Tuesday, 7 July 2020

081 - 7th July 2020 - Daily Updates,


GEORGE FLOYD,
Daily update ⋅ 7 July 2020

As Indians, George Floyd Lives In All of Us
The Quint
Original art – a tribute poster to George Floyd, whose death has brought us closer to the truth of racism at home. Kounteya Sinha & Soumyadip Sinha.

Kansas State athletes join protest over student's George Floyd tweet
ESPN
... State athletes were among about 100 people who protested this weekend over an insensitive tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd.

3rd Ex-Police Officer Charged In George Floyd's Death Released From Jail On Bond
NPR
A third former Minneapolis police officer involved in the killing of George Floyd has been released from jail.

Hotze Wanted George Floyd Protesters Shot Dead
Reform Austin
... be heard urging a “shoot to kill” order to restore order during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Minneapolis Police Dept To Be Dismantled Over George Floyd's Death
The Quint
In a relief to many protestors vehemently raising their voice against the killing of George Floyd in the United State's Minneapolis by the local police, the ...

Protesters march from Mall of America to George Floyd memorial to demand justice
KSTP
The march ended more than 6 miles away at the George Floyd memorial site in south Minneapolis. Joe Mazan Updated: July 05, 2020 05:36 PM

'Lift Every Voice and Sing' hymn gains renewed resonance amid George Floyd protests
Globalnews.ca
The demonstrations throughout the U.S. were ignited after George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck for ...

Metro Corrections officer suspended for 'unacceptable' Facebook posts about George Floyd ...
WDRB
... “completely unacceptable” social media posts about her support for the confederate flag and criticizing George Floyd, a Black man killed by police.

Council to pen George Floyd resolution
San Marcos Daily Record

George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, and the Much-Needed Indian Role in Anti-Racism
JURIST
Ram Eachambadi, a New York-licensed tax attorney and a 2018 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, discusses the need for a more ...

2020 Aquatennial is canceled
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
... year," but cited the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the death of George Floyd and the subsequent civil unrest in the Twin Cities.

More than half of city employees who took bereavement leave work for police bureau
KATU
(KATU File). PORTLAND, Ore. — More than half the Portland city employees who took bereavement leave after the death of George Floyd worked for ...

Mural of Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, George Floyd erected in Louisville
WDRB
The mural features the faces of Breonna Taylor, David McAtee and George Floyd. Taylor and Floyd were killed at the hands of police and McAtee by ...

Black high school baseball player says fans yelled 'You should have been George Floyd' and 'Get ...
CNN
Jeremiah Chapman, who says he's the only Black player on the Charles City High team, told CNN that fans yelled "You should have been George Floyd" ...

George Floyd's former partner and Rayshard Brooks' widow know each other's pain: "Keep fighting ...
CBS News
George Floyd's former partner and Rayshard Brooks' widow know each other's pain: "Keep fighting, don't stop".

Will George Floyd's death reshape discourse on racism in Britain?
Daily Sabah
The black American George Floyd is a martyr of a long struggle. Some racism may have ended with his precious life. However, American police ...
Black Iowa baseball player told 'you should have been George Floyd' during game
Sporting News
"They looked at me and said, 'You should have been George Floyd.' Then they started chanting 'Trump 2020.'" Speaking to the Register, Chapman ...

Some Kansas State athletes protest over student's George Floyd tweet
WPVI-TV
... handcuffed man's neck - Kansas State student Jaden McNeil tweeted: "Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!"

Spokane artist restores defaced George Floyd mural in downtown Spokane
KXLY Spokane
— Spokane artist Daniel Lopez restored a George Floyd mural in downtown Spokane, which had been vandalized and covered in white paint last week.

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