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Hundreds protest ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in D.C.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of D. C. on Thursday night to protest the killing of a U.S. citizen by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Protests began at the busy — and increasingly queer — intersection of 14th and U Streets, N.W. There, hundreds of people held signs, shouted, and made their way to the White House to voice their dissent over the Trump-Vance administration’s choice to increase law enforcement presence across the country.
Cities tied to George Floyd mark the 5th anniversary of his death
MINNEAPOLIS — Religious services, concerts and vigils are set to mark Sunday’s fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer even as police reform and civil rights activists face what they see as a backlash from the Trump administration.
Rev. Al Sharpton, young activist reflect on social justice impacts of George Floyd's death 5 years later
ByPhil Taitt Friday, May 23, 2025 10:09PM NEW YORK -- Nearly five years after the death of George Floyd, community leaders and a new generation of young activists are reflecting on the work that still needs to be done for racial and social justice. Christian Matthew recalls being stirred up by the video that spread like wildfire on social media: Floyd's killing at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin as he gasped for air.
5 years after George Floyd's death, Minneapolis police work to rebuild trust
When Brian O'Hara arrived in Minneapolis as the new chief of police in 2022, he said that he found a department that was depleted, having lost about half of its officers, amid widespread protests and backlash after the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, by a Minneapolis police officer. "The cops would openly tell me that if anybody asks them about becoming a cop, they tell them, 'Don't come here, everybody hates us,'" O'Hara told ABC News.
Striking Workers Face Another Opponent: U.S. Labor Laws
The past 18 months have been marked by loud labor organizing efforts — and opposition — at several massive corporate enterprises, including Starbucks and Amazon. Public approval of unions, meanwhile, is up to 71%, the highest level since 1965, according to a Gallup poll from August 2022. Yet according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the union membership rate of 10.1% last year was the lowest since records were kept, dating to 1983.
To Adapt to Climate Change, California Pays the Banks That Are Part of the Problem
California is spending billions to shore up its defenses against heat, flash floods, rising seas and other effects of climate change. But to do this, it is, ironically, working with the very institutions that are financing the fossil fuel activity causing the crisis. To sell bonds that finance various initiatives, including massive projects that help the state deal with effects of the climate crisis, California relies on banks to find investors willing to purchase them.
New California Board Has Power to Order Pay Raises and Protections for Workers
On a recent workday, Angelica Hernandez labored in an unbearably hot McDonald’s kitchen in Monterey Park, east of Los Angeles. “The AC has not been working,” she said through an interpreter. “I leave work with a headache or feeling nauseated.” Hernandez’s experiences working various shifts for no more than $18.19 an hour the last two decades have included being sexually harassed by a manager and getting cheated out of pay by her boss, she says.
George Floyd, Black Deaths and Lynchings By Other Means
Three years after Floyd’s death, a poet searches for meaning amid 400 years of Black dispossession. In “Poets on the Beat,” a collaboration between Capital & Main and the Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, distinguished California poets provide new perspectives on such topics as climate change, inequality, the immigrant experience and police violence.
Bumps in the Air: What’s Climate Change Got to Do With It?
Cups bouncing off trays, flight crews strapping on to their seats midflight, bumps in the sky: Into this zig-zagging volatility we fly. That is, if you make it off the ground. This past weekend — high season for summer travel — about 2,450 flights were cancelled across the country, driven by the sequence of rollicking extremes wreaking chaos in our lower atmosphere.
New York Will Pay $ 13 Million To Detainees In Protests By George Floyd
The city of NY has agreed to pay $13 million to hundreds of people detained during the George Floyd protests in 2020, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs, who said it was the largest class action settlement ever paid to protesters in USA. Protests in New York City and across the country followed the May 25, 2020 death of Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by a police officer.
When Los Angeles Confronted a Housing Shortage by Designing Communities
For middle-income people in Los Angeles — teachers, nurses, union construction workers — owning a home or renting an apartment at market rates is untenable in much of the area. Our region, and our politics, simply cannot thrive in this environment.
POETS ON THE BEAT
The overwhelming volume of news can leave us numb. That’s where poets can rescue us with vivid new ways of seeing. As the poet Adrienne Rich noted, politically engaged poems can inspire by “reaching into us for what’s still passionate.” Capital & Main and the Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center have commissioned six distinguished California poets to write short essays that link poetry to social and political themes.
Inequality You Can Taste: Low Wages and Unstable Employment Make Fast Food Workers Susceptible to Homelessness
Fast-food workers represent a startling portion of California’s unhoused population, making up 11% of all unhoused workers in California, 9% in Los Angeles County and 8% in the city of Los Angeles, according to a new report on the intersection of poverty wages and homelessness.
Woman fighting for life after pushing pram out of the way before being hit by a car in ‘hit-and-run’
The baby did not sustain any injuries A woman suffered life-threatening head injuries after reportedly pushing a pram out of harm’s way just before being struck by a car in what is being investigated as an alleged hit and run. The woman, in her 30s, was steering a pushchair near Redhill Park in Bournemouth, Dorset, at 9am Tuesday when a Toyota RAV4 came towards them. The vehicle hit the woman, reportedly sending her flying through the air before she landed on the road.
Objectivity Is Dead, and the Leftist Media Killed It
The media declared themselves as the moral compass for all of us : American view-from-nowhere, "objectivity"-obsessed, both-sides journalism is a failed experiment…The old way must go.After the George Floyd incident, the media declared that white cops were in business of exterminating black men.In a stunning feat of "fitting a square peg into a round hole," the media declared that twisting facts to fit their agenda builds trust : What we found has convinced us that truth-seeking news media...
Three Former Minnesota Officers Who Watched George Floyd Die are Convicted
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor A jury convicted Tou Thao, 36; Alex Kueng, 28; and Thomas Lane, 38 of violating the constitutional rights of George Floyd. On February 24 in a St. Paul, Minneapolis federal courthouse, a jury convicted Tou Thao, 36; Alex Kueng, 28; and Thomas Lane, 38 of violating the constitutional rights of George Floyd.
Texas law banning abortion blocked by federal judge
October 7, 2021 | No Comments Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Rena Schild A federal judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of the Texas law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy late Wednesday night, Oct. 6, 2021.
Ex-cops in Minneapolis plead not guilty to civil rights violations committed against George Floyd
The four former Minneapolis police officers who faced charges in connection with the George Floyd case pleaded not guilty to the federal charges. During the virtual court arraignment held on Tuesday (Sept. 14), ex-cops J. Kueng, Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao participated virtually in the case and virtually denied violating Floyd. As Chauvin allegedly strangled Floyd to death on May 25, 2020, fellow officers Lane, Kueng and Thao allegedly helped restrain him.
A man who fired at police while protesting George Floyd has been acquitted
Photo by Sean Lee on Unsplash Saint Paul, Minnesota resident Jaleel Stallings fires shots at Minneapolis, Minnesota police officers following the death of George Floyd during a protest in May 2020. He is charged with two counts of attempted murder. A year after his arrest, he’s been acquitted. During his trial in July, Stallings used the self-defense argument to defend himself, his attorney told the Associated Press on Friday (Sept. 3).
George Washington To Be Replaced On Mount Rushmore By George Floyd
KEYSTONE, SD—Racial equity and advocacy groups are celebrating today after the announcement that George Washington's face will be removed from Mount Rushmore and replaced with a likeness of civil rights icon George Floyd. State and federal authorities confirmed today that the demolition will begin in August, with hopes to have a fresh carving of George Floyd taking its place by next spring. In a compromise with Republicans, authorities are letting the first name of "George" remain unchanged.
The Her Hoop Stats Podcast: WNBA & Women’s College Basketball: Sloane Martin
26 min While basketball fans know her for her exploits behind the mic for the Minnesota Lynx, there’s so much more to Sloane Martin. The Twin Cities-based broadcaster is also a talented news reporter, who has covered the saga surrounding the murder of George Floyd with poise and professionalism. 26 min
We Cope Through Art: 10 Powerful Images Honoring George Floyd
The Box Houston Featured Video CLOSE Just one year ago, Derek Chauvin, one of four police officers called to the scene of a petty crime in Minnesota, knelt on the neck and back of George Perry Floyd Jr. for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. By the time Floyd’s encounter with officers was over, he would be dead and Minneapolis would become the latest city plagued with protests and violent riots in what would become a nationwide outcry social justice reform.
Sack on Minneapolis Murder Nightmare
My buddy and star CagleCartoonist, Pulitzer winner Steve Sack, has been in the middle of the maelstrom in Minneapolis with the murder of George Floyd, the protests and the trial of killer cop Derek Chauvin. Here’s a select batch of Steve’s great cartoons from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Our reader supported site, Cagle.com, still needs you! Journalism is threatened with the pandemic that has shuttered newspaper advertisers.
Ex Cop Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd murder in the US
Comment: Off Tag: cop, Derek Chauvin, George Floyd A US jury has found a former police officer guilty of murder over the death of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year. Derek Chauvin, 45, was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest last May. The widely watched footage sparked worldwide protests against racism and excessive use of force by police.
Peep Show Star Robert Webb Faces Backlash Following Interview About Past Criticism Of Transgender Charity Mermaids
by : Niamh Shackleton on : 15 Apr 2021 09:06 Channel 4/PA Peep Show star Robert Webb is facing a backlash in the wake of an interview in which he addressed his past criticisms of trans charity Mermaids. In 2018, the actor shared an article by Janice Turner called ‘Trans ideologists are spreading cod science’.
Mum Praises ‘Hero’ Stranger For Lying On Pavement With Her Autistic Son
by : Niamh Shackleton on : 15 Apr 2021 08:25 bettertobedifferent/Facebook A mum has described a stranger as a ‘hero’ for lying on the pavement with her autistic son while he was having a meltdown. Natalie Fernando, 44, from Essex, UK, was out walking with her five-year-old son Rudy when he began to have a meltdown after being told they had to turn around to head back home.
Machine Gun Kelly Is Launching His Own Unisex Nail Polish Brand
machinegunkelly/Instagram US musician and actor Machine Gun Kelly is set to release a line of nail polish for use by everyone.
Oklahoma Teacher Put On Leave After Calling Student N-Word And Threatening To Call Police
by : Saman Javed on : 14 Apr 2021 19:00 taleala.yarbrough/Facebook A teacher in Oklahoma has been put on administrative leave after she was filmed calling a Black student a derogatory term. The video, which was posted to Facebook, shows an altercation between the teacher and a student who is trying to leave her classroom.
Vin Diesel Says Fast & Furious Will Keep Paul Walker’s ‘Beautiful Spirit’ Alive
by : Cameron Frew on : 14 Apr 2021 16:52 Universal Pictures Vin Diesel says Paul Walker’s ‘beautiful spirit’ will always be alive in the Fast and Furious world. The late actor passed away in November 2013, part-way through the filming of Furious 7. After rethinking and restructuring the film, it closed with one of cinema’s most emotional tributes of the 2010s, with Walker and Diesel driving off separately into the distance. ‘Whether it’s a quarter-mile away, or halfway across the world.
TikToker Gets Caught in McDonald’s Car Park Shootout
by : Emily Brown on : 13 Apr 2021 08:07 @tyler.newell/TikTok Unless there’s a customer who’s particularly angry about the ice cream machine being broken, trips to McDonald’s aren’t usually that eventful, which is why one TikToker was horrified to find himself caught in a gun fight while enjoying his meal.
George Floyd Killed By Police, Not Drug Or Heart Issues, Says Cardiologist
by : Saman Javed on : 12 Apr 2021 18:42 PA A cardiologist has told the court that George Floyd did not die because of a fentanyl overdose or pre-existing heart issues, joining a string of other medical experts who have testified the same. Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is accused of killing Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than eight minutes.
Cher apologises for George Floyd tweet: “I’m truly sorry”
Related Cher Responds After Backlash About George Floyd Tweet She promptly deleted the tweet following the backlash, and uploaded a few more messages to her fans regarding it. “Wrestled With This Twt, Because I Thought some ppl wouldn’t understand, Or Believe an Entertainer Could have Honest emotions about a human Being,suffering & Dying, even if It’s Only Shown On tv,” she writes.
Cher criticized over George Floyd tweet: 'Maybe If I'd Been There ... I Could've Helped'
The day Cher, Bette midler, that ginger off of will and grace, Joy Behar and Whoopi die will be a day of massive celebration. Nasty bitches every one. Wtf was she going to do ooze botox everywhere? Cher is a living Mummy.
Judge refuses to sequester jury in George Floyd murder case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge in the George Floyd murder case refused a defense request to immediately sequester the jury Monday, the morning after the killing of a Black man during a traffic stop triggered unrest in a suburb just outside Minneapolis. The request came from the attorney for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. Defense attorney Eric Nelson argued that the jurors could be influenced by the prospect of what might happen as a result of their verdict.
‘Character assassination’: George Floyd’s brother dismisses Derek Chauvin defence’s focus on drugs
By Louise Hall Posted by 1 day ago George Floyd ’s brother has dismissed Derek Chauvin’s defence team’s focus on drugs in the murder trial of the former police officer, saying the attorney’s are attempting to “assassinate” his brother’s character.
Chauvin Pre-trial Day 2: First Three Jurors Selected
Batson challenge to two Hispanic jurors struck by defense rejected by trial court Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the Minnesota murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd. I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense, providing guest commentary and analysis of this trial for Legal Insurrection. As a reminder, I am “LIVE Parlering” the trial in real-time over at my Parler account, which you can find using my Parler handle: @LawofSelfDefense.
Chauvin Pre-Trial Day 1: 3d Degree Murder Throws Wrench Into Jury Selection Process
Judge indicated jury selection would move forward unless an appeals court told him to stop pending aMinnesota Supreme Court review of the third-degree murder charge. Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the Minnesota murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd. I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense, providing guest commentary and analysis of this trial for Legal Insurrection.
Ithaca (NY) Mayor Calls for Abolishing Police Dept, Replacing With ‘Community Solution Workers’
Posted by Mike LaChance Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 7:00pm | 2/24/2021 - 7:00pm Did you think we were finally past all the ‘abolish the police’ nonsense? Even Minneapolis is now spending money on new police officers after rejoining reality. Yet in Ithaca, New York, Mayor Svante Myrick is trying to replace the police with something that will make progressives feel better.
Minneapolis City Council Voted to Spend $6.4 Million on New Police Months After Defund Vote
Posted by Mary Chastain Monday, February 15, 2021 at 11:00am | 2/15/2021 - 11:00am The Minneapolis City Council voted to defund the police department after George Floyd’s death. To the shock of no one, crime went up in the city after many left during the protests. Now the city council approved spending $6.4 million to hire more police officers.
Kansas City Police Officer Shot, Search For Suspect Continues
Like0Share0Tweet0LinkedIn0 A Kansas City (KS) police officer was shot on Tuesday afternoon. The shooting occurred shortly after 4 p.m. near South 39th Street and County Line Road near the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. KCK Police on scene of incident involving Officer. Media staging one block south of Metropolitan on 42nd behind trucking company. PIO Chartrand on site.
California teen arrested in stabbing death of woman on hiking trail
Like0Share0Tweet0LinkedIn0 CARLSBAD, Calif. — A teenager was arrested in connection with the late-November murder of a California woman who was stabbed to death while hiking along a San Diego-area trail, Carlsbad Police Department recently announced.
Minneapolis City Council Cutting Police Budget by Millions Amid Rising Crime
Posted by Mike LaChance Friday, December 11, 2020 at 1:00pm | 12/11/2020 - 1:00pm “which the City Council will moronically funnel into other city services, including mental health teams to respond to some 911 calls instead of police officers” The Minneapolis City Council is moving to cut the city’s police budget by $8 million. At what point do the people who live in the city and pay taxes realize that their leaders are actively working against them? What other conclusion could one reach?
Minneapolis Facing Higher Crime, Police Exodus Six Months After George Floyd's Death
Posted by Mary Chastain Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 7:00am | 11/24/2020 - 7:00am George Floyd died almost six months ago in Minneapolis, MN. The city council voted to dismantle the police department, social justice warriors demanded reforms, and rioters destroyed property across the city. Not much has changed in six months. The police department still exists, but the city council slashed its budget by $14 million.
Martha McSally concedes U.S. Senate election to Mark Kelly
(Photo by Shawn Thew - Pool/Getty Images) (ARIZONA) - Republican Senator Martha McSally announced Friday afternoon that she called Senator-elect Mark Kelly earlier Friday morning to concede. "With nearly all the votes counted, I called Mark Kelly this morning to congratulate him on winning this race," McSally said in a statement. "I also offered support in his transition to ensure Arizonans are best served during this time.
Bond denied for father, son charged in murder of Ahmaud Arbery
(Glynn County Sheriff’s Office/Getty Images) A Georgia judge denied bond for the father and son charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, after a hearing on Friday, according to CBS News. Gregory McMichael, 65, and his son Travis McMichael, 34, are charged with counts including malice murder and felony murder in the Feb. 23 shooting of Arbery as he jogged in the port city of Brunswick.
Sharks fear they 'might get forced out' by San Jose downtown development | News Break
(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (SAN JOSE, Calif.) A massive downtown development project in San Jose could force the Sharks out of the SAP Center, the team warned in a public letter Thursday. The NHL team is concerned that the Diridon Station Area Plan, which has around 250 acres being redevloped, will threaten the amount of parking available and the SAP Center's accessibility for Sharks fans.
Oregon police officer sued after alleged drunken attack on Black Lives Matter house
(Matthew Hatcher / Getty Images) (Portland, Ore.) An Oregon woman is suing a Forest Grove police officer who was given a ride home by his own department after allegedly demanding to fight her and kicking the front door of her house, where Black Lives Matter signs were prominently displayed.
Lawsuit alleges 17-year-old Jimmy Johns employee raped by co-worker in Sterling Heights
A teenage girl and her mother say the girl was raped by a male colleague at a Jimmy John’s store in Sterling Heights. The pair, referred to as “Janet” and “Jane Doe,” last month sued the franchise owner, Turner Services Group in Clinton Township, and the girl’s alleged attacker, who was previously convicted of sexual assault, in Macomb County Circuit Court.
Five Questions with Jaime Butler
SAM MADRID NAMED COO OF CORWIN BEVERAGE Longtime supply-chain executive Sam Madrid has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Corwin Beverage Company, a distributor of beverages, food, coffee, beer and wine. In addition, he will continue to serve as General Manager of the company’s alcohol divisions, Browar Polska and Kendall’s. With 25 years of supply-chain experience,...
BLM Riots Could Cost Insurance Companies Up to $2 Billion
Posted by Mary Chastain Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 11:00am | 9/17/2020 - 11:00am Since the death of George Floyd in late May, riots have plagued major cities across the country. The vandalism, looting, and damage caused could cost insurance companies up to $2 billion. Axios published this visual: Property Claim Services (PCS) tracks insurance claims.
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