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A memorial statue of George Floyd in Brooklyn was vandalized less than a week after it was unveiled. The New York City Police Department is now looking into the vandalism as a hate crime carried out by a white nationalist group. The memorial, unveiled on Juneteenth, was spray-painted by four individuals around 3:40 a.m. …

Two statues of George Floyd have been defaced. The statue in Newark, NJ and Brooklyn, NY were both discovered vandalized Thursday morning. Authorities believe the crime—which will be investigated as a hate crime—was committed by a white nationalist hate group. Authorities are searching for four men seen on surveillance footage committing …

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday afternoon to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin will serve 15 years behind bars and 7.5 on parole. The fired officer was convicted of second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in April after pinning Floyd …

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd, will be sentenced on Friday, and he might serve the rest of his life in prison. Prosecutors want the former officer to serve 30 years in jail, stating that he “brutally murdered Mr. Floyd …

After millions of people saw George Floyd’s murder on camera in May 2020, calls for justice erupted almost immediately, particularly among African-Americans. According to a forthcoming book by Wall Street Journal reporter Michael C. Bender, when Donald Trump saw the footage on Air Force One, he “contoured his face as …

New Jersey is keeping George Floyd’s name alive in a major way. A 700lb statue was placed in front of Newark’s city hall. The bronze statue was unveiled Wednesday, and according to city officials, it will stay there for at least a year in recognition go the national impact his …

Darnella Frazier, the brave teenager who filmed the final moments of George Floyd’s life, was honored with a Pulitzer Prize. On Friday, the Pulitzer Prizes gave Frazier a special citation “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting …

During last year’s protests over the murder of George Floyd, a Black security guard working for a TV crew claimed in a complaint filed last week that he was wrongfully jailed while his white coworkers were left alone. The action was filed on Thursday by Michael Cooper, a 64-year-old retired …

A principal in Colorado has resigned after white students reenacted the murder of George Floyd online.  Three white students at Mead High School, located in Longmont, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, decided to make light of the killing of George Floyd by posting a picture of themselves acting out Floyd’s …

In the wake of the death of George Floyd, and the subsequent protests that besieged 2020, Amy Donofrio, a Florida school teacher, decided to use the current events to engage her students in an important dialogue about race in America. According to CNN, the trouble began for Donofrio when she …

A year after the police killed George Floyd, the city of Minneapolis has removed barricades from around the square. Early Thursday morning, city crews were seen dismantling barriers, artwork, flowers and other items from the intersection which became a sprawling memorial to George Floyd. “We are collectively committed to establishing …

According to ABC News, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is asking a judge to sentence him to probation instead of the lengthy sentence recommended by the prosecution. The sentencing memorandum filed on Wednesday cites Chauvin’s lack of criminal history, his previous employment as a police officer, and that he …

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. says the United States needs to dismantle “the systems that allowed” George Floyd to die if the country wants to see “true justice.” We can paint the streets with “Black Lives Matter” and rename Confederate buildings all day, but what about breaking down the very system …

On the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death, President Joe Biden met with his family at the White House to discuss policing reform. The family also met with other key lawmakers on Tuesday. Biden had hoped to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act before the first anniversary. The …

An investigation has been launched into three Colorado high school students who allegedly re-enacted the murder of George Floyd in a video posted on  Snapchat. A photo from the video showed one student in blackface lying on the ground with another student kneeling on his neck and someone else placing …