George Floyd

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March 29, 2023
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a U.S. Army sergeant charged with murder in the fatal shooting of…
March 18, 2023
The peaceful protesters claimed Denver police shot them with pepper balls, rubber bullets and flash-bang devices after George Floyd's murder.
March 2, 2023
NYC said it will pay $21,500 to each of at least 200 protesters who were detained, arrested or met with…
slave murals
February 22, 2023
A Black administrator and students want a white artist's murals depicting the brutality of slavery removed from a Vermont law…
February 19, 2023
Historically Black colleges and universities have seen a significant uptick in applications since the nationwide protests in 2020.
Darryl "Tyree" Williams
February 16, 2023
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is calling for the firing of the six North Carolina police officers involved in Darryl…
February 16, 2023
Activists are calling out the hypocrisy of companies claiming to support Black history but donating to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
February 9, 2023
A bill increasing punishments for violent protests following the 2020 demonstrations over George Floyd's murder passed the North Carolina House…
February 8, 2023
Candid, the major philanthropy research group, is leading a coalition of funders and grantees that want to standardize the collection…
February 7, 2023
Nearly 150 New York City police officers committed misconduct, including using excessive force, while responding to the 2020 protests over…
February 3, 2023
New York City spent $121 million to settle police misconduct cases in 2022, which was the highest amount paid since…
February 1, 2023
Black congressional leaders are jumpstarting negotiations on Capitol Hill in an effort to revive the George Floyd Justice in Policing…
January 31, 2023
As five Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others milled around at the…
January 30, 2023
Tyre Nichols' fatal encounter with police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, recorded in video made public Friday night, is a glaring reminder that…
George Floyd's Brother Attends Unveiling Of Memorial Portrait In Brooklyn
January 18, 2023
An attorney for Derek Chauvin asked an appeals court Wednesday to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer's convictions in…
January 5, 2023
Nearly 19,000 discrimination complaints have been logged by the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education.
St. Paul reparations committee
January 5, 2023
St. Paul, Minnesota, has established a reparations committee to pursue racial justice for the descendants of enslaved people.
December 14, 2022
A South Florida jury sided Monday with a white Florida police officer accused of shoving a kneeling Black woman to…
December 10, 2022
J. Alexander Kueng is the ex-Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back as he died under another officer's knee in…
Colin Kaepernick participates in a throwing exhibition
December 6, 2022
The former NFL quarterback will be remembered as a soldier for social justice, an athlete whose iconic gesture will last…