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A prominent Black Lives Matter activist has been left hospitalized after being shot. According to BBC News, the London Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 27-year-old woman was shot in the head at a social gathering at approximately 3:00AM in Southwark in South London, on Sunday, May 23. The BBC reports…
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A man who attempted to intimidate Black Lives Matter protesters with a rifle is now running for Senate. Per CBS, 63-year-old St. Louis personal injury lawyer Mark McCloskey announced his campaign to run for senator in Missouri in a statement made on Tucker Carlson's show on Fox News on Tuesday. McCloskey…
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A high school student in Connecticut has been arrested after sending a racist Snapchat asking why his Black classmate wasn't "in chains". The 16-year-old unnamed student was arrested on Friday, May 15, shortly after the image surfaced at Fairfield Warde High School. Per ABC7, the teen was charged with second-degree…
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A man has shared a passive-aggressive letter his family received from a neighbor over their BLM sign. On Thursday, May 13, a Twitter user named Aj Shehata took to the platform to post a picture of the irate letter he had received, after a neighbor of his took umbrage over…
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A school in Oklahoma has sparked outrage after an eight-year-old boy was told to turn his Black Lives Matter T-shirt inside out. After proudly wearing his shirt to class, little Ben Stapleton was ordered by the principal at Charles Evans Elementary School to turn his BLM shirt inside out, per…
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A juror in the Derek Chauvin trial has reflected on his time inside the courtroom, and says every day felt "like a funeral". Chauvin, a 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…
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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…
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Footage has surfaced of the moment George's Floyd's family heard that Derek Chauvin had been found guilty following the fatal arrest back in May 2020. The video in question, which you can view below, shows the family of the late Floyd watching the trial virtually while at home, and celebrating…
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Teenager Darnella Frazier has been praised for filming George Floyd's fatal arrest last year, following the conviction of ex-cop Derek Chauvin. According to CBS News, the then-17-year-old recorded former police officer Chauvin's fatal arrest of Floyd, after resting his knee on the back of Floyd's neck for over nine minutes.…
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George Floyd's family has spoken out after Derek Chauvin's conviction for murder. According to People magazine, they spoke to reporters after the jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict with respect to the former policeman's involvement in Floyd's death. Take a look at this news report on the family's reaction in…
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Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Floyd, 46, who died in the May 25th, 2020 encounter, was also restrained and subdued against the pavement. Footage of his treatment sparked global Black Lives Matter protests against…
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Derek Chauvin was spotted inking a note onto hand just moments before his murder conviction. According to reports, the message gives a good indication of what he plans to do next after a jury found him guilty go murdering George Floyd. In a statement to TMZ, Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson confirmed what…
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The judge presiding over the trial of Derek Chauvin has warned that it runs the risk of being overturned. According to The Independent, Judge Peter Cahill, who is currently overseeing the trial of the ex-cop involved in the death of George Floyd, called comments made by California Congresswoman Maxine Waters…
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Cardi B has deleted a tweet supporting the police following a backlash from social media users. The 28-year-old rapper provoked controversy on social media earlier this week when she replied to a follower who tweeted "Defund the Police" - a slogan often used by Black Lives Matter activists protesting racial…
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Daunte Wright's family has called for a life sentence for ex-cop Kim Potter after she was charged with second-degree manslaughter earlier this week. According to The Daily Mail, in a press conference held on Thursday, April 14, the mother of the 20-year-old victim of the police shooting stated: "Justice isn’t…
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The tragic death of Daunte Wright has triggered a ripple of fresh heartache across America. On Sunday, April 11, the 20-year-old father-of-one was fatally shot by police. The reason he was stopped? Officers took issue with an air freshener hanging from his car's rearview mirror. Since 2015, US cops have…
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Protestors have picketed the house of a US Army soldier charged with assaulting a Black man he said was "in the wrong neighborhood". Jonathan Pentland, a 42-year-old Army sergeant and drill instructor at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, was been charged with third-degree assault and battery earlier this week. This…
