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A 12-year-old gospel singer has emerged as a powerful voice for justice this week in the wake of George Floyd’s death in
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George Floyd's death an American tragedy with global echoes | The Atlanta Voice
Since his death while being detained by Minneapolis police last week, Floyd’s face has been painted on walls from Nairobi, Kenya to
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Obama condemns violence and calls for change in wake of George Floyd protests | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Washington – Former President Barack Obama on Monday condemned violence amidprotests over the death of George Floyd and police brutality and called for political solutions to address protesters’ grievances about criminal
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Cops Racially Profile And Handcuff Black FBI Agent Before Letting Him Go, Viral Video Allegedly Shows
After nearly a week of national protests of police violence following the in-custody killing of an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis, you’d think the cops might actually hear at least some of the message demonstraters are
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Trump Calls Minneapolis Protesters ‘Thugs,’ Vows action
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis “under control,” calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody “thugs” and saying that “when the looting starts, the shooting
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Minneapolis will pay $27 million to George Floyd's family in civil lawsuit - Face2Face Africa
The family of George Floyd, the African-American man who was slain by police on a street in Minneapolis in May 2020, will now be paid $27 million in compensation by the city after a civil lawsuit was settled on Friday, March 12. The settlement is different from the criminal proceedings that are
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Don Lemon says he's 'thinking about starting a family' with fiancé Tim Malone - TheGrio
News anchor and author Don Lemon virtually appeared on The Tamron Hall Show where he revealed to the host his... View Article The post Don Lemon says he's 'thinking about starting a family' with fiancé Tim Malone appeared first on TheGrio.
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Minneapolis: Swift firings for officers in death of black man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer in Minneapolis pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was
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Colin Kaepernick On Minneapolis Uprising: 'We Have The Right To Fight Back'
Colin Kaepernick addressed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the subsequent uprising that has taken place in the area since then, saying, “We have the right to fight
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Mourning and Mayhem: California Reacts to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd | Post News Group
Protesters and pastors across California as well as angered citizens and politicians — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — have all responded to the violent death of an unarmed Black man in
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Biden: George Floyd's death shows 'open wound' of US racism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Friday that the “open wound” of systemic racism was behind the police killing of a handcuffed black man in
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‘The Pandemic Of Racism’ Killed George Floyd, Says Family Attorney At Memorial
The attorney for George Floyd’s family, Ben Crump, said the “pandemic of racism” was responsible for Floyd’s death last week at the hands of
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“It time to stand up in George’s name” — Sharpton delivers eulogy for George Floyd memorial
Politicians, civil rights leaders and celebrities joined Floyd’s family, Thursday at a private memorial service in a sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis to honor his
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Protests Shift to Memorializing Floyd Amid Push for Change | Afro
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`Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood celebrities, musicians and politicians gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd at a fiery memorial Thursday for the man whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests, with a civil rights leader declaring it is time for black people to
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MN Attorney General Ellison will take the lead in George Floyd case
Tonight Gov. Tim Walz announced that he’s asked MN Attorney General Keith Ellison to take the lead in the George Floyd case, at the request of the Floyd
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Kanye West Donates $2 Million, Pays College Tuition For George Floyd's Daughter
(CNN) — Kanye West has made a $2 million donation to support the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, a representative for West told
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‘It Was a Modern-Day Lynching’: Violent Deaths Reflect a Brutal American Legacy – Free Press of Jacksonville
From 1877 to 1950, more than 4,400 black men, women, and children were lynched by white mobs, according to the Equal Justice
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Defends Keeping D.A. Who Has Poor Record With Black Community
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Medical examiner blames police pressure for Floyd's death - TheGrio
The chief medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide testified Friday that the way police held him down... View Article The post Medical examiner blames police pressure for Floyd's death appeared first on TheGrio.
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Two Texas Deputies Charged with Manslaughter In 2019 ‘Live PD’ Death of Black Man Who Was Chased Over High Beam Lights - The New York Beacon
Two former Texas sheriff’s deputies were arrested on manslaughter charges Tuesday in the 2019 death of a Black man who died after a police chase that was filmed for the series “Live PD.” Javier Ambler died after deputies pursued him on a road for 22 minutes after he
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Independent Autopsy Finds George Floyd Died from 'Asphyxiation from Sustained Pressure' | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
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`He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for Floyd
HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial
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UN human rights chief calls for 'serious action' to stop police killings of unarmed African Americans
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday condemned the string of police killings of unarmed African Americans and called for U.S. officers who use excessive force to be charged and convicted for their
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'These Employees Need to be Trained Better': Jennifer Williams Speaks Out About a Time a Store Owner Accused Her of Using Counterfeit Money
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Newswire : The killing of George Floyd sparks continued protests, outrage across the nation
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Minneapolis Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin relaxed as he was suffocating George
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Biden Leaves Home To Visit Delaware Protest Site
Former Vice President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit on Sunday to the site in Wilmington, Del., where protests took place the night before, one of dozens of protests across the country following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police
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Dallas begins making arrests, enforces curfews | Dallas Weekly
Dallas police enforced a nighttime curfew by making dozens of arrests Sunday night, in a crackdown after several days of demonstrations that saw multiple eruptions of
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George Floyd’s Death Leads to Online Outrage, Protests In Minneapolis: ‘No More Brutality. No More Murder. No More Hashtags’
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