George Floyd Protest

• Minneapolis to increase security for trial of officer charged in George Floyd’s death

  Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed, died May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee against Floyd's neck as Floyd said he couldn't breathe.

  World

  Feb 17, 2021
  
• Police body-camera footage shows struggle before George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis

  Minneapolis police body-camera videos of George Floyd's fatal arrest showed him begging for an officer to remove a knee from his neck in the moments before his death.

  World

  Aug 12, 2020
  
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• Black Lives Matter network creates $12M fund for chapters, grassroots groups

  Beginning July 1, affiliated Black Lives Matters chapters can apply for unrestricted funding of up to $500,000 in multi-year grants, the foundation announced.

  World

  Jun 17, 2020
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• Virginia’s attorney general to defend removal of Robert E. Lee statue in lawsuit

  The lawsuit was filed by William C. Gregory, a descendant of two signatories to the deed.

  World

  Jun 10, 2020
• ‘Stop the pain’: George Floyd’s brother pleads for police reform before Congress

  The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is reviewing the Justice in Policing Act, a far-ranging package of proposals amid a national debate on policing and racial inequity.

  World

  Jun 10, 2020
• U.S. doughnut shop ignites fury by dropping police, military discount

  Allie's Donuts revoked the discount after a Black firefighter in Rhode Island accused police of racially profiling him.

  Trending

  Jun 8, 2020
• Kingston police officer under investigation over Facebook post

  A Kingston police detective is facing an internal investigation after he wrote a Facebook post condemning those who allegedly resisted arrest before they were killed or injured.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2020
• ‘There is no next time:’ Michael Eric Dyson says anti-racism protests unlike any others

  A surge of anti-racism protests around the world have been largely peaceful.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2020
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• Evening vigil outside Toronto city hall follows day of peaceful anti-racism protests

  "We all have to share this planet, so we're all just trying to live together and at the end of the day and nobody should be judged — no matter what — because of the pigment of their skin."

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2020
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• Calgary mayor responds to protests amid COVID-19 pandemic

  Nenshi said that the public's right to protest is one that needed to be honoured, even during a time where mass gatherings of more than 50 people are prohibited.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2020