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The Latest Breaking News from George Floyd

NASCAR Driver Noah Gragson Suspended Over Social Media Activity

The 25-year-old Cup series rookie will not race for the foreseeable future after receiving a suspension on Saturday.

Sports Illustrated

Why Trump is charged under a civil rights law used to prosecute KKK terror

Trump is accused of conspiring to undermine Americans’ right to vote – a charge with roots in the Civil War’s aftermath but used to more broadly prosecute voter fraud conspiracies and election interference, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Lawsuit Over Firing of Sports Show Host for Tweeting "ALL LIVES MATTER…EVERY SINGLE ONE" Can Go Forward

So says a federal judge in California, applying statutes that protect private employees from firing based on their "political activities."

Reason

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School board in Missouri, now controlled by conservatives, revokes anti-racism resolution

In the national reckoning that followed the police killing of George Floyd three years ago, about 2,000 protesters took to the streets in a St. Louis suburb

The Independent UK

Minneapolis police reforms leader hired following George Floyd's murder retiring after a year

The law enforcement veteran appointed to oversee reforms at the Minneapolis police department in the wake of George Floyd’s killing plans to retire in September

The Independent UK

How Chris Rufo Became the Thing He Hates

His panicked manifesto contains a strong case against CRT activism, but he ultimately falls into the same trap as his enemies.

Reason

Derek Chauvin to ask Supreme Court to review conviction in murder of George Floyd

Derek Chauvin was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison in the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Minnesota’s highest court denied his request to review his case.

Chicago Sun-Times

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New York to pay $13.7m to George Floyd protesters arrested or beaten by police

City agrees payout to settle class-action lawsuit from thousands who say they were victims of police brutality in 2020 protests

The Guardian - US

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

USA Today Sports Media Group

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

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WEKU

'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.

The Conversation

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.

Evening Standard

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

Salon

The makings of an American inquisition

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

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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