Stories tagged: "George Floyd"

Crime Virginia republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, participates in a debate with democratic gubernatorial candidate former Governor Terry McAuliffe at Northern Virginia Community College, in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Crime Read This If You Think Crime Is a Huge Problem in Virginia

2020 saw an increase in murders in Virginia and 45 other states across the country. Politicians like Glenn Youngkin have one explanation for that increase, but we actually did the research. Here's the truth.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil October 13, 2021 1:58 pm EDT
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...

Arianna Coghill Arianna Coghill 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.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil 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.

Brandon Gates Brandon Gates June 3, 2020 2:16 pm EDT
Opinion Social-injustice
Opinion 12 Things you Should Stop Saying About Racial Injustice

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

Anjanette Delgado Anjanette Delgado June 1, 2020 5:23 pm EDT

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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."

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel Martha Spall Martha Spall Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain June 1, 2020 2:37 pm EDT
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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.

Associated Press Associated Press June 1, 2020 11:54 am EDT