Sunday, 28 June 2020

073 - 28TH JUNE 2020 - DAILY DIGEST,


GEORGE FLOYD,
Daily update ⋅ 28 June 2020

The Black Officer Who Detained George Floyd Had Pledged to Fix the Police
The New York Times
One, George Floyd, was sprawled on the asphalt, with a white officer's knee on his neck. The other black man, Alex Kueng, was a rookie police officer ...

NJ corrections officer may lose his job over George Floyd death re-enactment
CNN
(CNN) A New Jersey corrections officer who was suspended for his alleged role in mocking the death of George Floyd and re-enacting it earlier this ...

“Tuticorin Custodial Deaths Worse Than That of George Floyd”, Says Former Vice Chairman of ...
HW News English (blog)
Dr. Mathai stressed that the effects of those demonstrations world over ignited by the killing of George Floyd have not had a reverberating effect in our ...

Kansas State players threaten to leave over student's tweet mocking George Floyd
ESPN India
McNeil had tweeted Thursday afternoon, one month after the killing of Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, "Congratulations to George Floyd on ...

Students Organize Golden Valley Protest to Honor George Floyd
ccxmedia.org
One month after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, a large crowd gathered in Golden Valley on a pedestrian bridge overlooking Highway ...

George Floyd tributes and a concert for plants: 20 photographs of the week
The Guardian
Black Lives Matter protests continue and Liverpool win the Premier League title – the most striking photographs from around the world this week.

George Floyd: Timeline of black deaths caused by police
BBC News
The wave of protests in the US over the killing in police custody of George Floyd are the latest outpourings of anger that have erupted after the deaths ...

Nancy Pelosi pushes Senate with House passage of George Floyd bill
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
The House approved the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act late Thursday in a vote heavy with emotion and symbolism. It was one month to the day ...

Breonna Taylor and George Floyd both deserve justice. But justice for Black women is elusive.
NBCNews.com
Following the unfortunate killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, we were screaming from the rooftops about injustice. And rightfully so.

Nancy Pelosi FORGETS George Floyd's name while lauding police reform bill inspired by his death ...
Daily Mail
George Floyd's death has led to calls in reforms to policing across the country. 'And I said 'I'll recommend that to the Judiciary Committee and to the ...

US Ambassador Ken Auster apologises after Gandhi statue desecrated amid George Floyd protests
Free Press Journal
Appalled as well by the horrific death of George Floyd and the awful violence and vandalism. We stand against prejudice and discrimination of any ...

George Floyd mural painted on the side of future Jamaica Plain cannabis shop
Jamaica Plain Gazette
The site of the future Core Cannabis dispensary in Hyde Square recently commissioned a mural of George Floyd that was painted by artist Alexander ...

Denver's George Floyd protests cost at least $5.5 million in damage, overtime
The Denver Channel
Denver's George Floyd protests cost at least $5.5 million in damage, overtime. Number doesn't include damage to statues this week. items.[0] ...

Couple wanted for setting fires during George Floyd riots may have fled to Texas
KTRK-TV
TEXAS (KTRK) -- A Minnesota couple believed to be connected to several fires set in St. Paul during the protests and riots after George Floyd's death, ...

Seattle, Portland see more unrest month after George Floyd death
Fox News
Seattle, Portland see more unrest month after George Floyd death. Rioters were seen smashing a window at the entrance to the Seattle's West ...

Protesters win a new investigation into Elijah McClain's death
Vox
The political coattails of the George Floyd protests have elevated others killed by the police, including Breonna Taylor in Louisville and Javier Ambler in ...

Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Barack Obama and More Demand Justice After George Floyd's Death
Us Weekly
Celebrities have been using their social media platforms to raise awareness and demand justice after the death of George Floyd. The 46-year-old died ...

Denver reaches agreement in lawsuit over police response to George Floyd protests
The Colorado Sun
The lawsuit claims officers misused tear gas, flash-bang grenades and non-lethal bullets during protests in Denver following the police killing of George ...

Gun sales soar amid coronavirus pandemic, George Floyd fallout
New York Post
... amid the social unrest and violent protests that followed the police-custody death of George Floyd, according to a report. Contributing to the sense of ...

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