George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

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Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Tim Scott, theGrio.com
September 16, 2021
Sources tell theGrio movement on police reform could come soon as Manchin is set to meet with Sen. Scott on…
August 18, 2021
Changes to qualified immunity, which protects bad officers, have little chance of making it into the George Floyd Justice in…
U.S. President Joe Biden
July 6, 2021
Jen Psaki gave insight into Biden's mood on police reform and voting rights, as well as strengthening the Civil Rights…
House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (left) and Republican Sen. Tim Scott, theGrio.com
June 30, 2021
Clyburn has stepped in to keep negotiations alive with Republican Sen. Scott as sources tell theGrio the Floyd policing act…
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
June 29, 2021
Negotiations to pass the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act are being “torpedoed” by police organizations, says U.S. Rep. Hakeem…
May 26, 2021
Gerald Goines, the ex-Houston Police narcotics officer who arrested Floyd in 2004, currently faces charges on two murder counts.
May 26, 2021
Jones' eyebrow-raising tweet garnered tens of thousands of likes, but also many, many comments attempting to parse out the rhetoric.
May 24, 2021
Congressional leaders tell theGrio they couldn’t pinpoint the stall in negotiations on the Hill for the George Floyd Justice In…
Cory Booker thegrio.com
May 24, 2021
"We're making meaningful progress, and I’m committed," said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker about the George Floyd Justice in Policing…
U.S. President Joe Biden
May 22, 2021
President Joe Biden will meet with George Floyd’s family to honor the one year anniversary of the Minneapolis man’s murder.
May 21, 2021
Floyd's surviving kin announced they will mark the first anniversary of his death with gatherings in Houston, New York City…
Iyanla Vanzant x theGrio
May 12, 2021
Exclusive: The "Fix My Life" spiritual healer Iyanla Vanzant wants to change the current dynamic in policing and the Black…
James Clyburn thegrio.com
May 10, 2021
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) says that he would compromise on police reform legislation that did not end qualified…
Vice President Kamala Harris
April 29, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris doesn’t believe that America is a racist country but says that racism does exist.
Details of the security kit of a riot police officer (including handcuffs, 9mm handgun, radio station and baton)
April 29, 2021
Dr. Jason Johnson writes that one way to have police reform is by licensing cops like teachers, doctors, and even…
April 28, 2021
During his first address to Congress, Biden addressed policing, saying "We have all seen the knee of justice on the…
Rep. Karen Bass and President Joe Biden
April 28, 2021
Rep. Karen Bass, who sponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, wants President Biden to highlight the importance of…
April 26, 2021
U.S. Del. Stacey Plaskett described qualified immunity as a "hood" for bad cops who she described as "modern-day Klu Klux…
April 26, 2021
Former officer and chief Demings said she's hopeful the Senate will "meet this moment" and pass the George Floyd Justice…
Republican Sen. Tim Scott
April 23, 2021
Scott's response will make the face of the GOP's only Black senator theirs on where they stand with police across…