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George Floyd was an African American man whose death during a police arrest in Minneapolis in 2020 sparked worldwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism, leading to significant social and political movements.
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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer convicted of George Floyd's murder, is seeking a new trial. As per the New York Post, Chauvin's attorney, William Mohrman, argued in an 82-page brief that Chauvin couldn't get a fair trial in Minneapolis because of the climate surrounding the proceedings and pre-trial publicity…
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Two New York police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing after footage of them pushing an elderly activist to the ground caused outrage back in 2020. On June 4, 2020 - amid the Black Lives Matters protests that surged following the murder of George Floyd - cell phone footage…
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been honored by the NAACP with a very special award, People reports. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared on stage to accept the President's Award at Saturday night's NAACP Image Awards, joining the ranks of past recipients who include Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson,…
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Kim Potter - the former Minnesota police officer who killed a young Black man after accidentally drawing a gun instead of a Taser - kept a straight face as she was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter on Thursday. The defendant was ordered held without bail after the verdict…
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A new Muppet named Ji-Young will make history as the first Asian American muppet to join the cast of the iconic children’s show Sesame Street. Per New York Times, the seven-year-old Korean American girl is slated to debut Thanksgiving Day as part of a special titled 'See Us Coming Together'.…
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A statue of George Floyd has been vandalized just four days after it was unveiled. According to NYPD, the Union Square Park statue in New York was targeted on Sunday, October 3, with a police source telling Insider that the crime was discovered at around 10:15 AM. "Preliminary investigation determined…
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Derek Chauvin, who was earlier this year jailed for the murder of George Floyd, has appealed against his conviction, BBC News reports. The former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced in June to 22 and a half years after kneeling on Floyd's neck. Cops arrested Floyd after the proprietor accused him…
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The first photos of Derek Chauvin behind bars have been released, as he prepares to face 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second and third-degree murder and manslaughter back in April, and was sentenced for his convictions…
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Parents have slammed a "woke" New York school after their kids were shown a "blatantly racist" video mocking white women. Pupils were shown a video that "openly derides, humiliates and ridicules white women", as per the New York Post. Gabriela Perez-Marques Baron - an alumna and former trustee of the…
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Donald Trump Jr claims a so-called "higher power" was responsible for the destruction of a mural of George Floyd. According to CNN, the artwork commemorating the death of the police brutality victim was painted on the side of a vacant building in the town of Toledo in Ohio. The mural,…
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The teenager who filmed George Floyd's fatal arrest has taken to social media to claim that Minneapolis police have "killed her uncle". In a post made on Facebook, Darnella Frazier, the now-18-year-old who filmed Floyd's fatal arrest on May 25, 2020, stated that her uncle died after Minneapolis police accidentally…
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A George Floyd statue has been vandalized by a white supremacist group in Brooklyn. The incident is now being investigated as a hate crime by the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force, NBC New York reports, with the department revealing that the damage to the statue, which was only recently unveiled,…
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Michelle Obama has shared her thoughts on Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. The former first lady, 57, shared her thoughts on CBS This Morning on Friday (May 7), following the conviction of the former Minneapolis police officer of the murder of George Floyd on April 20. Gayle King asked the former…
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A grand jury has indicted Derek Chauvin, as well as the three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal arrest of George Floyd, for violating the unarmed Black man's civil rights. Per ABC News, the indictment claims that recently convicted Chauvin, along with Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng,…
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Derek Chauvin is requesting a new trial citing "misconduct" by the jury and prosecutors. The 45-year-old former Minneapolis police officer, who knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, faces up to 40 years in prison after being found guilty on all charges last month. Chauvin's lawyer has…
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President Joe Biden has delivered his first speech to Congress as the 46th President of the United States. The speech on Wednesday (April 28) comes half a decade after the president, 78, first entered congress as a senator and was the first time in American history where two women have…
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Social media users have been left "heartbroken" after watching the TikTok videos Ma'Khia Bryant posted prior to her tragic death. The 16-year-old was fatally shot in Ohio on April 20 - the same day ex-cop Derek Chauvin received a guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd. But just days…
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Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict in the George Floyd trial is "not a cause for celebration," according to a lead prosecutor. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. The ex-cop now faces a maximum sentence of up to…
