Showing posts with label Black lives matter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black lives matter. Show all posts

Sunday, April 4, 2021

'No justice, no streets': Still grieving, Minneapolis residents wonder how city will move forward after Derek Chauvin trial

MINNEAPOLIS — Ten months after his death, George Floyd's face looks out across a city still raw from his death. The intersection where he died under the knee of a police officer. The neighborhood burned and looted over the following days. The fortified courthouse where that former police officer is on trial for murder charges in Floyd's death.

From the razor wire ringing the courthouse to a smattering of activists occupying the intersection where Derek Chauvin and three officers held Floyd to the ground, this city is still reckoning with the consequences of Floyd's death.

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Derek Chauvin trial live: Police supervisor tells court that officers 'could have ended' restraint of George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS — Two paramedics took the witness stand Thursday afternoon in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and told jurors George Floyd appeared to be in medical distress or dead when they arrived at the scene.

Jurors listened to their testimony and watched body camera footage from an officer inside the ambulance. On Wednesday, they sat through hours of police body-camera videos. 

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

White headmaster at New York Catholic school resigns after telling a Black student to kneel and apologize 'the African way'


The White headmaster of a Catholic school on Long Island has resigned following reports that he had a Black student kneel in apology last month, calling it "the African way" to apologize.

Janey takes office as city’s first Black, first woman mayor


Kim Janey made history this week when she was sworn in as acting mayor of Boston, becoming the first African American and the first woman to hold the office. On Tuesday, her first full day in office, Janey spent the day in meetings with key City Hall staff.

WATCH: MAYOR JANEY'S SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AT 11:45 A.M.


Many City services adjusted hours and operations because of the crisis. We'll continue to keep this page updated with the latest information.

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

The jury has been selected for Derek Chauvin's trial. Here's what we know about them


Six men and nine women have been chosen to serve on the jury during the trial in Minneapolis. Of the 15 jurors, nine are White, four are Black and two are mixed race, according to how the court says the jurors identified themselves.