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One Ex-Cop in George Floyd Case Out on Bail
photo credit: Jeff Bukowski // ShutterstockIt looks like one of the officers involved in the George Floyd case is now out on bond.The family of Thomas Lane, the rookie ex-cop, collected donations for ...
Jun 11, 2020
All Officers Have Now Been Charged in the Killing of George Floyd
photo credit: Jeff Bukowski // ShutterstockThe Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, who had his knee in George Floyd's neck for over 8 minutes has been given a new, more serious charge of second...
Jun 03, 2020
Six Officers Charged in Excessive Force During Arrest in Atlanta Over the Weekend
photo credit: Katherine Welles // ShutterstockDuring an Atlanta protest over the weekend, a video went viral of officers using excessive force when trying to arrest a black man and black woman who wer...
Jun 02, 2020
What Is Black Out Tuesday?
photo credit: Kiss StaffJune 2nd is #blackouttuesday across Instagram. This movement was called into effect by a number of record labels within the music industry, including Atlantic Records, Capitol ...
Jun 02, 2020
Independent Autopsy for George Floyd Reveals Cause of Death, Contradicts Original Autopsy
photo credit: Jeff Bukowski // ShutterstockIn the case of George Floyd, the most recently black man to be killed by a white police officer, an independent autopsy reveals that Floyd died from “a...
Jun 01, 2020
Curfews Going into Effect Around the ENC
photo credit: d_odin // ShutterstockSeveral curfews have been imposed across eastern North Carolina due to protests over George Floyd's death.WASHINGTONA city-wide curfew has been issued for Washingto...
Jun 01, 2020
Target Temporarily Closing 200 Stores After Looting Last Week in Minneapolis
photo credit: Sean Wandzilak // ShutterstockLast week, after the death of George Floyd is Minneapolis, protests and riots took place throughout the city, during which a Target was damaged and looted. ...
Jun 01, 2020
Two Atlanta Officers Fired for Using Excessive Force Arrest (VIDEO)
photo credit: Katherine Welles // ShutterstockDuring an Atlanta protest over the weekend, a video went viral of officers using excessive force when trying to arrest a black man and black woman. The tw...
Jun 01, 2020
Officer Who Had Knee in Floyd’s Neck Has Been Taken Into Custody
photo credit: Jeff Bukowski // ShutterstockSince Wednesday, the protest in Minneapolis, starting by the killing of George Floyd by a police officer Derek Chauvin, have grown and become more intense. C...
May 29, 2020
Cash Money Records Covers Rent for Hundreds of New Orleans Residents
photo credit: RoidRanger // ShutterstockBirdman and Slim of Cash Money Records are giving back to their hometown of New Orleans. The iconic label has donated $225,000 to Forward Together New Orleans (...
May 28, 2020