Four officers charged in the death of George Floyd (Clockwise: Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thou and Thomas Lane. (Photo source: Hennepin County Sheriffs Department) A Minnesota judge dropped a lower-level murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek…
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Judge Upholds Derek Chauvin’s Most Serious Murder Charge As Other George Floyd Cops
A judge on Thursday upheld the most serious murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the now-fired Minneapolis police officer who used his knee to apply deadly pressure to George Floyd‘s neck earlier this year. However, the judge also dropped the third-degree…
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George Floyd’s Family Sues Minneapolis And Police Officers Involved In His Killing
UPDATED: 2:47 p.m. ET — The lawyers representing the family of an unarmed Black man killed by police in Minneapolis on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the city as well as the cops who were involved in what a medical…
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George Floyd’s Murder Case Could Move To Whiter Part Of Minnesota, Judge Warns
The legal proceedings surrounding George Floyd‘s murder case could be moved to a whiter part of Minnesota, the presiding judge warned. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill made that possibility abundantly clear during a series of pre-trial hearings on Monday,…
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Siblings of fired Black Minneapolis cop glad he was charged in George Floyd’s death
Four Minneapolis cops charged in the death of George Floyd (Clockwise from top left: Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thou and Thomas Lane. Photo source: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office) The family of Black Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng, who…
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Minneapolis cop fired after George Floyd’s death is confronted in store (video)
Former Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng during the fateful arrest of George Floyd on Memorial Day 2020. (Image source: Minneapolis Police Department) One of the Minneapolis police officers fired for allegedly being involved in the killing of George Floyd probably…
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George Floyd Fundraiser Breaks GoFundMe Record, Exceeds $13 Million
The murder of George Floyd has put racial injustice at the forefront of a global conversation. In the wake of his death, his family has received an outpour of support from around the world. According to Atlanta Black Star, a…
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Changing the world
Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Ph.D., is national chair and president of the National Council of Negro Women Inc. (Photo provided) George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter Gianna looked on quizzically while her mother gave a heart-wrenching description of what the death of her…
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Independent autopsy lists George Floyd’s death as homicide due to asphyxiation
George Floyd (Image source: Instagram – @_stak5_) George Floyd’s surviving family members did not believe the official autopsy report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office in Minnesota that absolved the police department of culpability in his death. The family…
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Official criminal complaint against ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin released
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (Image source: Hennepin County Jail) The state of Minnesota has released the official complaint filed against ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, providing context and justification for charging the disgraced law enforcer with murder and manslaughter….
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