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Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoMore than a year after the historic sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal to overturn ...
Court blocks grants to Black women entrepreneurs in case that could restrict DEI efforts by...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA scholar of nonprofits explains why she’s concerned that the decision in the Fearless Fund case...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoIf you recall, West recently declared that Floyd died from fentanyl, and not due to homicide under the knee of Derek Chauvin. “When I see that video as ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoGeorge Floyd suffered as he died. Plenty of violent cops kill unarmed Black men for trifling reasons but Chauvin didn’t just extinguish Floyd, he ensured that his transition was excruciating ...
Americans used to unite over tragic events − and now are divided by them
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTragedy seldom unifies Americans today. Every year, horrific crises induce tremendous suffering....
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoThis may be hard for many to fathom but—and I swear it is true—Tim Scott even believed in things. “I was Black before I got to the Senate and I’m going to be Black after I leave the Senate,” ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoFowler said on the stand that he believed Floyd’s death was caused by “sudden cardiac arrhythmia” connected to Floyd’s drug use, hypertension, and generally anything else but Chauvin pressing ...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 5 days agoRogue radio operators managed to crack into the Chicago police channel on Tuesday and broadcast the verdict from the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoGeorge Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, delivered the spark of life testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial earlier this year. Wright was a manager at Famous ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days agoThao was originally convicted of the charges in May. With Thao’s sentencing, now all four officers involved in Floyd’s death have been convicted of federal and state charges, which includes ...