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Twelve former FBI agents fired for kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest filed a lawsuit seeking reinstatement, claiming they acted to de-escalate tensions, not make a political statement. The protest followed George Floyd’s death, and the agents say kneeling helped avoid violence during a volatile situation in Washington. Initially cleared by internal reviews, the […]
Civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong reflects on the limited progress since George Floyd’s murder in 2020. While some jurisdictions have passed reforms like banning chokeholds and limiting no-knock warrants, broader federal changes remain stalled. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act has not passed Congress, and systemic issues like over-policing and racial injustice persist. […]
A biopic titled “Daddy Changed the World,” centered on the life of George Floyd, is currently in development, with his daughter Gianna Floyd and her mother Roxie Washington serving as executive producers. The film, produced by Queens Film & Media Productions and Night Fox Entertainment, will have a screenplay written by Gregory R. Anderson, known […]
After Kanye West’s horrific comments about George Floyd and alleging he died from fentanyl, and not being choked by the knee of a cop, are coming back at him at a hefty price. Roxie Washington, the mother of Gianna Floyd (George Floyd’s daughter), has filed a $250,000,000 lawsuit against the rapper. Washington’s attorneys stated that […]
The family of George floyd announced plans to sue producer and Rapper Kanye West after he made a comment on the “Drink Champs” podcast saying George Floyd died from a fentanyl overdose and not by homicide. The family plans to sue for $250 million dollars, documents from the autopsy show evidence that George Floyd was […]
https://youtu.be/qEtH36F4YVw Kanye West finds himself in news headlines again this time he made comments on the hit podcast “Drink Champs” about the death of George Floyd.
On the 2 year anniversary of his death, the intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor. A commemorative street sign marked the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue as “George Perry Floyd Square” Source: CBS News
It has been nearly two years since the death of George Floyd, where an officer, who has now been convicted of murder, holding his knee on Floyd’s neck until he stopped breathing. To remember and honor George Floyd, composer Adolphus Hailstork and librettist Herbert Martin, both in their 80s, joined forces to create an orchestral […]
Yesterday, the jury selection began for the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers who were on the scene when their fellow officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, ultimately killing Floyd. The three officers charged are Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane. They stand […]
Singer Erykah Badu shared a special moment on her social media by paying tribute to George Floyd, along with his family for what would have been Floyd’s 48th birthday. At one of Badu’s tour stops in Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Armory, Badu invited Floyd’s family backstage. In a short clip seen on her Instagram story, […]
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