Stories tagged: "George Floyd"

Social Justice An image of George Floyd is projected on a screen in front of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Tuesday July 28, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Change.org and the George Floyd Foundation officially launched "A Monumental Change: The George Floyd Hologram Memorial Project" in Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Social Justice George Floyd’s Hologram Projected Over Robert E. Lee Statue as ‘Symbol for Change’

Floyd’s family was at the statue to witness the unveiling of the hologram George Floyd’s family was joined by hundreds of Virginians on Tuesday night to witness the unveiling of a hologram of their lost loved one’s face projected over the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Monument Ave, now known to many Richmonders...

July 29, 2020 3:17 pm EDT
Law and Policy Kentucky State Police detain a man on West Liberty Street on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. (Max Gersh/The Courier Journal)
Law and Policy This Is What It Means to Defund the Police

Supporters of the movement point out that many of the reforms enacted in recent years have not ended police brutality.

June 3, 2020 3:00 pm EDT
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Law and Policy Former President Obama Addresses George Floyd’s Killing for First Time on Camera: How to Stream Live

The Wednesday address will be a part of the former president’s “My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Town Hall” series.

June 3, 2020 2:16 pm EDT
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Social Justice 12 Things You Should Stop Saying About Racial Injustice

A primer for non-Black folks who —finally — want to talk about racial injustice.

June 1, 2020 6:23 pm EDT
Law and Order Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson marches with demonstrators in Flint. (Photo via Genesee County Sheriff's Office Facebook page)
Law and Order ‘Walk With Us’: Michigan Showed Police Across the Country How They Should Be Treating Protesters

Genesee's sheriff said the officer who killed George Floyd was "not one of us."

June 1, 2020 2:37 pm EDT

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Crews attach straps to the statue Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on Monument Avenue Tuesday July 7, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The statue is one of several that will be removed by the city as part of the Black Lives Matter reaction. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Social Justice 11 Confederate Statues Are Coming Down in Richmond. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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National Trump Fled To The White House Bunker As Protest Raged

Secret Service agents rushed Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion.

June 1, 2020 11:54 am EDT
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Politics Joe Biden Demands Justice for George Floyd, Calls on Americans to Root Out Structural Racism

“The original sin of this country still stains our nation today, and sometimes, we manage to overlook it. We just push forward with a thousand other tasks in our daily life. But it’s always there."

May 29, 2020 3:25 pm EDT