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Black Americans living abroad reflect on Juneteenth holiday

June 20, 2022 11:34 am

While there are no official statistics tracking Black Americans moving abroad, many are discussing it more openly after the police killing of George Floyd. In the aftermath, many African Americans saw the U.S. “from the outside in” and made up their minds not to return.

Judge delays trial of 2 ex-cops in George Floyd killing until 2023

June 08, 2022 12:25 pm

Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng were due to go on trial next week on charges of aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd.

Two years after Floyd murder, racial trauma permeates US

May 26, 2022 12:35 pm

Floyd's slaying, along with a series of killings of other Black Americans, has wrought a heavy toll on the emotional and mental health of Black communities.

Joe Biden to issue policing order on George Floyd death anniversary

May 25, 2022 12:39 pm

George Floyd, a Black man suspected of passing a counterfeit bill, was killed when Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kneeled on his neck as three other officers looked on.

Who are the jurors in the federal trial over George Floyd killing?

February 24, 2022 11:33 am

All of the eight women and four men on the jury appear to be white in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis officers who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights during the May 2020 killing.

Derek Chauvin's ex-colleagues face trial over deadly Minneapolis arrest

January 24, 2022 8:00 pm

Chauvin, who is white, was also charged alongside his colleagues by federal prosecutors with violating Floyd's civil rights "under color of law," or in their capacity as police officers.

Who are the 3 officers on trial in George Floyd's death?

January 20, 2022 1:23 pm

🔴 Three former Minneapolis officers headed to a federal trial on civil rights charges this week in the death of George Floyd aren't as familiar to most people as Derek Chauvin

George Floyd case: Media groups protest restrictions for 3 ex-officers' trial

January 19, 2022 11:52 am

Citing the risks of the pandemic, US District Judge Paul Magnuson has restricted the number of people who may be in his courtroom for the proceedings against Tou Thao, J. Kueng and Thomas Lane on charges that they deprived Floyd of his rights while acting under government authority.

Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd

December 24, 2021 10:07 am

The unusual reversal was announced by Republican Gov Greg Abbott’s office two days before Christmas, around the time he typically doles out his annual pardons.