The federal inmate who allegedly stabbed Derek Chauvin — the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd — has been charged with attempted murder, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office District of Arizona said on Friday. Prosecutors said that the inmate, 52-year-old John Turscak, stabbed Chauvin “approximately 22 times with …
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Julianna Margulies issued an apology a day after she garnered significant controversy for comments she made on a recent episode of podcast The Back Room with Andy Ostroy. During the interview, The Morning Show actress accused the Black and LGBTQ communities of not supporting Israel and suggested that people taking …
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The U.S. Department of Justice has released the findings of their investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, saying cops routinely violated the Constitutional rights of citizens, used excessive force, and discriminated against Black and Native American people in enforcement activities. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the findings of the investigation …
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Some of Adidas‘ $1.2 billion worth of Kanye West’s Yeezy shoes are back on the market again after the company previously announced that proceeds from any sales would benefit charities like the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother. According to The Associated Press, the first batch …
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On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Daniel Perry to 25 years in prison for the murder of Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster. However, it is unclear how much time Perry will serve, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott has promised he will pardon Perry if the Texas Board of Pardons and …
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A British research group that typically investigates war crimes and human rights abuses has turned its spotlight on Portland law enforcement, releasing a damning report on the use of chemicals against demonstrators by the Portland Police Bureau during the 2020 George Floyd protests. The international investigation is yet another black …
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The year is brand new, and civilian killings by police officers continue unabated. In 2022, police killed at least 1,192 people, the highest number ever recorded, according to the Mapping Police Violence database. A hundred of those people were unarmed. Black people were three times more likely than white people …
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The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s back and restrained him was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison Friday after previously pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter in connection to Floyd’s killing on May 25, 2020. J. Alexander Kueng — already behind bars at a Lisbon, Ohio prison …
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“White Lives Matter” is trademarked by two Black men. In an interview with Capital B, the hosts of Civic Cipher — the Arizona-based radio show focused on racial justice — revealed that they, as of several days ago, own the trademark for the phrase that Kanye West has attempted to …
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In addition to railing against “the Jewish media,” Kanye West spent some time on Drink Champs regurgitating what he gleaned from the George Floyd “documentary” made by alt-right firebrand Candace Owens, his partner-in-White Lives Matter. Most notably, West said that fentanyl, and not being suffocated by a police officer’s knee, …
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