If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. Opinions are the writer’s own and not those of Blavity’s. ____ As a longtime resident of downtown Minneapolis, I often get asked what my people are feeling during the trial that has […]
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is on trial for the death of George Floyd, invoked the Fifth amendment on Thursday and will not testify. Whether or not the 45-year-old would take the stand has been a major point of speculation before and during the trial. “I will invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege […]
The convenience store cashier who was handed a counterfeit $20 bill by George Floyd — setting in motion the Black man’s ill-fated encounter with police — testified Wednesday that he watched Floyd’s arrest outside with “disbelief — and guilt.” “If I would’ve just not tooken the bill, this could’ve been avoided,” 19-year-old Christopher Martin lamented at Officer Derek […]
A Minneapolis firefighter who wept as she recalled being prevented from using her EMT training to help George Floyd will be back on the stand Wednesday in the trial of the fired police officer charged in Floyd’s death. Genevieve Hansen, one of several bystanders seen and heard shouting at Derek Chauvin as he pinned Floyd facedown outside a convenience […]
The teenage store clerk who was working at the store where George Floyd allegedly tried to cash in a fake $20 bill moments before he was killed, testified on Wednesday during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Christopher Martin, the 19-year-old who worked at the Cut Foods where Floyd visited prior to […]
Day two of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial left those watching awestruck by the testimony of multiple witnesses who were there when the Minneapolis officer choked George Floyd to death. Chauvin is facing charges of second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, setting off global protests […]
IS IT OK TO SAY THE N-WORD IN 2020 VID: https://youtu.be/5_51bQiYyKE INFORMATIVE BOOK MENTIONED: homepage PETITIONS TO SIGN George Floyd – whitehouse.gov Petition · Justice for George Floyd Petition · JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD Justice for Big Floyd #JusticeforFloyd: Demand the officers who killed George Floyd are charged with murder. Petition · The Minneapolis Police […]
(BPRW) Court TV’s Coverage Of The Death Of George Floyd Murder Trial Begins (Black PR Wire) MINNEAPOLIS – Court TV, the only multi-platform network devoted to live, gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting, and expert analysis of the nation’s most important and compelling trials, has begun its extensive coverage of the murder trial around the death […]
In this video, I talk about the incident around George Floyd and also share top 5 black history movies of all time to help the viewers understand better about Racism, systematic racism and police brutality. Also, this video won’t be monetized ———— Places where you can donate: Black lives matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_… George Floyd memorial fund […]
Nonprofit George Floyd Global Memorial (GFGM) and local organizers will be gathering on Monday for an interfaith Day of Global Prayer for Justice for George Floyd and Black Liberation. The day is intended to reignite the conversation for social justice while reflecting on the officer-involved killing of George Floyd. The day also marks the beginning of […]