Tuesday, 18 August 2020

122 - 18th AUGUST 2020 DAILY UPDATES,


GEORGE FLOYD,
Daily update ⋅ 18 August 2020

Ex-officer told George Floyd investigators that he was just a 'human traffic cone' at scene
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by him and the other Minneapolis police ...

George Floyd: New bodycam shows crowd's horrified reaction, plea for officers to get off him
KABC-TV
New body-camera footage reveals the interactions between George Floyd and the Minneapolis police officers involved in his fatal arrest. Floyd died ...

Black workers increasingly disengaged since killing of George Floyd, survey from Cincinnati ...
Cincinnati Business Courier
... shows that critical metric falling among Black employees following the May 25 killing of George Floyd and the subsequent nationwide movement for ...

Walz: Trump wanted to visit George Floyd memorial. 'Bad idea,' Walz said.
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
Collage of President Donald Trump and George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis. (Trump: AP Photo/Alex Brandon; Floyd memorial: Dave Schwarz/St.

“He Was a Beautiful Man”
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Who was George Floyd? His friends and colleagues share memories of a negotiator, a counselor, a hot-sauce fan, and a clumsy Latin dancer.

Los Angeles County Owes $8M to Man Killed Like George Floyd, Court Rules
Insurance Journal
... to the family of a Black man whose death had similarities to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the California Supreme Court ruled.

Black Lives Matter? After George Floyd murder, Georgia trooper murders 60-year-old over broken ...
Free Press Journal
The move comes amid a national outcry over racial injustice after George Floyd died beneath a Minneapolis police officer's knee in May.

'JUST STOP!': Internal memos reveal Greenville police chatter amid George Floyd protests
Greenville News
By the sixth day of protests that began in Greenville on May 30 in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, command staff of the Greenville Police ...

Who Killed George Floyd?
106.3 WORD
From the autopsy to the toxicology report to newly leaked body cam footage, a more detailed picture is emerging of the final hour of George Floyd's life, ...

Minnesota law firms changing pro bono work after George Floyd's death
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In the wake of George Floyd's killing, some of Minnesota's marquee law firms are suing cities and racing to give free legal aid to those facing racial ...

President Trump reportedly planned to visit George Floyd memorial, Gov. Walz implored him not to
Bring Me The News
President Donald Trump was reportedly planning to make a visit to the George Floyd memorial, prompting Gov. Tim Walz to implore the White House ...

George Floyd and that $20 bill
Albany Times Union
It all started when a store clerk called police, accusing George Floyd of trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. In all the vast Floyd coverage, no one ...

A theology of redemption: How Jazmine Brooks has inspired a movement in Staunton
Staunton News Leader
“George Floyd's murder was inevitable,” she tells the largely white crowd. She's Black, an ordained reverend, an inclusivity expert at the university in ...
Talks continue on reopening 38th and Chicago in Mpls.
KARE11.com
... Ave. in Minneapolis, Minnesota has been closed since the night of Memorial Day, May 28th, when George Floyd was killed in police custody.

BLM protester's arrest leads to crowd at Pittsburgh mayor's home
Deccan Herald
Protests against racism and police brutality have spread across the United States and around the world after the May 25 death of George Floyd, an ...

Poll: Most Minneapolis residents support Black Lives Matter, believe George Floyd's death part of a ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Most Minneapolis residents said they believe that George Floyd's killing was not an isolated incident but reflects a broader problem with how the city's ...

2020 illustrated: A timeline of a tumultuous year
Kansas City Star
... the viewer through the U.S. military strike in Iran, the death of George Floyd and protests across the nation, the arrival of mysterious “murder hornets” ...

Dozens of 'Antifa protesters' trash Brooklyn stores and spray 'f**k the police' in George Floyd ...
The Sun
Park authorities have faced renewed calls for the removal of the sculpture since the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Police Report on Protest Violence Finds Some Errors by Cops, Lays Blame on Rioters
Dallas Observer
Sasavi had come out on the evening of June 1 to protest police brutality following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers ...

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