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, including a relative of Floyd, the man who died last month after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes as he pleaded for air. Tavares Floyd, George Floyd’s cousin, stepped onto the Lee monument and was welcomed by applause from the surrounding crowd of demonstrators in the former capital of the Confederacy. That’s what it means to be a black man in this country.” The Lee statue, erected in 1890, has become a focal point of protests in Richmond since Floyd’s death.

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Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly protest in Virginia melted down
1 year, 5 months ago

Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly protest in Virginia melted down

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, a Charlottesville-based …

Anniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice
1 year, 10 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 …

Mystery lingers around time capsule found beneath Lee statue
3 years, 3 months ago

Mystery lingers around time capsule found beneath Lee statue

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A rust-colored 1875 almanac, a cloth envelope and a silver coin were found Wednesday in a time capsule that lay hidden beneath a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia for more than 130 years. Devon Henry, the contractor who took down the Lee statue and is continuing to work on the removal of …

Black Heritage Center Submits Proposal To Melt Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue
3 years, 5 months ago

Black Heritage Center Submits Proposal To Melt Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue

Huff Post  

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is transported away after being removed from Market Street Park in July. The Washington Post via Getty Images A Black heritage center in Charlottesville, Virginia, wants to melt down the city’s recently removed statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee so that it can be repurposed into public …

1 Of America's Largest Remaining Monuments To Confederacy To Be Removed In Virginia
3 years, 6 months ago

1 Of America's Largest Remaining Monuments To Confederacy To Be Removed In Virginia

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING RICHMOND, Va. — Crews are set to remove one of the country’s largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia. Crews are set to remove one of the country’s largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia. In Richmond, a city …

Lee statue in Richmond set to be removed, sent to storage
3 years, 6 months ago

Lee statue in Richmond set to be removed, sent to storage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Crews are set to remove …

‘An incredible day’ as Lee statue removed in Charlottesville
3 years, 8 months ago

‘An incredible day’ as Lee statue removed in Charlottesville

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Cheers erupted Saturday as a Confederate statue that towered for nearly a century over downtown Charlottesville was carted away by truck from the Virginia city where it had become a flashpoint for racist protests and deadly violence. The statue’s removal came more than five years after racial justice activists had renewed a push to take down the …

Charlottesville statue that sparked deadly white supremacy rally removed
3 years, 8 months ago

Charlottesville statue that sparked deadly white supremacy rally removed

ABC  

A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been hoisted off its stone pedestal. Key points: The removal of the statues was held up by a lawsuit and a law that was amended in 2020 There have been 10 expressions of interest from organisations wanting to acquire the statues Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker …

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 …

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 …

Opinion: What the haunting connection between George Floyd and Daunte Wright reveals
3 years, 11 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 …

South Dakota racists freak out after Black resident — George Floyd’s uncle — calls for cops' Confederate emblems to be removed
4 years, 5 months ago

South Dakota racists freak out after Black resident — George Floyd’s uncle — calls for cops' Confederate emblems to be removed

Raw Story  

A resident of Gettysburg, South Dakota is battling with his community after leading the charge to remove the Confederate flag-adorned patches from the uniforms of police officers in his town. “If you’re offended by a piece of cloth, but think dealing drugs to kids is alright, you might be this moron,” said one post with Jones’ picture. “What I know …

Monuments and statues are falling. But what comes next?
4 years, 8 months ago

Monuments and statues are falling. But what comes next?

Associated Press  

TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. — The dusty town of Tierra Amarilla perches in the shadows of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Some advocates say monuments to the late U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan or Mexican American civil rights leader Dolores Huerta should replace the fallen statues. “Leave it like that.” Brett Chapman, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, attorney and descendant of Standing Bear, a …

Richmond removes statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart
4 years, 8 months ago

Richmond removes statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Work crews on Tuesday took down a monument to Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, the third major statue to be cleared away in less than a week as the Confederacy’s former capital rushes to remove symbols of oppression in response to protests against police brutality and racism. One person sang, “Na na na na, na na na na, …

Robert E. Lee statue becomes epicenter of protest movement
4 years, 8 months ago

Robert E. Lee statue becomes epicenter of protest movement

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Just a little over a month ago, the area around Richmond’s iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was as quiet and sedate as the statue itself. The statue is located on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, a boulevard of stately homes that also features several other Confederate monuments targeted for removal. “You can’t be human and not …

Stonewall Jackson removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue
4 years, 8 months ago

Stonewall Jackson removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Work crews wielding a giant crane, harnesses and power tools wrested an imposing statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson from its concrete pedestal along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday, just hours after the mayor ordered the removal of all Confederate statues from city land. Confederate statues were erected decades after the Civil War, during the Jim …

While Confederate statues come down, other symbols targeted
4 years, 9 months ago

While Confederate statues come down, other symbols targeted

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Spectators in North Carolina’s capital cheered Sunday morning as work crews finished the job started by protesters Friday night and removed a Confederate statue from the top of a 75-foot monument. The bronze statue that has stood at the museum’s Central Park West entrance since 1940 depicts Roosevelt on horseback with a Native American man and an …

In Richmond, Va., Protesters Transform A Confederate Statue
4 years, 9 months ago

In Richmond, Va., Protesters Transform A Confederate Statue

NPR  

In Richmond, Va., Protesters Transform A Confederate Statue Enlarge this image toggle caption Julia Rendleman/Reuters Julia Rendleman/Reuters Confederate monuments in the former capital of the Confederacy are being transformed into a new kind of icon as activists alter and pose for photos at the statues, one of which is at the center of a legal fight over its planned removal. …

`He is going to change the world': Funeral held for Floyd
4 years, 9 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, 9 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 protests: US Navy will ban Confederate flag
4 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd protests: US Navy will ban Confederate flag

The Telegraph  

The US Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations, ships and aircraft, the service said on Tuesday, as the military grapples with questions about racial inequality raised by the Black Lives Matter protests. The Navy made the move amid demonstrations across the United States and other countries sparked by the death …

George Floyd funeral: Civil rights attorney pays respects
4 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd funeral: Civil rights attorney pays respects

LA Times  

As soon as he arrived in town, Daryl Washington drove to the mural and stared up at George Floyd’s eyes. For Black people in this country, Floyd’s last words — “I can’t breathe”— served as yet another devastating reminder of the dangers of interacting with the police. “What happened to George Floyd has been happening to brothers all across this …

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 …

‘A long time coming': Iconic Lee statue to be removed
4 years, 9 months ago

‘A long time coming': Iconic Lee statue to be removed

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — David Harris Jr., a nephew of humanitarian and tennis legend Arthur Ashe, tried for decades to get a street named after his uncle in Richmond, the hometown that once denied Ashe access to segregated public tennis courts. So it was gratifying, Harris said, to see Virginia’s governor announce plans to remove an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. …

George Floyd protests have created a multicultural movement that’s making history
4 years, 9 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 …

‘Justice for George Floyd’: US protests in pictures
4 years, 9 months ago

‘Justice for George Floyd’: US protests in pictures

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Washington, DC, and other US cities on Saturday, demanding an end to racism and brutality by law enforcement, as protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd stretched into the 12th day. A Lincoln Memorial rally and march to the White House marked the largest outpouring yet of protests nationwide since video …

From Murals To Tweets: The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests
4 years, 9 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 …

Black activists, allies call Lee statue removal a big win
4 years, 9 months ago

Black activists, allies call Lee statue removal a big win

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Wes Bellamy, a former Charlottesville city councilman, said that when he first started raising the issue of removing Confederate monuments, black and white people alike across Virginia told him he was just causing trouble. She said when the statue is finally gone it will feel “like an incredible burden has been lifted off my shoulders and finally …

George Floyd family announce march on Washington to mark anniversary
4 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd family announce march on Washington to mark anniversary

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. We’re going back this August 28th to restore …

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 …

‘The Pandemic Of Racism’ Killed George Floyd, Says Family Attorney At Memorial
4 years, 9 months ago

‘The Pandemic Of Racism’ Killed George Floyd, Says Family Attorney At Memorial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The attorney for George Floyd’s family, Ben Crump, said the “pandemic of racism” was responsible for Floyd’s death last week at the hands of police. “It was not the coronavirus pandemic that killed George Floyd,” Crump said Thursday at Floyd’s memorial, held at a sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis. Sharpton also used his time at …

States Remove Monuments To Racists Following Nationwide Protests
4 years, 9 months ago

States Remove Monuments To Racists Following Nationwide Protests

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As protests prompted by the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, continued this week, some state and local leaders are removing monuments honoring the Confederacy. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin told protesters on Sunday that he understood their anger and frustration, and asked them to “allow me to …

Minneapolis says goodbye to George Floyd
4 years, 9 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 …

George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis
4 years, 9 months ago

George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis

CNN  

Minneapolis CNN — The Rev. Ed Clemente/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Nakia Almond hugs Erin Corner after praying together outside of Floyd's memorial service in Raeford. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images Floyd's casket is brought into a church ahead of his memorial service in Raeford. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images A hearse carrying Floyd's casket departs after his memorial service in Minneapolis on Thursday. Earlier in the …

Thousands march in Houston to pay tribute to George Floyd
4 years, 9 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, …

In Pictures: Confederate symbols torn down amid US protests
4 years, 9 months ago

In Pictures: Confederate symbols torn down amid US protests

Al Jazeera  

A number of Confederate symbols across the southern part of the United States have been vandalised amid nationwide protests against the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city of Birmingham, Alabama, removed a 115-year-old Confederate monument near the site where four Black girls were killed in a racist church bombing in 1963. “We shouldn’t …

How People Are Protesting On The Streets After George Floyd's Death
4 years, 9 months ago

How People Are Protesting On The Streets After George Floyd's Death

Huff Post  

People gather on June 1 at the site in Minneapolis where George Floyd died on May 25 while in police custody. Stephen Maturen via Getty Images For the last six days, people have taken to the streets to protest police brutality in response to the killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died last week after a Minneapolis police …

In pictures: Police brutality against protesters at protests against police brutality
4 years, 9 months ago

In pictures: Police brutality against protesters at protests against police brutality

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 Protests across the US …

Baron Davis on George Floyd: People tired of racial injustice
4 years, 9 months ago

Baron Davis on George Floyd: People tired of racial injustice

LA Times  

When Baron Davis woke up Tuesday morning and scrolled through Instagram and Twitter on his phone, he had mixed emotions. !” 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, in downtown Los Angeles. 23 / 82 Katyana DeCampos, a citizen of France visiting California, …

Protesters Attack Confederate Monuments, Topple Statue
4 years, 9 months ago

Protesters Attack Confederate Monuments, Topple Statue

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Several Confederate monuments across the South have been attacked by demonstrators amid protests against police killings of Black people, sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Remains of confederate monument in Birmingham pic.twitter.com/OWe6fRSJnV — Daniel Uhlfelder June 1, 2020 Though most of the tributes to the Confederacy were blasted with graffiti, a fire was set …

Anti-Racism Protesters Around The World Demand Justice For George Floyd
4 years, 9 months ago

Anti-Racism Protesters Around The World Demand Justice For George Floyd

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — Thousands of anti-racism campaigners around the world staged demonstrations on Sunday, acting in solidarity with Americans protesting police violence after George Floyd, a Black man, died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes last week. Hundreds of people gathered for a similar demonstration in Manchester, in the north of …

AP PHOTOS: Images from protests across a traumatized nation
4 years, 9 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Images from protests across a traumatized nation

Associated Press  

In cities across the United States, protesters angered over the death of George Floyd faced off against heavily-armed officers, with some smashing police cars, ransacking businesses and setting fires that smoldered through the night. In all, more than two dozen cities experienced racially diverse protests, many peaceful but some of violent. It came in the wake of the killing in …

Protests, some violent, spread in wake of George Floyd death
4 years, 9 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 …

George Floyd and the Illusion of Progress
55 years, 2 months ago

George Floyd and the Illusion of Progress

Wired  

Images place us in time, gluing unremarkable and historically urgent moments in a fixed setting or context, but mostly they thrill our senses in other varied ways. It was taken outside the 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where thousands gathered this week in response to the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, who died in police custody Monday. An investigation …

George Floyd's death, not looting, should outrage us all
4 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd's death, not looting, should outrage us all

LA Times  

There is anger on the streets in Minneapolis. It is deserved anger fed by the death of George Floyd, yet another unarmed black man killed as police arrested him. Los Angeles burned in 1965 when a white California Highway Patrol officer pulled over a black motorist, starting a cascade of events that quickly released a community’s pent-up rage and frustration …

Charlottesville wasn’t about Robert E. Lee, Mr. President. It was about racism (opinion)
5 years, 11 months ago

Charlottesville wasn’t about Robert E. Lee, Mr. President. It was about racism (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Nicole Hemmer is an assistant professor in presidential studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia and the author of “Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics.” She hosts the history podcast “Past Present” and released the podcast “A12.” The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. …

The Confederate debate in my blood: My cousin Robert E Lee
6 years, 4 months ago

The Confederate debate in my blood: My cousin Robert E Lee

Al Jazeera  

A personal story of owning and learning from a legacy associated with modern interpretations of racism in the US. My cousin, General Robert E Lee led the southern Confederate States Army in a campaign against the northern Union during the American Civil War in the 1860s. Duke University’s Professor Sandy Darity told me that in the aftermath of the Civil …

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