Roger Waters ‘dresses as SS officer’ and projects Anne Frank’s name onto stage during gigs in Germany Pink Floyd star opened concert with a statement saying he ‘condemns antisemitism unreservedly’ The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
George Floyd death anniversary: Reckoning with police violence in limbo The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response, seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
In new book, Keith Ellison goes behind the scenes of Derek Chauvin prosecution MINNEAPOLIS — In a new book "Break the Wheel," released Tuesday, Attorney General Keith Ellison pulls back the curtain on the massive effort behind the pandemic-era prosecution of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023
DeSantis’s $13.5m police program lures officers with violent records to Florida Governor’s incentive scheme recruits officers with history of excessive violence or who have been arrested since signing up The Guardian - US · May 22, 2023
Hundreds of Companies Offered To Take On Kanye West’s Yeezy Merch. Now Adidas Will Use It To Help Fight Anti-Semitism After various companies offered to buy the last of the Yeezy merchandise from Adidas, the company found a positive solution to its problem. Cinemablend · May 22, 2023
Top prosecutor in trial of officer who killed George Floyd writes book recounting case Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison reveals in a new book how worried prosecutors were that a judge would move the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin out of the city where he killed George Floyd The Independent UK · May 22, 2023
The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison kept notes as lead prosecutor in the state's case against Derek Chauvin. He's sharing them in a new book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence. WEKU · May 22, 2023
A Black woman and a white woman went viral fighting racism. Then they stopped speaking to each other Few know the names Michelle Saahene or Melissa DePino. But millions have heard the beginning of their story. Los Angeles Times · May 22, 2023
Minneapolis to pay $700,000 to family of man killed by police Chiasher Vue’s kids wanted to calm their mentally ill father, but police detained them in vehicle and killed him as he pointed a gun The Guardian - US · May 21, 2023
Keith Ellison to publish George Floyd trial diary Tuesday, with intro by Floyd's brother MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison kept a diary in 2021 as he directed the prosecution of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Tuesday, the world will be able to read those diaries. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023
GM CEO Mary Barra on the industry's transformation, progress on DEI, and return to office DETROIT — General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra touched on everything from how the Detroit automaker is approaching one of the most monumental shifts in automotive industry history to the company's progress on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to GM's return-to-office strategy in a wide-ranging discussion Thursday. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023
Man who watched Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd sues Minneapolis for emotional distress Donald Williams filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
Philadelphia's likely next mayor could offer model for how Democrats talk about crime The Democrat who will almost certainly become Philadelphia’s next mayor wants to hire hundreds of additional police officers and says officers should be able to stop and search pedestrians if they have a legitimate reason to do so The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
Murder Rates Spike In The US Cities In The Aftermath Of The George Floyd Riots Murder rates continue to spike as Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has set the bar low for his soft-on-crime policies. Zenger · May 14, 2023
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Judge denies bid to hold single trial for all 10 charged in psychiatric patient's death A judge has ruled that seven sheriff’s deputies and three employees of a psychiatric hospital in Virginia cannot all be tried together in the death of a man who was pinned to the floor while being admitted
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Coroners disavow ‘excited delirium,’ dubious medical condition claimed by police in George Floyd murder Major US medical organisations don’t recognise condition
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Ex-officer pleads guilty to assaulting man during unrest in Minneapolis after murder of George Floyd A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to assaulting a man during the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd by another officer in 2020
WEKU · May 10, 2023 Former police officer admits to felony assault on Black man after George Floyd murder Former Minneapolis police officer Justin Stetson told the court he "crossed the line" on May 30, 2020, when he repeatedly kicked, hit and kneed Jaleel Stallings in the face and head.
WEKU · May 10, 2023 Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others In one case, references to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement were removed. The list of rejected materials included books on U.S. history, the Holocaust and psychology.
Daily Mirror · May 10, 2023 US Army sergeant who killed Black Lives Matter protester is jailed for 25 years US Army Sergeant Daniel Perry has been sentenced for fatally shooting Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster, 28, an Air Force veteran in July 2020
The Texas Tribune · May 10, 2023 Daniel Perry is sentenced to 25 years for killing an Austin protester. Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to pardon him. Perry’s case has become an explosive political stew of arguments over gun rights, self-defense and racist social media posts. The governor dived in early, saying he would pardon Perry even before a judge handed down the sentence.
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Prosecutors want 25-year sentence in Texas protest killing Prosecutors want a U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed man during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Texas to be sentenced to at least 25 years in prison
The Independent UK · May 9, 2023 $24M California settlement in death of man in police custody Lawyers say California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can’t breathe.”
The Guardian - US · May 8, 2023 California’s plan for reparations to Black residents: what you need to know First-of-its-kind committee gives final approval to long list of proposals including cash to descendants of enslaved people
The Independent UK · May 6, 2023 Jordan Neely wanted help. A brutal narrative about homelessness blamed him for his own death Damaging rhetoric and policy failures have exposed thousands of homeless Americans to the vigilante violence that killed a 30-year-old man on the subway, advocates and officials tells Alex Woodward