetokounmpo, …

Massive Hollywood protest shows the staying power of the George Floyd movement
4 years, 7 months ago

Massive Hollywood protest shows the staying power of the George Floyd movement

LA Times  

If there were any doubts about whether the George Floyd protest movement was slowing, the answer came Sunday as an estimated 20,000 people converged on Hollywood for a huge march and demonstration. “We are not just criminals like they make us out to be.” In the middle of Hollywood Boulevard, a 39-year-old white man who wanted to give only his …

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns

Associated Press  

— Norfolk, Nebraska, is a quiet, conservative and predominantly white city of 24,000 people where public protests are rare, except for an annual rally against abortion. “It was larger than we expected,” said Nicole Brown, the Farmington Police Department’s public information officer. “We haven’t seen any types of violence or negativity around them.” Mayor Josh Moenning said public demonstrations are …

From small towns to cities, US sees biggest rallies yet for racial justice
4 years, 7 months ago

From small towns to cities, US sees biggest rallies yet for racial justice

Live Mint  

Demonstrations were planned across the United States on Sunday to demand racial justice after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody, with weekend rallies spreading to smaller communities including an east Texas town once a haven for the Ku Klux Klan. In Washington, tens of thousands of people chanting "I can't breathe" and "Hands up, don't shoot" rallied at the …

George Floyd protests have created a multicultural movement that’s making history
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests have created a multicultural movement that’s making history

LA Times  

Alan Michnoff, center, protests police brutality and the death of George Floyd in front of the North Hollywood police station. “That’s encouraging that people want to stand up despite, maybe, their own privilege,” said Abdullah, a professor at Cal State L.A. “We also want to make sure that this is not a moment of them getting in but that they …

Mapping anti-racism solidarity protests around the world
4 years, 7 months ago

Mapping anti-racism solidarity protests around the world

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people have taken to the streets, demanding justice for George Floyd and an end to systemic racism. Thousands of people around the world have rallied in solidarity with anti-racism protests in the United States following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25. US embassies in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo …

DC protests: Mayor says federal response led to larger groups participating peacefully
4 years, 7 months ago

DC protests: Mayor says federal response led to larger groups participating peacefully

CNN  

CNN — DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said Sunday she believes the federal law enforcement response to protests after the police killing of George Floyd encouraged morepeople to participate and do so peacefully. And what he actually did, as you saw, for the remaining days would turn out more people and more people who were there for peaceful protests,” Bowser told …

‘Silence is pro-racist’: Anti-racism protests continue worldwide
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Silence is pro-racist’: Anti-racism protests continue worldwide

Al Jazeera  

Protesters continue demonstrations across the world against police brutality and racial discrimination. In Hong Kong, about 20 people staged a rally in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on Sunday outside the US consulate in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. “We have to remind ourselves despite all we see going on in the US and in the other parts of …

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns

LA Times  

A sign featuring an image of George Floyd is displayed at a Minneapolis protest on May 27. “It was larger than we expected,” said Nicole Brown, the Farmington Police Department’s public information officer. “We haven’t seen any types of violence or negativity around them.” Mayor Josh Moenning said public demonstrations were rare in Norfolk, Neb., but that he understood why …

Trump’s response to Floyd protests has language associated with racial segregationists: U.N. experts
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s response to Floyd protests has language associated with racial segregationists: U.N. experts

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to protests against the killing of African-American George Floyd has included language directly associated with racial segregationists from America’s past, a group of U.N. human rights experts have said. The response of the President of the United States to the protests at different junctures has included threatening more state violence using language directly associated with …

Over 10,000 arrested, protests against Floyd killing continue
4 years, 7 months ago

Over 10,000 arrested, protests against Floyd killing continue

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds more taken into custody everyday as protests continue despite heavy police presence. 22:50 GMT – Retired Navy officer says he was ‘sickened’ by sight of army clearing protesters in Washington, DC Retired Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he was “sickened” to see how law enforcement – including the National Guard …

Thousands turn out for peaceful demonstrations on Saturday around Los Angeles
4 years, 7 months ago

Thousands turn out for peaceful demonstrations on Saturday around Los Angeles

LA Times  

Several hundred protesters take a knee and hold their fists in the air during a moment of silence to honor George Floyd during a peaceful protest march from Manhattan Beach to Hermosa Beach. Katyana DeCampos, a citizen of France visiting California, marched with a sign with the words “Anti Racism,” joining nearly 1,000 people gathered to protest the death of …

From Murals To Tweets: The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests
4 years, 7 months ago

From Murals To Tweets: The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests

NPR  

From Murals To Tweets: The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests Enlarge this image toggle caption Gordwin Odhiambo/AFP via Getty Images Gordwin Odhiambo/AFP via Getty Images Around the world, people have held vigils, organized protests and painted murals this week to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests taking place across America. In Ghana, the president tweeted …

Massive protests fill Washington to decry killing of George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

Massive protests fill Washington to decry killing of George Floyd

LA Times  

A Metropolitan Police Department officer stands in front of the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. as demonstrators protest on Saturday. People fill a street near the White House on Saturday to protest the death of George Floyd. Protesters in Washington, D.C., march on 16th Street near the White House on Saturday over the death of George …

Joe Biden blasts Donald Trump for 'speaking' for George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

Joe Biden blasts Donald Trump for 'speaking' for George Floyd

Daily Mail  

Former Vice President Joe Biden hammered President Trump for having a bunker mentality during public remarks Friday, after the president confirmed he went to the secure facility deep below the White House during protests last week. 'It's time for him to step out of his own bunker and look at the consequences of his words and his actions,' Joe Biden …

Sadiq Khan says he won't go to Black Lives Matter protests because of coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Sadiq Khan says he won't go to Black Lives Matter protests because of coronavirus

Daily Mail  

Sadiq Khan has said he will not attend Black Lives Matter protests in London because of the coronavirus pandemic - as a senior Met Police officer warns that future mass gatherings would be 'unlawful'. Laurence Taylor, deputy assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police, warned that future mass gatherings to protest against the death of George Floyd would be 'unlawful' due …

The Latest: Protesters take to NYC streets after curfew
4 years, 7 months ago

The Latest: Protesters take to NYC streets after curfew

Associated Press  

The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: TOP OF THE HOUR: — Protesters take to New York City streets after curfew, again. ___ MINNEAPOLIS — Defense attorneys said Thursday that two of three Minneapolis police officers …

Trump sued over clearing peaceful protesters: Live updates
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump sued over clearing peaceful protesters: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

South Africa’s governing party said it is launching a “Black Friday” campaign in response to the “heinous murder” of George Floyd and “institutionalised racism” in the United States. 10:50 GMT – South Africa launches ‘Black Friday’ in response to ‘heinous murder’ South Africa’s governing party said it is launching a “Black Friday” campaign in response to the “heinous murder” of …

Newsom calls for new California restrictions on police use of force following death of George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

Newsom calls for new California restrictions on police use of force following death of George Floyd

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom greets Candace O’Connor, owner of Brimberry Barber and Beauty Salon, on Wednesday in Los Angeles after she shared her thoughts on running a business in the time of COVID-19 and the recent protests. !” in front of City Hall, joining nearly 1,000 people gathered to protest the death of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives Matter, …

Local TV news under fire for George Floyd protests coverage
4 years, 7 months ago

Local TV news under fire for George Floyd protests coverage

LA Times  

The curfew has lifted, Los Angeles. When breaking reports about the widespread protests of police brutality against black people first interrupted regular network TV programming last week, the footage looked like it was pulled from an analog-era vault. Protesters marched though downtown Los Angeles chanting “No justice, no peace” as they did in 1992, during another explosive reckoning triggered by …

George Floyd’s death and the national conversation: Pain, anger and hope
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s death and the national conversation: Pain, anger and hope

LA Times  

America is having a conversation with itself, in voices that ring with rage, despair — and, sometimes, hope. Floyd’s last words — “I can’t breathe” — were at once a dying man’s tragic plea and a distillation of multiplying national burdens. “America was founded on slavery, but it’s never truly sought to address this horrific past,” said Lee Daugherty, the …

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