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…
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Brooklyn Statue of George Floyd Unveiled on Juneteenth Vandalized by White Supremacists Just Days Later
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,…