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fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Minneapolis police chief resigns after interfering with an investigation, mayor says

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara resigned to avoid discipline after interfering with an investigation into his conduct.
Humor
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Kevin Hart Defends Kill Tony' Comic's Controversial George Floyd Roast Joke: I Wasn't Shocked!'

Racial and violent death jokes during roasts are expected, but they can still be untasteful and trigger backlash.
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Chelsea Handler Calls Shane Gillis', Tony Hinchcliffe's Material at Kevin Hart Roast "Gross"

“I knew they would be lazy, because they do that for a living,” Handler said of Gillis' and Hinchcliffe's jokes about her. (Gillis called her a Zionist and referenced her meeting Jeffrey Epstein in 2010.) Handler went on to say that ahead of the roast, some of Gillis' ex-girlfriends had DM'd her and shared information about him.
Right-wing politics
DC food
fromTruthout
2 months ago

How Maryland's Medical Examiner Helped Conceal Suspicious Deaths

Dr. David Fowler's controversial rulings on deaths in police custody have sparked significant media scrutiny and debate over his use of the excited delirium theory.
#police-brutality
US politics
fromFortune
4 months ago

From George Floyd to Trump calling Somali immigrants 'garbage' to a fatal ICE shooting, Minnesota's in the crosshairs | Fortune

Federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota escalated tensions and led to the killing of a 37-year-old woman amid memories of George Floyd's death and protests.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
6 months ago

This Mayoral Race Will Tell Us a Lot About the Future of the Democratic Party. No, It's Not New York's.

Jacob Frey faced public scorn for opposing full police abolition but later regained strength and is poised for a second term with greater city power.
fromThe Mercury News
7 months ago

Walters: Gavin Newsom embraced reparations at first. Now he's slow rolling them.

George Floyd, a Black man who had been detained by Minneapolis police after a store clerk alleged he had used a counterfeit $20 bill, died as Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes, ignoring Floyd's complaints that he could not breathe. A video of Floyd's May 25, 2020 death triggered massive protests throughout the nation and across the globe, energizing the Black Lives Matter movement that had been founded in 2013.
US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
8 months ago

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, sources say

WASHINGTON -- The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, three people familiar with the matter said Friday. The bureau had reassigned the agents last spring but has since fired them, said the people, who insisted on anonymity to discuss personnel matters with The Associated Press.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
10 months ago

'Eddington' goes back to 2020, but its vision is blurry

Eddington illustrates the emotional turmoil in a small town faced with the pandemic and racial tensions, particularly focusing on the impact of George Floyd's murder.
Arts
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Has America learned anything from the George Floyd uprisings? | Eric Morrison-Smith and David Turner III

The death of George Floyd highlighted systemic racism and the urgent need for societal transformation, not superficial gestures.
Black Lives Matter
from99% Invisible
4 years ago

Flag Days: The Red, the Black & the Green - 99% Invisible

The red-black-and-green flag represents Black unity and identity against racial oppression.
The origins of the Black national flag trace back to the early 1900s amidst racial injustice.
Black Lives Matter
fromSlate Magazine
11 months ago

America Wanted a Reckoning Over Racist Policing. Five Years Later, Here's What Has Happened.

Minneapolis is undergoing significant police reform post-George Floyd's murder, despite a stable or increasing budget for the police department.
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.mediaite.com
11 months ago

Dan Abrams Shreds Stunningly Misleading' NYT Report on Post-George Floyd Police Killings

Dan Abrams criticizes a New York Times article for presenting misleading data on police killings post-George Floyd's murder.
Austin
fromAustin Monitor
11 months ago

Austin has paid out $27 million to people injured by police during 2020 racial justice protests - Austin Monitor

The city of Austin has settled nearly $30 million in lawsuits over police conduct during protests, particularly regarding the use of less-lethal ammunition.
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