Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd‘s civil rights were arraigned in federal court and pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, as the Associated Press reports. Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Keung and Tou Thao were indicted by a federal grand jury in for allegedly depriving Floyd of …
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Since May 2020, youth organizers across the country have been mobilizing against police brutality and working for systemic change in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. Some of them had organized for social justice before, but many of them took to the streets for the first time and without an …
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UPDATE (8/26):Two people were shot fatally on the third night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Another person was injured by gunfire, according to the New York Times. Tuesday evening, protesters assembled outside the courthouse and threw rocks, water bottles and fireworks at the …
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Following the police killing of George Floyd and subsequent nationwide protests, social media has lit up with people across the U.S. looking for ways to help out, both on the streets and off. Links to local organizations and funds — first in Minneapolis, then around the country — that combat …
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