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George Floyd was an African American man whose death during a police arrest in Minneapolis in 2020 sparked worldwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism, leading to significant social and political movements.
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The first photos of Derek Chauvin behind bars have been released, as he prepares to face 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second and third-degree murder and manslaughter back in April, and was sentenced for his convictions…
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Parents have slammed a "woke" New York school after their kids were shown a "blatantly racist" video mocking white women. Pupils were shown a video that "openly derides, humiliates and ridicules white women", as per the New York Post. Gabriela Perez-Marques Baron - an alumna and former trustee of the…
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Donald Trump Jr claims a so-called "higher power" was responsible for the destruction of a mural of George Floyd. According to CNN, the artwork commemorating the death of the police brutality victim was painted on the side of a vacant building in the town of Toledo in Ohio. The mural,…
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The teenager who filmed George Floyd's fatal arrest has taken to social media to claim that Minneapolis police have "killed her uncle". In a post made on Facebook, Darnella Frazier, the now-18-year-old who filmed Floyd's fatal arrest on May 25, 2020, stated that her uncle died after Minneapolis police accidentally…
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A George Floyd statue has been vandalized by a white supremacist group in Brooklyn. The incident is now being investigated as a hate crime by the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force, NBC New York reports, with the department revealing that the damage to the statue, which was only recently unveiled,…
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Michelle Obama has shared her thoughts on Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. The former first lady, 57, shared her thoughts on CBS This Morning on Friday (May 7), following the conviction of the former Minneapolis police officer of the murder of George Floyd on April 20. Gayle King asked the former…
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A grand jury has indicted Derek Chauvin, as well as the three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in the fatal arrest of George Floyd, for violating the unarmed Black man's civil rights. Per ABC News, the indictment claims that recently convicted Chauvin, along with Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng,…
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Derek Chauvin is requesting a new trial citing "misconduct" by the jury and prosecutors. The 45-year-old former Minneapolis police officer, who knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, faces up to 40 years in prison after being found guilty on all charges last month. Chauvin's lawyer has…
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President Joe Biden has delivered his first speech to Congress as the 46th President of the United States. The speech on Wednesday (April 28) comes half a decade after the president, 78, first entered congress as a senator and was the first time in American history where two women have…
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Social media users have been left "heartbroken" after watching the TikTok videos Ma'Khia Bryant posted prior to her tragic death. The 16-year-old was fatally shot in Ohio on April 20 - the same day ex-cop Derek Chauvin received a guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd. But just days…
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Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict in the George Floyd trial is "not a cause for celebration," according to a lead prosecutor. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. The ex-cop now faces a maximum sentence of up to…
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Regina King opened the 2021 Oscars by giving a powerful speech about the reality of being a Black mom. The actress, 46, gave the speech in Los Angeles yesterday (April 25) as she presented the first Oscar of the ceremony, where her film, One Night in Miami..., was also nominated…
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Footage has surfaced of the moment George's Floyd's family heard that Derek Chauvin had been found guilty following the fatal arrest back in May 2020. The video in question, which you can view below, shows the family of the late Floyd watching the trial virtually while at home, and celebrating…
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A young girl who watched as Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck during his fatal arrest says she's "proud" of the guilty verdict. Judeah Reynolds was just nine years old when she and a cousin saw the tragic events unfold on May 25, 2020. She was one of the…
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George Floyd's sister has revealed that she is "praying" for Derek Chauvin after his guilty verdict. The former Minneapolis police officer, 45, was found guilty on Tuesday (April 20) of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter following the fatal arrest of Floyd back on May 25, 2020. But in…
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Teenager Darnella Frazier has been praised for filming George Floyd's fatal arrest last year, following the conviction of ex-cop Derek Chauvin. According to CBS News, the then-17-year-old recorded former police officer Chauvin's fatal arrest of Floyd, after resting his knee on the back of Floyd's neck for over nine minutes.…
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Derek Chauvin was spotted inking a note onto hand just moments before his murder conviction. According to reports, the message gives a good indication of what he plans to do next after a jury found him guilty go murdering George Floyd. In a statement to TMZ, Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson confirmed what…
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Derek Chauvin is facing a maximum of 75 years behind bars for the murder of George Floyd. The former Minneapolis police officer, 45, was found guilty yesterday (April 20) of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter on May 25, 2020. According to Minnesota's state guidelines, as Chauvin has no…
