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The Latest Breaking News from George Floyd

Department of Justice to make announcement on Minneapolis " civil rights matter"

The department launched an investigation into the city's police department following George Floyd's murder.

Axios

Juneteenth matters for thinking about race relations in Canada and Canadian education

On June 19, African Americans will celebrate Juneteenth. This day marks emancipation from chattel slavery and the long and violent struggle for Black people to be recognized as equally human.

The Conversation

New survey shows support for Black Lives Matter movement lowest in 3 years

The sharp drop in backing for a movement tackling systemic racism comes amid a conservative backlash.

Axios

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Diversity expert to companies: Don't lose momentum gained in past few years

George Floyd's murder by police in 2020 created an urgency in many organizations to address diversity in a new way.

Tribune News Service

3 years after he faced sexual harassment allegations, new fighting game Diesel Legacy is giving disgraced Skullgirls developer Mike Zaimont a chance to prove he's now 'fundamentally different'

We spoke with the devs behind Diesel Legacy and Zaimont's former coworkers about his past behavior and return to games.

PC Gamer

Swiss police officers face manslaughter charges over Black man’s death in case echoing George Floyd

Mike Ben Peter died from a heart attack in 2018 after he was pinned face-down for several minutes during arrest

The Independent UK

Black staff are 'passed over for promotion at work due to the colour of their skin'

More than half of the Black professional workers in Britain say they have been passed over for promotion because of the colour of their skin in a poll of 2,000 staff

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Black staff 'not promoted due to skin colour' despite £40bn pledge after George Floyd

The number of senior business leaders from ethnically diverse backgrounds has not significantly increased since the death of George Floyd sparked global protests

Daily Mirror

UK business leader diversity has not increased since George Floyd death

Nearly 70% of office workers say their firms have not increased number of black, Asian or ethnic minority leaders

The Guardian - UK

Woman arrested during downtown Chicago looting pleads guilty to federal gun charges

Amber Pelzer, of south suburban Lansing, was downtown with a gun in her car on a night of widespread unrest after police killed George Floyd in 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Pat Robertson Shepherded His Flock Into Politics

Farewell to the senator's son who pioneered a TV genre, helped create the Christian right, ran for president, and earned the grudging respect of Abbie Hoffman

Reason

Ben Crump demands justice for Ajike Owens, the latest time he's supported a grieving Black family

Ben Crump has become a powerful figure in the movement seeking equality for Black Americans and justice for those killed by police

The Independent UK

Prosecutors urge Minnesota Supreme Court to reject appeal by ex-officer in George Floyd's murder

State prosecutors have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to reject former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request to reconsider his conviction for murdering George Floyd, saying lower courts already got it right

The Independent UK

Family furious after coroner says death of man Tased by LAPD is ‘undetermined’

Keenan Anderson’s cousin and BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors disappointed at ‘gaslighting’ from coroner

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‘The world has never been the same’: George Floyd’s uncle on three years of heartbreak and fighting for justice

Selwyn Jones has found ways to grow around his grief after his nephew was killed by police, including co-founding a nonprofit focused on racial justice

Salon

Keith Ellison on George Floyd & America

Minnesota's attorney general says the Floyd case was his "life's purpose" — and it's a mistake not to charge Trump

The Guardian - UK

Didn’t You Use to Be Chris Mullin? Diaries 2010-2022 review – blasts from the sidelines

The views of the former Labour minister make for jarring moments in this latest volume of his diaries

The Guardian - UK

In brief: The Unbroken Beauty of Rosalind Bone; God Is an Octopus; His Name Is George Floyd – reviews

A bold murder mystery of the Welsh valleys, a moving memoir of grief and rewilding, and a rigorous, historical biography

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Salon

Fascism, free speech and Cop City

Clampdown on protests in Atlanta's Cop City isn't an isolated local issue — it's about America in 2023

The Independent UK

Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding

Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans view as a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to Black service members

The Guardian - US

Hundreds were killed in the Tulsa race massacre. Are we already forgetting them?

On the 102nd anniversary of the killings, efforts for justice in Greenwood are buried under hollow symbolism

The Week

Anti-racism policing unit is accused of racism

A police initiative to stamp out racism in England and Wales has itself been accused of being racist.

The Week

George Floyd legacy: what has changed in the US three years on

The murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis three years ago sparked global outrage and triggered a renewed push for reform of US policing powers.

WEKU

For Black drivers, a police officer's first 45 words are a portent of what's to come

A Black driver is more likely to face being searched, handcuffed, or arrested when a police officer's first words are commands rather than a greeting or an explanation.

The Independent UK

Demonstrators condemn ‘draconian’ and ‘authoritarian’ protest laws

Hundreds of people gathered in Parliament Square on Saturday to protest against recent legislation including the Public Order Bill.

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