Tag: Death of George Floyd
Biden to America after Floyd verdict: ‘We can’t stop here’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a...
Floyd verdict gives hope, if only fleeting, to Black America
MINNEAPOLIS — Relief, even if fleeting and momentary, is a feeling that Black Americans have rarely known in America: From slavery to Jim Crow...
Flashpoint of 1992 LA riots becomes a place of celebration
LOS ANGELES — Two Black men. Two big cities. Two horrifying videos. Two different verdicts.
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‘Sliver of hope.’ Relief, caution as America absorbs verdict
NEW YORK — When the verdicts came in — Guilty, Guilty, Guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn't even realized she'd...
Floyd verdict sparks hope, inspiration for activists abroad
PARIS — The guilty verdict in the trial over George Floyd's death was not just celebrated in America. It signaled hope for those seeking...
Bus driver out of job after racist remark to student
NEW ORLEANS — A white Louisiana school bus driver who made a racist remark to a Black student about the murder of George Floyd...
Faith leaders hope Chauvin verdict lifts racial justice work
Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty...
After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
WASHINGTON — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that...
Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials
WASHINGTON — Three months after more than 25,000 National Guard troops poured into the nation's capital to secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, Defense Department...
In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict
MINNEAPOLIS — Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft breweries and trendy shops, two soldiers in jungle camouflage...
