George floyd
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, […]
Earlier this year, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd on state charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years and also charged in federal court with violating George Floyd’s civil rights when he knelt on his […]
A few days ago, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was sentenced Friday to 270 months — 22.5 years— in prison for killing George Floyd. The family of George Floyd spoke out recently on this news, stating that the sentencing of Derek Chauvin offers closure, accountability — and a step toward healing for both […]
In a video from May 30th, 2020, Atlanta officers are found shouting at Taniyah Pilgrim and Messiah Young, students at historically Black colleges in Atlanta, firing Tasers at them and dragging them from the car. The students can be heard screaming and asking what they did wrong. Fast forward one year later, Pilgrim and Young […]