Monday, 13 July 2020

086 - 13TH JULY 2020 - DAILY UPDATES,


GEORGE FLOYD,
Daily update ⋅ 13 July 2020

Former NBA star, George Floyd's close friend lead rally, march through downtown Kalamazoo
mlive.com
... water funneled into Bronson Park on Saturday, joining city leaders, local activists and organizers, to hear from two longtime friends of George Floyd.

Alabama man arrives in Minneapolis after walking 1000+ miles in honor of George Floyd
KARE11.com
Terry Willis has been walking from Alabama to 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis, the spot where George Floyd died in police custody. "This has been a ...

Feds deny Minnesota request for aid after George Floyd unrest. Walz has 30 days to appeal.
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
... his request for a disaster declaration because of the damage caused in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May.

Police search home of St. Louis couple who pointed guns at George Floyd protesters
Globalnews.ca
... part of a nationwide wave of marches and demonstrations over police violence against Black people prompted by the killing in May of George Floyd, ...

George Floyd: 'If you don't break the chain, then who will?'
BBC News
Across the US, street artists have been inspired by the death of George Floyd earlier this year. Tributes have appeared from California to Colorado and ...

As 1967 uprising anniversary nears, parallels to George Floyd protests surface
Minneapolis Star Tribune
As the world watched the civil rights uprising in Minneapolis after George Floyd's death, some in the city were not surprised that it happened here.

Reporter's Notebook: Assemblywoman Shirley Weber on George Floyd and police reform
The San Diego Union-Tribune
On the killing of George Floyd as a tipping point. Weber: Having gone through the Watts Riots, Rodney King, Martin Luther King, all these riots that ...

What Public Reactions to Police Brutality in the US and India Say
The Wire
George Floyd died in the US, everyone saw it. Jayaraj and Bennix died (read murdered) in Thoothukudi, everyone grieved. Both incidents have stirred ...

Residents on South, West sides remember George Floyd and call for peace
WGN-TV
CHICAGO — Residents on the South and West sides remembered George Floyd on Saturday and called for neighborhoods to come together to help ...

Lawyer: Over 150 Minneapolis officers seeking disability, cite PTSD after death of George Floyd
KGO-TV
More than 150 Minneapolis police officers are filing work-related disability claims after the death of George Floyd and ensuing unrest.

LTE: Exploiting George Floyd's death
Bucks County Courier Times
Opinion. LTE: Exploiting George Floyd's death. Upcoming Events. Sunday. Posted at 5:15 AM. Share. It is ironic that we have been subjected to ...
Hero of her own story: A young eyewitness to George Floyd's killing is writing a children's book
yoursun.com
George Floyd's death has ignited protests and riots across the globe as well as calls to correct racial injustices. Judeah Reynolds, 9, is writing a ...
'Apartheid and Jim Crow are really no different': Why George Floyd's death reverberated in Africa
ABC News
Activists hold placards as they march from the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, during a protest against the death of George Floyd, June 6, 2020.

NMHU Foundation establishes George Floyd Memorial Scholarship
Albuquerque Journal
LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO – Thanks to a generous donor, the New Mexico Highlands University Foundation announced that it will establish a George ...

Bill T. Jones Talks With Bill Moyers about Race and Revolution, George Floyd and A Cabin Boy ...
BillMoyers.com
... police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, which has turned into a whole generational political movement on top of COVID, the social protesting ...

Multiple police departments apologize for mistaken identity stop in Bloomington
KARE11.com
"George Floyd came into my head ... specifically the clip where they put him in the back and they're doing all kinds of things to him," Strong said in the ...

Black Students Afraid to Return to Kansas State University After Racist Tweet | Voice of America ...
Voice of America
Jaden McNeil tweeted, "Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month!" A statement that drew support from national white ...

Bon Jovi reflects on George Floyd, protests on new song 'American Reckoning'
Daily Times
Bon Jovi reflects on the death of George Floyd, the protests that followed and this moment in US history on the band's new song “American Reckoning.

No federal money to rebuild Twin Cities after George Floyd riots
KIMT 3
A man poses for a photo in the parking lot of an AutoZone store in flames, while protesters hold a rally for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Wednesday, ...

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