The Latest Breaking News from George Floyd

How an unjustified arrest exposed glaring failures in CPD’s response to unrest that followed George Floyd’s killing

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability found that officers may have included false or misleading information in hundreds of arrest reports during demonstrations at the end of May 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2022

Former US police officer gets nearly 12 years for fatal shooting

Ex-officer was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting 28-year-old Black woman Atatiana Jefferson in Texas home.

Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2022

Chicago man gets 26 months in prison for torching CTA van during George Floyd protest

Lamar Taylor has served 22 months while awaiting trial and is likely to be released soon.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2022

2022 Notebook: Retrenchment in fight for racial justice

The story of racial equity in the United States took many forms in 2022, and reporters for The Associated Press found novel ways to bring new issues to light, including fallout from the reckoning over police violence, tribal rights and justice, and a new wave of antisemitism

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Texas GOPer hires anti-LGBTQ extremist

Rep. Tony Tinderholt hired Jake Neidert as his office’s legislative director amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence

Salon · Dec 16, 2022

Texas GOP lawmaker hires Christian nationalist who called for drag show attendees to be executed

State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, hired Jake Neidert, 22, last month as his office’s legislative director amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence and rhetoric and ahead of an impending legislative session that is expected to focus heavily on anti-trans bills.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 16, 2022

Chicago police officer faces dismissal in alleged beating, wrongful arrest of woman at George Floyd protest

The recommendation from Police Supt. David Brown comes four years after the officer, James Hunt, was suspended for yelling, “I kill motherf------,” an apparent reference to a 17-year-old boy Hunt fatally shot while on duty.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2022

Congress passes bill to fund police de-escalation training

The House has passed bipartisan legislation that would empower law enforcement agencies to adopt de-escalation training when encountering individuals with mental health issues

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Commentary: When are we going to talk about Kanye West and mental illness?

Can we finally have that conversation about Ye, fame and mental illness?

Chicago Tribune · Dec 14, 2022

Final Confederate monument in Richmond, Virginia is pulled down

The former capital of the Confederacy has no more Confederate monuments

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022