[James Byrd Jr.\White Supremacy]
Kristen Clarke: “As we remember James Byrd Jr., we recommit ourselves to fighting white supremacy and fighting for justice for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless others.”
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HOW EUROPEAN AMERICANS CAN UNLEARN, AND ORGANIZE, AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACY
[Future Hope Column]
Glick: “It is critical that more and more people of European ancestry in the U.S. appreciate that a hopeful future for them and their families lies in joining together with, not being hostile to, Blacks, Latinos, Indigenous people, and Asian/Pacific Island people.”
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RUTGERS STUDY: POLICE VIOLENCE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG BLACK MEN
[Police Violence]
Rutgers University-Newark study: “The disproportionate killing of Black suspects is a police problem, not a white police problem.”
Photo: PBS screenshot
GEORGE FLOYD FALLOUT: GROWING CALLS FOR DEFUNDING OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS
[Defunding the Police]
Grassroots Groups: “We come together to call for divestment from policing and investment in resources that directly impact the health and safety of Black communities: healthcare, housing…”
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GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER: 8 MINUTES AND 46 SECONDS
[George Floyd\Oakland Institute]
Oakland Institute: “Today millions of Americans are rising up, collectively expressing outrage, and demanding an end to racism and violence against Black and Brown communities.”
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JOURNALIST INTERVIEWS FLOYD MURDER EYEWITNESS, PALAST REPORTS ON LAPD THREATENING PROTESTERS
[George Floyd Eyewitness\LAPD]
Charles McMillan: “I kept telling the officer, ‘Brother, get your foot off his neck because he’s stopped breathing. He’s going to die. And the officer refused to get his foot off Mr. Floyd‘s neck…I hear Mr. Floyd saying, “Mom, they’re killing me in the street.”
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GEORGE FLOYD: MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARGES CHAUVIN WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
[George Floyd\Attorney General Keith Ellison]
Star Tribune: “According to sources, former officer Derek Chauvin, recorded on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he begged for air on May 25, will now be charged with second-degree murder.”
Photo: YouTube
RACIST CLIMATE OF “OTHERING” THAT LEAD TO GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER MUST CHANGE
[George Floyd\”Othering”]
Winslow Myers: “To have to explain to the innocent why they are an “Other” is a kind of madness, one that fuels the rage that is pouring into the streets of our cities…this cultural tendency toward “Othering” encompasses so much.”
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WHEN TRUMP CALLS JOURNALISTS “ENEMIES” OF THE PEOPLE, ATTACKS AREN’T SURPRISING
[George Floyd\New York Press Association]
Judy Patrick: “The ongoing attacks on journalists in America, especially by police, is truly unprecedented…Since taking office, President Trump has put a big fat “enemy of the people” stamp on every journalist’s forehead.”
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POLICE ATTACKS AGAINST JOURNALISTS COVERING GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS ESCALATING
[George Floyd Protest\Press Freedom]
Alicia Bell: “Free Press is in full solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives and committed to protecting the rights and safety of protesters and the reporters who cover these demonstrations.”
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