Officer who pressed knee into George Floyd’s neck to stand trial alone in March. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin — the man who can be seen on video pressing his knee into George Floyd’s neck for an excruciating 8 minutes and 46 seconds — will now stand trial alone,…
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Lebron James Uses Platform to Advocate for Social Justice Issues in Support of Black Lives Matter
LeBron James is advocating for the arrest of the Louisville police offers who killed Breonna Taylor, and he’s using his platform to keep the issue at the forefront, the Washington Post reports. After a 108-104 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in a scrimmage at the Visa Center on Thursday, James…
News Roundup: A Strike for Black Lives, a Tech Partnership for HBCUs, and a Neck Restraint Ban in Minnesota
Check out our news roundup of diversity and inclusion updates and insights from across the U.S.: Minnesota Lawmakers Ban Neck Restraints, Initiate Police Reform Almost two months to the day that George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, the Minnesota Legislature has passed a broad slate of police…
News Roundup: Diversity in Comic Films and Aviation, High Demand for CDOs, and Talking About Race
Check out our news roundup of diversity and inclusion updates and insights from across the U.S.: The First Black Woman to Direct a Comic Book Movie: Gina Prince-Bythewood Gina Prince-Bythewood directed “The Old Guard,” a film adapted for the screen by Greg Rucka from the graphic novels he collaborated on with Leandro Fernandez….