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After being found guilty of second- and third-degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter for holding his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nine-and-a-half minutes, Derek Chauvin may no longer be claiming innocence to additional pending charges related to the case. Janelle Griffith of NBC News reported that “Derek Chauvin,…
An Alabama judge accused of making numerous racist and sexist remarks and fostering a hostile work environment is now being forced to give up his seat at the bench by a state judicial ethics panel. Erik Ortiz of NBC News reported that “in sanctioning Probate Judge Randy Jinks of Talladega…
In many ways, the events that took place over the summer of 2020 following the death of George Floyd continue to become even more disturbing as we learn increasingly more about them. The latest highly unsettling discovery from that time: some police officers in Minneapolis routinely spoke about “hunting” people…
In a bit of good news for members of the family of George Floyd, the Texas State Board of Pardons and Paroles has voted unanimously to recommend a full posthumous pardon of George Floyd for a 2004 drug conviction. CNN’s Jennifer Henderson and Amir Vera reported that “an application for…
Back in June, a wooden bust of George Floyd was defaced just days after being unveiled as part of Brooklyn’s Juneteenth celebrations. And now, white supremacists appear to have struck again, targeting another newly installed statue dedicated to the murdered social justice figure. CNN’s Liam Reilly has reported that “a…
Many large businesses and corporations have been eager to support and donate to racial and social justice causes over the past year. According to a recently published study on public funding spurred by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many others, average American households have also provided millions…
Just weeks after being awarded an honorary Pulitzer Prize for documenting the murder of George Floyd, a recording that was seen around the world and helped to reignite a new wave of the Civil Rights Movement in America, Darnella Frazier has suffered another terrible blow at the hands of the…
Far too many emergency calls to 911 for issues ranging from family disturbances to mental health matters to wellness checks turn deadly or result in unnecessary injuries or arrests. Police show up, situations escalate, and before long, violence or arrests break out. But Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is hoping to…
The concept of police reform and what it should look like has been a contentious issue in the U.S. for more than a year. But on Thursday, June 24, a group of Democrats and Republicans announced that they reached an agreement on an eventual bill to address the issue. NPR’s…
On Saturday, June 19, activists and local officials gathered to unveil a 500-pound wooden bust of George Floyd’s profile, created in his memory and displayed to the general public in honor of the newly approved Juneteenth federal holiday. Floyd’s brother, Terrence, was even in attendance at the event, saying afterward,…
