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As George Floyd told Minneapolis police officers that he couldn’t breathe more than 20 times in the moments before he died, the officer who pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck dismissed his pleas, saying “it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk,” according to transcripts of body camera video
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AG Barr calls unfair policing of Black people a 'widespread phenomenon' : TheGrio
Attorney General William Barr rejects the idea of systemic racism in policing. In an interview with ABC News, Barr acknowledged,... View Article The post AG Barr calls unfair policing of Black people a 'widespread phenomenon' appeared first on TheGrio.
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By Linda Lee Tarver If you’ve seen the videos circulating of Joe Biden on the Senate floor in 1993 arguing for the crime bill he shepherded, you may have been caught off guard by the passion [...]
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America Must Be Held Accountable for the Original Sin of Slavery - Black Voice News
Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. George Floyd. These are the names of just some of the Black people who have been senselessly murdered in the U.S. this year. And for the past seven days since George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, cities and towns across the country have seen uprisings of
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FAMU switches athletic conference; joins SWAC – Florida Courier
SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES TALLAHASSEE – The Florida AM University (FAMU) Board of Trustees has approved the university’s move to join the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), beginning with the 2021-22 academic year. The move was approved by SWAC member schools 10-0 on June 4. “While we have
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George Floyds Brother Says Trump Didnt Give Me The Opportunity To Even Speak During Phone Call
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George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried
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The South exemplifies growing disaster of early state openings | The Atlanta Voice
Florida's staggering new single-day US state record of coronavirus cases underscores how the aggressive opening strategy championed by President Donald Trump and allied governors is turning into one of the worst political and economic calls in modern history. The Sunshine State recorded more than
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Lara Trump rips Biden on Floyd 'pandering': Ex-VP has done 'nothing' for African-Americans
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