Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of George Floyd’s murder, was reportedly stabbed and injured Friday at a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, where Chauvin is currently serving a 21-year sentence for his role in Floyd’s May 2020 death. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an unnamed inmate …
Read More »What Happened to Promises to Disband the Minneapolis Police?
Promises to dismantle the police department, root-and-branch, have come to little in Minneapolis. In the immediate wake of the homicide of George Floyd under the knee of a city cop, a veto-proof majority of the city council vowed to disband the Minneapolis PD and to replace it with new systems …
Read More »Kamala Harris Blasts Trump: 'Keep George Floyd's Name Out of Your Mouth'
On Friday, President Trump gestured to the sky and said that today’s positive jobs report marks a “great day” for George Floyd, who was killed by police last week. “Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country. It’s a …
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