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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The George Floyd Memorial Center has announced a Day of Enlightenment on George Floyd’s death anniversary. The center declared May 25th the annual Day of Enlightenment (D.O.E.) to celebrate the life and legacy of Floyd, who was murdered on that date in 2020 by former police officer Derek Chauvin who …
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A judge has postponed the trial for the three former Minneapolis officers accused of participating in the murder of George Floyd. On Thursday, attorneys for Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao argued pretrial motions. Judge Peter Cahill said that he would be moving the jury selection in the trial …
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A high school teacher in Saugerties, New York, is under fire after telling her students George Floyd died of a heart attack and drug overdose. According to The NY Post, English teacher Hope Antonelli claimed Floyd’s death as part of a ninth-grade English assignment last Friday. The assignment Antonelli gave students …
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Judge Peter Cahill ruled Wednesday that there were four factors in George Floyd’s death that allow him to give former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin a longer sentence. CNN reports the judge listed those factors as Chauvin abused a position of trust and authority, he treated Floyd with particular cruelty, that children were present, and that Chauvin …
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A California school district has apologized after it offered white students a support group following Derek Chauvin‘s guilty verdict. The havoc wreaked upon the Black community by people who align with white supremacist ideologies is taxing mentally, physically, and emotionally. This is especially the case after the Black community comes …
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