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George Floyd: Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane admits aiding and abetting manslaughter

In a plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed

Evening Standard

Ex-Minneapolis cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death

His guilty plea comes a week before the two-year anniversary of Floyd's murder.

Axios

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s killing

Thomas Lane, 38, is one of four men who were indicted in connection with the murder of George Floyd

The Independent UK

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Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death

A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd

The Independent UK

Picture books with a message

Of course kids want a good story and engaging pictures. But there's nothing wrong with a lesson, too. These 10 picture books — most with a Minnesota connection — celebrate nature, applaud diversity and protest racism, especially the murder of George Floyd.

Tribune News Service

AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter has $42 million in assets

A new, 63-page IRS tax filing shared exclusively with The Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc. ended its last fiscal year with nearly $42 million in net assets

The Independent UK

Biden preps high-stakes police reform executive order

The second anniversary of George Floyd's murder on May 25 will renew attention on police reform.

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Civil rights lawyer Crump: investigate Buffalo shooting as domestic terrorism

‘We can’t sugarcoat it,’ leading civil rights attorney says of shooting that killed 10 people

The Guardian - US

Black lives and Black death

Marc Lamont Hill on how George Floyd's martyrdom changed America, and why cops and prisons can't deliver justice

Salon

Minnesota GOP reconvenes to back candidate for governor

Minnesota Republicans have reconvened to endorse a candidate to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, a day after delegates picked political outsider Jim Schultz to try to unseat Attorney General Keith Ellison

The Independent UK

Wisconsin schoolgirl, 12, charged after off-duty cop knelt on her neck while breaking up fight

Off-duty Kenosha police officer Shawn Guetschow was filmed kneeling on the girl’s neck while breaking up fight

The Independent UK

Reshaped play, reshaped country key to the relevance of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

“We can only hope that [audiences] learn something, that they leave the theater more empathetic,” says actor Yeagel T. Welch, who stars as Tom Robinson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-police constable facing jail over string of racist WhatsApp messages

Former prison officer James Watts admitted sending 10 grossly offensive to ex-colleagues who worked at a Warwickshire jail.

The Independent UK

Prepare for McCarthy-era crackdowns on pro-choice protesters

Conservatives and corporate media pundits want to use a Red Scare statute to arrest people demonstrating against the looming anti-abortion victory

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Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography centers on how he lived

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

WEKU

Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?

The NY Times did an exhaustive survey of the Fox News host's broadcasts. Reporter Nicholas Confessore says Carlson's show is based on ideas that were once "caged in a dark corner of American life."

Tribune News Service

Former Kansas State student steps down from white nationalist organization amid rift

A former Kansas State student who left the university and became the “right-hand guy” for the head of a white nationalist organization has stepped down as the treasurer of its foundation as its leader remains under federal investigation in connection with the Capitol insurrection.

Evening Standard

Dina Asher-Smith is harder, better, faster, stronger

Dina Asher-Smith is more than the fastest British woman ever. She tells Shannon Mahanty about speaking out on George Floyd, flirting with the fashionistas and daring to bare her muscles

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Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones reignites fight with Black Lives Matter in new ad for Congress

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones is reigniting his feud with Black Lives Matter in his run for Congress.

Radio France Internationale

Police killing of French-Algerian student Oussekine remembered on screen, at last

Thirty five years after Malik Oussekine was beaten to death by police during a student demonstration, his story is finally being told in a four-part series beginning Wednesday on Disney+ and a feature film debuts at this month's Cannes Film Festival.

Daily Record

Scotland was Diversity's 'biggest support' after Britain's Got Talent Black Lives Matter routine

Ashley Banjo has also revealed his continuing support for John Barrowman after the Scot's flashing controversy.

The Independent UK

Sheku Bayoh: Family of black man who died in custody accuse police of ‘racism and incompetence’

‘Taking the knee and Black Lives Matter will mean nothing if Scotland fails to support justice for Sheku,’ lawyer says

The Independent UK

Sheku Bayoh’s sisters speak out at start of public inquiry into his death

Kadi Johnson said she no longer felt safe in Scotland after the death of her brother seven years ago.

Daily Record

What happened to Sheku Bayoh as public inquiry into his death in custody begins

The 31-year-old died after being restrained by officers near his home in Kirkcaldy in 2015.

Daily Record

Sheku Bayoh is 'Scotland's George Floyd' say family as inquiry into death set to begin

Sheku Bayoh died in Kirkcaldy seven years ago after he was restrained by police officers

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