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Why does critical race theory make people so uncomfortable?

As the war on critical race theory (CRT) ramps up across the United States, it has become one of the most politicized schools of thought, sparking debate in both private and public spheres. While debates surrounding CRT are not new, it has gained increased attention following George Floyd’s murder and…

The Conversation

US Senate unanimously passes bill to make lynching a federal hate crime

An earlier version of the bill, which was blocked in the Senate, was passed by the House in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder

The Guardian - US

Trial to start for lawsuit over Denver police use of force

A lawsuit accusing Denver police of using indiscriminate force against people protesting the killing of George Floyd two years ago is set to go on trial in federal court

The Independent UK

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Angela Davis on the power of protest: ‘We can’t do anything without optimism’

In 1972, the former Black Panther was facing the death penalty. Five decades after the campaign for her release went global, she still believes people are the ‘motors of history’

The Guardian - UK

Toxic culture in police departments must change

The ‘good old boys’ police network is the cancer that caused George Floyd’s death and many other incidents that should never have happened.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ukrainians Take Up Arms in Self Defense

They’re not the only ones who should be allowed to protect themselves.

Reason

Woman gets 5-year term for police car fires in 2020 protest

A woman who torched five Seattle police cars during a tumultuous protest that heralded a summer of unrest after George Floyd’s murder in 2020 was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison

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From George Floyd to Amir Locke, have Minneapolis police learned nothing?

Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis Police Department promised ‘transformational change’ to policing in the city after Floyd’s murder. Nearly two years later, the killing of Locke shows that hasn’t happened, Josh Marcus writes

The Independent UK

Meghan Markle says George Floyd's death 'invoked centuries of unhealed wounds'

Meghan Markle addressed the tragic death of US man George Floyd as she and husband Prince Harry accepted a special prize at the NAACP Awards

Daily Mirror

How Gayle King put a national spotlight on the killing of Trayvon Martin

“CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King recalls the editorial story meeting at her network in February 2012 when she first brought up the name Trayvon Martin.

Los Angeles Times

After Trayvon, Ben Crump became civil rights go-to lawyer

Before Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and other Black people died at the hands of white police officers or self-appointed vigilantes, there was Martin Lee Anderson

The Independent UK

After guilty verdict for ex-Minneapolis officers, prison sentences, state trial's fate hangs in balance

MINNEAPOLIS — The groundbreaking legal reckoning isn't over yet for four former Minneapolis police officers responsible for George Floyd's public killing on a south Minneapolis street almost two years ago.

Tribune News Service

Sentence, state trial loom for ex-cops in Floyd's killing

Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights now face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for Derek Chauvin

The Independent UK

What’s happens next after officers’ conviction for violating George Floyd’s rights?

Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of all counts of violating George Floyd’s civil rights at their federal trial. Here’s what to expect with their sentencing, their state trial, for Derek Chauvin and for American policing

The Independent UK

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The Convictions of 3 Cops Who Failed To Prevent George Floyd's Death Underline the Duty To Intervene

The defendants unsuccessfully argued that their training was inadequate and that they understandably deferred to a senior officer.

The Conversation

A second look at the blue-eyes, brown-eyes experiment that taught third-graders about racism

The killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, was a seismic event, a turning point that compelled many Americans to do something and do it with urgency. Many educators responded by holding mandatory workshops on institutional racism and implicit bias, reforming teaching methods and lesson plans and searching for…

Evening Standard

Three former Minneapolis police officers guilty over George Floyd’s death

Three former Minneapolis police officers have been found guilty of denying George Floyd his right to medical care.

The Independent UK

For 3 more officers at Floyd killing, jury says: Guilty

The three Minneapolis police officers alongside Derek Chauvin at the scene of George Floyd’s killing offered a variety of reasons why they weren’t to blame, including experience, bad training and the supposed threat of angry bystanders

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The Independent UK

For world, Floyd's death was about race. Why not the trials?

For people around the world, the killing of George Floyd was about race

The Independent UK

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder

George Floyd’s death after his arrest by police officers in Minneapolis in May 2020 sparked widespread anger after millions of people saw video of the event

Al Jazeera

Three ex-cops found guilty of violating George Floyd’s rights

US jury convicts Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane of depriving George Floyd of his right to medical care.

The Independent UK

‘Just following orders’ defence and blue wall of silence failed officers convicted over George Floyd’s death

J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane each took a similar line of defence in their federal trial for violating George Floyd’s civil rights: that they were ‘just following orders’. It didn’t work. Rachel Sharp reports

Daily Record

Three ex-cops convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights

Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Mr Floyd's neck for nine-and-a-half minutes.

Chicago Sun-Times

3 ex-Minneapolis cops convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving George Floyd of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Minneapolis officers guilty on all civil rights charges related to George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS — Three former Minneapolis police were convicted by a federal jury Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his constitutional rights during the fatal restraint outside Cup Foods on May 25, 2020.

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