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... Internet. It's tweets, it's memes, it's viral messages, viral images, and all about living while Black. If you think back to the George Floyd case, what really got that going was the video image of the nine minutes of the policeman with his knee on George Floyd ...
... Trump's team. The city of Minneapolis this afternoon approved a police reform deal with the federal government that stems from the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Today's agreement, known as a consent decree, requires long-term supervision of the city's police force by a federal court. It ...
... serve at the pleasure of the president. Brown, a combat pilot and just the second Black officer to serve as chairman, spoke out after the police killing of George Floyd, a touchstone moment in the Black Lives Matter movement, about the bias he faced in his own life and career.
... violations could result in fines paid by the city. Other police departments have faced federal investigations in recent years, including Minneapolis' after the killing of George Floyd, and the police force in Louisville, Kentucky, following the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Mattise reported from Nashville. Associated Press reporter Kristin ...
... has been set for April 28. Justice Department investigators have targeted other cities with similar probes in recent years, including Minneapolis after the killing of George Floyd, and Louisville, Kentucky, following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. In its letter, the city of Memphis said ...
... an index that tracks workplace inclusion for LGBTQ+ employees. It will also terminate an equity racial center that was set up after the killing of George Floyd. And Walmart will no longer consider race and gender when granting contracts to suppliers. The world's largest retailer joins a growing list ...
... could lead to more severe crackdowns, should there be a new wave of Black Lives Matter protests, similar to the ones in 2020 that followed George Floyd’s murder. Many of those demonstrations were organized by nonprofit groups. In Texas, state authorities have attempted to shut down charities that assist ...
... s glass door and windows during the raid, but didn't hit anyone. Some shots flew into a next-door neighbor's adjoining apartment. The death of the 26-year-old Black woman, along with the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked racial injustice protests nationwide.
... cars. Trump’s election caused many racial justice activists to shift focus from individual police departments to how federal policies fund and protect police misconduct. George Floyd’s murder The movement was again thrust into politics when Chauvin murdered Floyd in May 2020. The protests upended American politics and shocked ...
... Goldberg: Well we have known for several years from other reports, background reports mainly, that Trump, particularly in moments of high tension -- think the 2020 George Floyd unrest -- has expressed frustration that, in a democracy, generals can't just be ordered to do things that they consider to be illegal ...
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