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Today in History: May 25, police kill George Floyd
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoToday is Thursday, May 25, the 146th day of 2024. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed ...
Texas governor pardons Uber driver convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester
Reuters· 20 minutes agoAn Uber driver convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a man...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, Army sergeant convicted of murdering protester in 2020
NBC NEWS· 1 hour agoTexas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a pardon on Thursday for the Army sergeant convicted of murder last...
Tacoma City Council member Catherine Ushka has died. She’s remembered as fierce advocate
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoReed noted that Ushka served as chair throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and during the social-justice...
Murder Trial Set for September for Minnesota Trooper Who Shot Motorist During Freeway Stop
US News & World Report· 5 hours agoA Minnesota state trooper who's charged with murder for fatally shooting a motorist as he tried to pull away from a traffic stop is set to go on trial in September. Trooper Ryan Londregan, 27 ...
The tide is turning against a controversial term accused of covering up deaths in police custody
Phys.org· 23 hours agoUpdated medical guidance on "excited delirium," the controversial term accused of covering up deaths...
Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 2 days agoTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in vain: “Can’t breathe.”
Community remembrances planned for Houston civil rights leader Rev. William Lawson | Houston Public...
Houston Public Media· 5 hours agoThe current pastor at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in the Third Ward reflected Wednesday on the...
Texas Governor Pardons Man Who Murdered BLM Protester
Los Angeles Magazine· 38 minutes agoThe constitutional right to protest just took a hit in Texas where Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned a man...
Matt Gaetz evokes 'standing by' language adopted by Proud Boys as he attends court with Donald Trump
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoU.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz evoked language adopted by the far-right Proud Boys extremist group as he...