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Minnesota Prosecutors to Use Derek Chauvin’s History of Forcible Restraint Against Him in the George Floyd Murder Case

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 20204136

State prosecutors in Minnesota filed notice of intent to cite eight instances of forcible restraint against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin...

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Lora King on the Legacy of Her Father, Rodney King, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, and More

Selena HillAugust 14, 2020August 17, 2020

by Selena HillAugust 14, 2020August 17, 20203812

Lora King opened up about the police killing of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement, and why she feels like her father is being...

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Congressman John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon Who Transformed A Nation, Passes Away At 80

Derek T. DingleJuly 18, 2020July 20, 2020

by Derek T. DingleJuly 18, 2020July 20, 202063687

Civil rights legend John Lewis continued to fight pancreatic cancer while seeking to change America up until his death at the age of 80...

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Alabama Native Walks 1,000 Miles From Alabama To Minnesota For Social Justice

Dana GivensJuly 15, 2020July 17, 2020

by Dana GivensJuly 15, 2020July 17, 20205335

35-year-old Terry Willis completed a 1,000-mile walk from his hometown of Hunstville, Alabama, to Minneapolis in front of the store where George Floyd was killed....

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Video Shows Pennsylvania Police Officer Kneeling On Black Man’s Neck During Arrest

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 14, 2020July 14, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 14, 2020July 14, 202013365

Video shows an Allentown, Pennsylvania, police officer kneeling on a Black man’s neck Saturday evening outside of St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Hospital....

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Ex-Cop Charged In George Floyd’s Death to Argue Self-Defense

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 1, 2020July 1, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 1, 2020July 1, 20208640

J Alexander Kueng, one of the police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd, is expected to claim he acted in self-defense....

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Judge In George Floyd Case Is Worried Cops Won’t Get A Fair Trial

Derek MajorJune 30, 2020June 30, 2020

by Derek MajorJune 30, 2020June 30, 202023158

The Hennepin County judge handling the case of the four men charged with killing George Floyd is concerned they won't get a fair trial....

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272 NYPD Police Officers Filed for Retirement Since the Police Killing of George Floyd

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 30, 2020June 30, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 30, 2020June 30, 20203519

The New York Police Department revealed 272 officers have filed for retirement between George Floyd's death on May 25 and June 24....

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White Indiana Nurse Loses Job After Stating George Floyd Died ‘Probably Because He Was High on Meth, Fentanyl, and Positive for COVID”

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 26, 2020June 26, 202023246

White Indiana woman went on social media to suggest that George Floyd's death was "probably because he was high on meth, Fentanyl, and positive for...

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8 Minority Corrections Officers File Complaint After Being Barred from Guarding Derek Chauvin

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 23, 2020June 23, 20208857

Eight minority Ramsey County corrections officers have filed racial discrimination charges with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights...