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A New York City independent budget watchdog says the NYPD will likely blow its new overtime cap by $400 million. The new finding contradicts Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2021 billion-dollar budget cut. De Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson agreed to shrink the police department’s regular $6 billion budget, …

Like most people, Lil Baby felt compelled to do something to push the culture forward amid nationwide protests, demanding justice for George Floyd and so many others. While most took to the streets, the Atlanta rapper took to the studio. In his track “The Bigger Picture,” he pens his thoughts …

written by @lysshoekstra ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the defense attorneys in the Amaud Arbery murder trial has asked a judge to ban the Arbery family’s attorney from wearing a face mask that reads “George Floyd” in court. During a pretrial hearing, a lawyer for William “Roddie” Bryan, one of the men …

On Wednesday, the family of #GeorgeFloyd filed a federal lawsuit against the city of #Minneapolis, and the four police officers involved in his death, claiming the police brutality against Floyd and those like him, is a “public health crisis” in the Black community. Evidently, the only thing not scathed by …

In a White House interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Donald Trump referred to the murder of George Floyd as “terrible” but would not fully accept that there is an issue with law enforcement killing black people at alarming rates. When asked why Black Americans are “still dying at the …

In the wake of George Floyd’s death, the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked a call overseas for some of London’s oldest financial institutions to pay reparations to descendants of slaves. London companies played a major part in the business of slaves, organizing and funding the trans-Atlantic passage of African …

The attorney for former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane filed a motion to dismiss on Wednesday, citing a “lack of probable cause” for charges. Lane is one of the four former officers that have been charged in the May 25 death of George Floyd and is facing charges of aiding …

The New York Times published research that contains data regarding the number of deaths that occurred in police custody after detainees said, “I Can’t Breathe.” According to the report, at least 70 people have died in law enforcement custody after pleading that they couldn’t breathe. The victims ranged in age …

A limited series about Colin Kaepernick’s high school years is coming to Netflix. Kaepernick has teamed up with Ava DuVernay to create a six-episode scripted series, titled, Colin in Black & White. The series will focus on Kaepernick’s formative years and provide a look into the acts and experiences that …

The city council for Minneapolis is moving forward with its plans to abolish the police force. On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council voted on a proposal that would change the city charter to allow the city’s police department to be removed following the tragic police-killing of George Floyd. The vote …

Parks in New York City will be renamed after Black Americans in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The announcement was made Friday on Juneteenth by NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver as Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn was renamed, Juneteenth Grove. To celebrate Juneteenth, the Parks Department planted 19 new …

A reporter that was banned from covering Pittsburgh’s Black Lives Matter protests for a tweet she posted has now sued the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper she works for. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Alexis Johnson, who is a Black female reporter, filed the suit in a Pennsylvania federal court claiming that …

The 911 dispatcher was skeptical of the officers’ apprehension of George Floyd. The dispatcher who witnessed the arrest and murder of George Floyd in real-time said she felt that she needed to contact the officers’ supervisor. The woman says she wasn’t worried about seeming like a “snitch.” The entire conversation …

Police in San Francisco will no longer be responding to non-criminal calls. San Francisco mayor London Breed said that non-violent calls will now be diverted from the police department to “non-law enforcement agencies.” Instead of officers, trained and unarmed professionals, who are equipped to deal with mental health, the homeless, …

According to BuzzFeed News, an internal memo received by Starbucks employees last week explained that wearing any attire that referenced the Black Lives Matter movement, was a violation of company policy. The dress code policy prohibits any religious, political, or personal accessories. Employees who spoke with Buzzfeed, all pointed out …

The New York State Senate has voted to repeal a 44-year-old law that helped protect police officers’ disciplinary records from being released to the public. A variety of social causes have taken place in the wake of global protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd and police brutality. Thousands …

In the words of Dr. Phil, “common sense ain’t so common.” Even though we cannot fret over the fact that intelligence was not equally distributed, it’s still frustrating to know people don’t have enough sense to not mock death. Jen Dunnington, co-owner of Anytime Fitness, a gym in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, …

There have been new developments in the case of George Floyd, thanks to a former co-worker who worked with Floyd at the Minneapolis night club, El Nuevo Rodeo. David Pinney sat down with CBS News on Tuesday to discuss the history of Floyd and his murderer, former officer Derek Chauvin. …

Suspicions that extremists are looking for ways to cause violence within Nevada communities have reportedly been confirmed by the arrest of three suspected members of the “boogaloo” movement in Las Vegas. The boogaloo movement is an organized American far-right extremist movement, whose members, often referred to as boogaloo boys, identify …

A 23-year-old man was brought up on federal charges in connection with the fire set at the Third Precinct in Minneapolis during the riots that broke out after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer. Branden M. Wolfe is charged with aiding and abetting arson …