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Derek Chauvin vows to appeal conviction for George Floyd’s murder to Supreme Court

Minnesota’s highest court rejected his appeal after the officer was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison

The Independent UK

New York City agrees to pay $13 million to 2020 racial injustice protesters in historic class action

New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept through the city during the summer of 2020

The Independent UK

Former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt referenced George Floyd in NCAA probe

Former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt referenced George Floyd to NCAA investigators when explaining his decisions

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New Statistical Evidence Supports the "Minneapolis Effect" as an Explanation for Increases in Homicides

A recently published statistical analysis of homicide rates in New York City finds strong support for the hypothesis that de-policing resulting from the George Floyd protests caused the 2020 homicide spikes.

Reason

Judge approves Minneapolis police reform deal forged after George Floyd's killing

Minneapolis must make policing changes under a newly approved settlement reached in the wake of George Floyd's killing

The Independent UK

Former Minneapolis police officer sentenced to nine months after fatally crashing into a man

A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to nine months in a county workhouse after fatally crashing into a man two years ago

The Independent UK

'Fresh Air' hosts Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley talk news, Detroit and psychedelics

Throughout her career, Mosley has often been one of the few Black journalists in the newsroom. She recently reported first-hand on the use of psilocybin to heal racial trauma.

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Police treatment in black and white – report on Minneapolis policing is the latest reminder of systemic racial disparities

The latest reminder that police officers around the country routinely deny Black people their constitutional rights comes from the Justice Department. This time, it’s about Minneapolis, the site of a police officer’s video-recorded murder of resident George Floyd.

The Conversation

Black Lives Matter 10-year anniversary: Why was it founded and what has changed?

The international movement took off after the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012

Evening Standard

The makings of an American inquisition

Field notes from the frontlines of the U.S. government's war on the Left

Salon

Tragic Police Shooting In France Sparks Riots: Echoes Of George Floyd’s Murder

International press portrays France as a place of darkness, raising questions of systemic racism and cultural polarization.

Zenger

How are the riots in France seen from abroad?

The rioting and looting that has erupted in France following the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nahel by police at a traffic stop has been widely relayed abroad, but from radically different perspectives.

Radio France Internationale

Seattle police rated as 'fair' or 'poor' by most residents, poll finds

Fewer than 40% of Seattle residents believe the Seattle Police Department is doing a good or excellent job preventing crime and protecting citizens, with a majority concluding the SPD's performance should be rated "fair" or "poor," according to a new poll.

Tribune News Service

Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now; Paul McCartney: Photographs 1963-4 review – making history

A momentous 40-year retrospective of the African American artist builds to a damning indictment of racism, exclusion and photography itself. Plus, a joyous ringside seat as the Beatles go stratospheric

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‘Dreams are a bit more special at Wimbledon’: teen tennis superstar Coco Gauff

It’s only a matter of time before US tennis ace Coco Gauff nets her first grand slam. As Wimbledon gets ready for ‘Cocomania’, she talks about political activism, the loneliness of tour life – and how her home friends keep her feet on the ground

France 24

Teen’s killing raises a French policing issue that dare not be named

The killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. during a police traffic stop this week was a depressingly familiar addition to France’s list of police brutality cases. But when the UN called on the government to address racial discrimination in its police force, the official reaction was just as familiar and depressing…

The Independent UK

Shooting in France shows US is not alone in struggles with racism, police brutality

The events in France following the death of a 17-year-old shot by police in a Paris suburb are drawing parallels to the racial reckoning in the U.S. that began in 2020 with the killing of George Floyd

WEKU

France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why

More than 400 arrests were made in a fifth night of rioting around the country. Nahel M.'s killing is a rallying call, similar to how George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked intense protests.

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Fall Out Boy updated Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire.' Fans say it's 'unhinged'

Fall Out Boy offered a new and updated take on Billy Joel's 1989 history-tracking hit "We Didn't Start the Fire." And sugar, it isn't goin' down well with some fans.

Axios

#BlackLivesMatter tweets vanishing 10 years after hashtag started

35% of #BlackLivesMatter tweets created between 2013 and 2021 are no longer available on Twitter, report finds.

The Guardian - US

Minnesota Muslims vow to continue call to prayer despite rise in mosque attacks

Twin Cities community has long battled Islamophobia, and some say series of attacks is backlash to new rule allowing calls any time

Salon

That "We Didn't Start the Fire" revamp

Lyrics for Fall Out Boy's cover of Billy Joel's hit range from George Floyd and Fyre Festival to Kanye and Brexit

Salon

America's systemic racism is global

Nearly all the people killed in U.S. wars since 9/11 have been people of color — and we almost don't notice

The Independent UK

3 sentenced to more than 100 years for killing an ex-Indiana University football player

A judge has sentenced three people to more than 100 years each in prison for the fatal shooting of a former Indiana University football player who was gunned down during unrest following George Floyd's murder

The Hindu

Embedded hate: violence and racial discrimination by the U.S. police

The United States Department of Justice report is a wake-up call to police institutions in the country

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