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Michelle Obama said she and former President Barack Obama felt compelled to issue a statement after the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. In a sit-down interview with Gayle King on “CBS This Morning,” the former First Lady said, “The goal is to let leaders lead. But in …

Four former Minneapolis officers who participated in the arrest and death of George Floyd were charged by a federal grand jury, accused of knowingly and willingly violating the constitutional rights of the Black man as he was restrained face-down on the ground, gasping for air. Today, Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. …

Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s Attorney General, wants Derek Chauvin to get a stiffer sentence than the state’s guidelines recommend. According to TMZ, Ellison filed documents earlier this week asking Judge Cahill to give Chauvin a harsher punishment due to his “particular cruelty” towards George Floyd. The state’s guidelines recommend giving Chauvin …

President Biden urged Congress on Wednesday to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, highlighting one of his campaign’s main issues and a topic that has been at the forefront of national debate since last year. “We have all seen the knee of injustice on the neck of Black …

One of the jurors who cast one of the unanimous votes to convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd said most of the time during deliberations was primarily spent trying to help one person who was uncertain about part of the instructions given to the jury. …

The Justice Department is about to launch an investigation into the practices and behavior of the Louisville Police Department. The news was announced on Monday by Attorney General Merrick Garland. This comes after a slew of police killings of Black Americans, specifically the murder of Louisville aspiring nurse Breonna Taylor. …

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who faces 40 years behind bars for murdering George Floyd, is allegedly under investigation for another incident of brutality that is very similar to the death of Floyd. According to TMZ, law enforcement officials have received a disturbing video from 2017 that shows …

The Hennepin County District Court confirmed that Derek Chauvin would be sentenced on June 16 at 1:30 pm. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty earlier this week on the charges brought against him for the death of George Floyd in May of 2020. According to the Hill, a …

A mural of George Floyd in Houston was defaced with racist graffiti overnight Thursday, just days after former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of Floyd’s murder. “N****** lives don’t matter,” was tagged red spray paint over Floyd’s face. LOOK AT THIS: Someone defaced the #georgefloyd mural on …

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin charged with the murder of George Floyd has been found guilty on all charges. Chauvin was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The jury delivered the verdict after more than 10 hours of deliberation. In May 2020, Chauvin was seen pinning …

George Floyd‘s brother says Joe Biden called him to let him know he is praying for them. We’re at a standstill as the country awaits the results of the jury’s deliberation regarding Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota police officer who murdered Black man George Floyd. In the meantime, Floyd’s younger …

The defense has rested their case in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who’s on trial and charged with the murder of George Floyd. According to The Hill, Chauvin’s legal team decided to rest his case after the former police officer invoked his 5th Amendment right on …

The police officer who murdered 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has now resigned. Kim Potter fatally shot Wright in the chest during a Sunday afternoon traffic stop. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliot announced her resignation on Tuesday. In her resignation letter, Potter wrote, “I believe it is in …

Pennsylvania-based Forensic toxicologist Daniel Isenschmid took the stand during George Floyd’s trial on Thursday and told the court that he tested Floyd’s blood and found it contained methamphetamine and fentanyl. Isenschmid also found norfentanyl in Floyd’s system—a metabolite of fentanyl that indicates the body has started to break down fentanyl. …

The trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continued with a police expert testifying that excessive force was used when he knelt on George Floyd’s neck last May. A use-of-force expert at the Los Angeles Police Department, Sgt. Jody Stiger, testified Tuesday on behalf of the prosecution that officers could have taken other action, …

Cher is apologizing for her controversial comments regarding George Floyd’s death. The legendary singer and actor said she is “truly sorry” for tweeting that could have saved Floyd from being killed. As many know, Derek Chauvin is currently on trial for the murder of George Floyd, and on Friday, Cher …

Today Derek Chauvin’s trial is underway in the case of George Floyd’s death. This morning a prosecutor told the jurors that the most important thing they must remember is 9 minutes and 29 seconds, the amount of time Chauvin’s knee was on Floyd’s neck as the Black man begged for …

Someone left a flier insinuating that George Floyd’s death was caused by his drug use on a Black History Month display at Duke University. Now that act has caused a school-wide investigation into what officials call an “act of bias.” According to CNN, the flier was an apparent printout of …

Earlier today, a Minneapolis judge rejected defense motions to postpone and relocate Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death. According to CNN, Judge Peter Cahill‘s decision came one week after the city agreed to pay George Floyd’s estate $27 million. Chauvin’s attorneys argued the announcement of this payout prejudiced …

Minneapolis reached a wrongful death settlement with George Floyd‘s family for $27 million, just weeks before the trial is set to begin for the former officer Derek Chauvin, charged with murder in Floyd’s death. According to NBC News, the settlement was unanimously approved by the City Council on Friday, after …