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Lawsuit: Guards beat, taunt inmate with, 'You can't breathe'

An advocacy group for prisoners’ rights has filed a civil rights lawsuit against corrections officers who allegedly ignored requirements that they videotape a prison-cell encounter with an inmate, who says he was sexually abused, beaten without provocation and taunted with words that evoked the 2020 death of George Floyd at…

The Independent UK

Watch again: Families of George Floyd, Eric Garner, and Tyre Nichols meet Rev. Al Sharpton and Ben Crump

Watch again as the families of George Floyd, Tyre Nichols and Eric Garner held a meeting with Reverend Al Sharpton and Ben Crump on Wednesday, 12 April.

The Independent UK

As activists look forward to Dem convention, ex-Chicago police officials look back to lessons from turbulent NATO summit

Former Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy and other retired police supervisors say the 2012 summit provides Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson with a playbook on how to deploy officers for the Democratic National Convention in August 2024.

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Abbott's fast-track to pardon in protest killing 'unusual'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is moving fast to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant convicted in the 2020 killing of an armed protester

The Independent UK

'We all belong at the start line' - For the sport of cycling, the road to equity may just be unpaved

For a third year, a team of 30 Black, Indigenous or POC riders will compete at the SBT GRVL event. Together they hope to pedal toward a more equitable future.

Cycling Weekly

For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise

When George Floyd was brutally murdered in the summer of 2020, a wave of activism spread throughout the country.

The Conversation

Why a portrait artist from Ireland started making comics about U.S. police brutality

Ireland-based artist Pan Cooke creates cartoons summarizing the world's daily news in comics, highlighting how prevalent police brutality and hate crimes are across the U.S.

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Texas governor seeks to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder

Army Sgt. Daniel Perry was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ruled Friday.

WEKU

Texas gov. seeks to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the 2020 fatal shooting of an armed protester during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice

The Independent UK

Army sergeant guilty in fatal Texas shooting of protester

A Texas jury has convicted a U.S. Army sergeant of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice

The Independent UK

Former Minneapolis police union head gets 10-year policing ban after lawsuit over George Floyd protests

Bob Kroll cannot police in several Minnesota counties for the next 10 years after lawsuit settlement

The Independent UK

She's seen tragedy and trauma up close. Now Sara Sidner is CNN's go-to in daytime

NEW YORK — There isn't much that scares veteran CNN correspondent Sara Sidner.

Los Angeles Times

‘You get frustrated’: three Black leaders on Manchester’s diversity problem

Leaders respond after a Guardian study finds just 4.6% of people in prominent public positions in the city are Black

The Guardian - UK

Police reform divides community where cop killed Black man

City leaders in Grand Rapids insist policing reforms and outreach to the Black community ensured protests following the killing of a Black motorist by a white police officer last April did not devolve into violence and destruction

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Minneapolis City Council unanimously approves sweeping plan to reform policing

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council on Friday morning unanimously approved a sweeping plan to reform policing that aims to reverse years of systemic racial bias.

The Independent UK

Minneapolis leaders approve agreement to revamp policing

The Minneapolis City Council has approved an agreement with the state to revamp policing, nearly three years after a city officer killed George Floyd

The Guardian - UK

‘Fear can’t paralyse us’: sister of murdered Brazilian activist vows to continue her mission as minister

Anielle Franco is determined to develop the work of her assassinated sister Marielle in fighting to better the lives of Black people in the country

The Guardian - UK

More than money: the logic of slavery reparations

It’s not just about payment. It is about engaging in good faith with the descendants of enslaved people and addressing inequalities – to make a better future possible

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Daily Mirror

Cops charged with killing man who screamed 'I can't breathe' as police 'knelt on him'

WARNING, DISTRESSING FOOTAGE: Edward Bronstein was 38 and a father of five when he died at the hands of California Highway Patrol officers, just two months before the tragic death of George Floyd

Los Angeles Times

Are Hollywood movies backsliding on diversity? What the latest numbers say

LOS ANGELES — Despite efforts made by Hollywood movie studios to diversify talent following George Floyd's murder three years ago, people of color remain underrepresented in films, going by the latest numbers.

Evening Standard

Edward Bronstein: Seven California officers charged in death of suspect who cried ‘I can’t breathe’

Seven California Highway Patrol Officers have been charged in the March 2020 death of a suspect during a traffic stop after they pinned him to the ground while he screamed “I can’t breathe.”

Los Angeles Times

In 2020, CBS made a landmark deal with the NAACP. So where are the TV shows?

LOS ANGELES — The 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police horrified the country, sparking massive protests and propelling the Black Lives Matter movement demanding justice for Black people in the face of systemic racism and violence.

The Independent UK

Minneapolis council to discuss post-Floyd policing lawsuit

The Minneapolis City Council is set to hold a special meeting to discuss a potential settlement in a lawsuit filed by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights over the city’s policing practices after the murder of George Floyd

Salon

More guns in school is not the answer

In the wake of increasing shootings, arming officers in schools is missing the point

The Independent UK

Q&A: Chuck D talks rap's rise through 'Fight the Power' doc

Hip-hop became a cultural phenomenon against the backdrop of American history, and now Public Enemy’s Chuck D has committed himself to explore its origins

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