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Prosecutors charge 3 more officers in George Floyd’s death
Prosecutors on Wednesday expanded their case against the police who were at the scene of George Floyd’s death, charging three of the officers with aiding and abetting a murder and upgrading the charges against the officer who pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck to second-degree
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Africa: Health Risks At Home - a Study in Six African Countries Shows How Healthy Housing Saves Children's Lives
[The Conversation Africa] Housing is a critical social determinant of health. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines healthy housing as a shelter that supports physical, mental and social wellbeing.
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'I Can Breathe Now': After Days Of Nationwide Protests, George Floyd Is Eulogized
'I Can Breathe Now': After Days Of Nationwide Protests, George Floyd Is Eulogized
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Black leaders tell civic officials to admit social inequities
LOS ANGELES — In a frank discussion with elected and public safety officials, black community leaders June 4 demanded that more be done to improve policing in the city and that civic leaders do a better job of recognizing social
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Miami Mother Admits To Lying About Two Black Men Drowning Her Autistic Son | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Patricia Ripley confessed she herself killed her
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Murder Charge Upgraded in Floyd Case, 3 Other Cops Charged
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday expanded their case against the police who were at the scene of George Floyd’s death, charging three of the officers with aiding and abetting a murder and upgrading the charges against the officer who pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck to second-degree
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Pics of the day: November 20, 2023 | Africanews
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
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Non-White Jail Officers Claim They Weren't Allowed To Monitor Derek Chauvin
Eight non-white corrections officers at a county jail that initially housed Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, say they were barred from guarding Chauvin because of their race, according to the Star
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More funding for police department, not less, says Birmingham (Ala.) chief
Defunding the police department is a not good idea and could cost lives, said Birmingham Police Department (BPD) Chief Patrick D. Smith in an interview on
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Baltimore High School Students Lead Protest To Urge City And State Education Policymakers To Support Black Lives Matter – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Daniel Oyefusi- Several hundred demonstrators gathered Wednesday afternoon at Baltimore School for the Arts to demand that the Maryland State Department of Education and Baltimore City Public Schools show “full and public support” for the Black Lives Matter
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Family Autopsy: Floyd Asphyxiated By Sustained Pressure
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd’s family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes and ignored his cries of distress, the family’s attorneys said
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'B--ch You Don't Know Me': Tammy Rivera Unleashes on a Fan Who Suggests She Doesn't Take Pride In Being Black After She Post's Daughter's Quinceañera Rehearsal
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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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Here’s What You Missed At This Year’s Black Wealth Summit | Essence
Under this year’s theme of Creating a Culture of Accountability, the third annual Black Wealth Summit (BWS) convened in Prince George’s County, Maryland in October. The goal: “Every Black person […] The post Here’s What You Missed At This Year’s Black Wealth Summit appeared first on Essence.
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Newswire: George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, laid to rest
By: Juan A. Lozano and Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press
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Attorney For Former Officer Involved In Killing George Floyd Blames Witnesses For Not Doing More To Help
An attorney for one of the former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd is trying to shift the responsibility for his death on those who were witnesses rather than blame his
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5 Rappers Who Have Actually Killed People
Famous people of all stripes have knowingly or unknowingly killed other people at some point in their life. Don King stomped another man to death. Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge, leaving his passenger dead. J.R. Smith, Laura Bush and Brandy have all been involved in fatal car
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`He is going to change the world’: Funeral Held for Floyd – Voice and Viewpoint
By JUAN A. LOZANO, NOMAAN MERCHANT and ADAM GELLER Associated Press
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COMMENTARY: ENOUGH | Afro
The tragic way in which George Floyd was murdered has conjured up so many past and recent memories of Black people that have fallen victim to homegrown, domestic terrorism, at the hands of members of law enforcement or those who just simply despise Black
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Gov. Wolf, Mayor Peduto call for police reform
On the sixth day of Black Lives Matter protests in Pittsburgh, Mayor Bill Peduto outlined an agenda and series of specific actions for police reform, some of which, he said, he expects to be enacted in the coming
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Minnesota Raises Charge Against Fired Officer in George Floyd Case, Charges Three Others
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Bail extended for St Catherine businessman on multiple charges
A licensed firearm holder who was held with more ammunition than he is legally allowed got an extension of his bail until January 16, 2024 when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Wednesday. The St Catherine businessman, Raul...
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Three Other Officers Charged With Aiding and Abetting Murder of George Floyd
According to nytimes.com and The Washington Post, the other three officers present while Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by holding his knee on his neck for close to nine minutes have been charged in the case for aiding and abetting
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Protests continue worldwide as George Floyd is laid to rest –
The first of several memorial services was held in Minneapolis on June 4 at North Central University with the Rev. Al Sharpton delivering the
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Niecy Nash Says a Police Officer Pulled Out a Taser on Her Son and Questioned Him About Car He Was Driving
Not only because she’s been affected by the death of George Floyd and the ongoing protests, but because her son Dominic Nash was harassed by a police
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Beyonce’ Writes A Letter Demanding Justice For Breonna Taylor
While the officers involved in George Floyd’s death are all charged with second-degree murder, the officers who shot Breonna Taylor, a Kentucky EMT worker, in her own home have not been
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Fired Cop Involved In George Floyd’s Killing Is Already Out Of Jail
Lane was arrested and booked last week after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the charges for the three officers who were assisting Derek Chauvin, the cop seen on video using his knee to apply deadly pressure to the neck of Floyd, who was handcuffed and unarmed face-down on the
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Derek Chauvin Could Still Get More Than $1 Million Pension Even If Convicted In George Floyd's Death
Hennepin County Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was recorded with his knee in George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes as Floyd pleaded for help, could still receive more than $1 million in pension benefits...even if he is convicted in
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Ex-Cop Involved In George Floyd's Killing Confronted By Woman At Grocery Store: 'You're Not Gonna Be Able To Live Comfortably' - Blavity
According to TMZ, a woman spotted Kueng while he was shopping and captured the confrontation on video, which was posted to
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ENOUGH: Will the Murder of George Floyd Finally Bring About the Change Black People Have Been Demanding?
The tragic way in which George Floyd was murdered has conjured up so many past and recent memories of Black people that have fallen victim to homegrown, domestic terrorism, at the hands of members of law enforcement or those who just simply despise Black
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