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Report: Bias 'deeply entrenched' in N Carolina police force

The Lufkin News 26 Feb 2021

Some unidentified officers cited in the study said they felt the Town Council doesn't support police, and one described Floyd as a “drug head” who asked for it and did not die because of the police ... The council asked the firm to take a similar study of the police department in 2020.

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Longfellow Rising: The Rebirth Of Minneapolis’ Epicenter Of Unrest

CBS Sports 25 Feb 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis neighborhood at the center of the unrest following George Floyd’s death is starting to return to life ... Especially when you consider what the intersection looked like late last spring following Floyd’s death.

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LAPD motorcycle officer injured in crash with SUV

LA Daily News 25 Feb 2021

Council presses LAPD on ‘dramatic’ rise in violent crime. Family of George Floyd ‘outraged’ at apparent Valentine’s Day message mocking his death shared among LAPD officers ... LAPD investigates claim photo mocking George Floyd was ...

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City names Floyd to vacant council seat

Clarendon Live 24 Feb 2021

The Clarendon City Council appointed Terri Floyd to fill the vacant term formerly held by her son, Nathan Floyd>, during its meeting last Thursday, February 18. Floyd is a local business owner and has previously served several years on the Clarendon Economic Development Corporation board.

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Generational shift: Education helped Nicholson family pass on paths to success

Index-Journal 24 Feb 2021

Floyd and Mamie Nicholson are two of the most successful Black people ... Floyd has been a teacher, city councilman, mayor and state senator ... “Change is not just going to happen,” Floyd said ... For Floyd, it was the Orangeburg Massacre in 1968 while he was a freshman at S.C ... Anger turns to serviceSo, in 1982 Floyd ran for Greenwood City Council and won.

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Council Member Edward Pollard: A New Black History Maker

Houston Forward Times 24 Feb 2021

When Edward Pollard decided to run to be a member of the Houston City Council back in 2019, he knew he had his work cut out for him ... Council Member Edward Pollard attends the George Floyd protest of police brutality. In Council Member Edward Pollard’s case, his district – District J – did not have a Black majority.

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Malcolm X from the Grassroots to the African Revolution

GlobalResearch 24 Feb 2021

were demonstrating and rebelling in the aftermath of the brutal police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis. As a result, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland held hearings on the racial unrest in the U.S. The brother of George Floyd addressed the UN ...

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D.J. Tice: The challenge of a fair trial for Chauvin

Finger Lakes Times 23 Feb 2021

"Why is the man who killed George Floyd not in jail?" Frey protested ... senators, the Minneapolis police chief and state public safety commissioner, City Council members — and on and on and on ... In the wake of Floyd's death both the Minneapolis City Council and the state Legislature moved to decisively outlaw police use of chokeholds.

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With new grand jury, Justice Department revives investigation into death of George Floyd

Pioneer Press 23 Feb 2021

A new federal grand jury has been empaneled in Minneapolis and the Justice Department has called new witnesses as part of its investigation of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who will go on trial in state court next month on a murder charge for the death of George Floyd, according to two people with direct knowledge of the investigation.

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Best solution to Chicago police abuse is civilian commission that can hire and fire superintendent

Chicago Sun-Times 23 Feb 2021

Chicago police officers stand in front of a mural for George Floyd in Bronzeville on Aug ... Elected representatives would be able to review police activities without input from the mayor or City Council ... Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City Council have largely ignored the mass demands of their constituents.

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US police, paramedics erred before Elijah McClain death: Inquiry

Al Jazeera 23 Feb 2021

The death of McClain, an amateur violinist who worked as a massage therapist, gained renewed scrutiny amid racial justice protests that swept the US throughout the summer of 2020 following the police-involved death of George Floyd in May. Aurora’s City Council had requested the ...

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Black Kentucky cop is fired for providing information about police tactics to a BLM protester ...

The Daily Mail 22 Feb 2021

Jervis Middleton, a black officer with the Lexington Police Department, was accused of contacting activist Sarah Williams in May of last year and giving her details about tactics police intended to use in response to protests over the death of George Floyd ... 31 over Floyd's death.

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Primary headmaster who replaced houses named after 'oppressive' British heroes like Sir Walter Raleigh and ...

The Daily Mail 22 Feb 2021

An email Mr Hill shared on Twitter condemned the 'despicable deeds,' of the historic figures - whose names have been replaced with figures voted in by the school's student council ... Not just because of the individuals our School Council chose as representing our school community ...