Did you know that Elson Floyd a pioneer in minority education was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? This is the truth. Elson Floyd pledged the Mu Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. Elson Floyd was an African American educator who served as the first Black President of Western Michigan State University, University […]
Wales will become the first UK nation to make black history lessons mandatory in schools, from 2022. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and Black Lives Matter protests, the government wants children to become “ethical and informed”. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on […]
A Connecticut teen is facing two counts of third-degree computer crimes after he allegedly hacked his school’s database and changed a yearbook caption to an Adolf Hitler quote and changed another to include the name of one of the Boston Marathon bombers. 18-year-old Hollister Tryon, a graduate of Glastonbury High School, was arrested on July […]
A 22-minute video compilation released last week shows Facebook group Detroit Will Breathe shows that Detroit police officers encouraged one another to turn off their body cameras. Then shove and pepper spray protesters who were complying with orders after the death of George Floyd’s in 2020. The group posted the collection of police statements, body […]
Two statues were unveiled last week to honor George Floyd was vandalized in Brooklyn, New York and Newark, New Jersey. The statues were defaced while the nation was awaiting the sentencing of former Minneapolis officer Derick Chauvin for the murder of Floyd in May of 2020. George Floyd statue was unveiled on Juneteenth at 1545 […]
Some of George Floyd’s family members on Friday called Derek Chauvin’s 22 1/2-year sentence for murder in his death insufficient, while others expressed optimism that it would be an impetus for change. One of Floyd’s brothers, Rodney Floyd, called the sentence a “slap on the wrist.” “We’ve suffered a life sentence for not having him in our […]
Derek Chauvin, who was convicted earlier this year on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for his involvement in George Floyd‘s death, was sentenced to over 20 years in prison on Friday. While prosecutors requested a 30-year prison sentence for the 45-year-old former Minneapolis officer, Chauvin’s defense attorney was asking for a more lenient punishment, CNN […]
A discussion of influences, and poetry within “Apples and Oranges” by Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd; along with cultural elements appropriate to the time that may have influenced the song and actions in the US tour and American Bandstand appearance; and personal history of Mr Barrett that may be tied to this song and the […]
Darnella Frazier, the teenager who recorded the harrowing last minutes of George Floyd’s life, was awarded an honorary Pulitzer Prize on Friday. Frazier, who was 17 years old when she filmed former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin fatally kneeling on Floyd’s neck, was honored with a “special citation” by the Pulitzer Prize committee for “courageously” […]
At least one person was shot during a tribute ceremony on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death on Tuesday, just feet away from the spot he was killed in 2020 by Minneapolis police. The Minneapolis Police Department said they received reports of shots being fired near a street in a part of the city known […]