photo credit: ShawnTan // Shutterstock A video went viral on Thursday of a officer within the Buffalo Police Department’s Emergency Response Team, pushing a 75-year-old protester to the ground. The man laid motionless on the ground after he hit his head on the sidewalk, as blood pooled around his head. The officer who pushed the man attempted…… read more »
photo credit: Jeff Bukowski // Shutterstock After the death of George Floyd, the city of Minneapolis has agreed to ban the use of chokeholds by police. Officers are also required to report and intervene anytime they see an unauthorized use of force by another officer. The agreement would require court approval and would become enforceable in…… read more »
photo credit: AustenRisolvato // Shutterstock On Thursday, the preliminary hearing for Ahmaud Arbery, the black man who was chased and killed while jogging in a Georgia neighborhood, was held. Lasting about 7 hours. Travis McMichael and Gregory McMichael, the two men who blocked off the road and killed Ahmaud, along with William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., the man…… read more »
photo credit: Twin Design // Shutterstock As things start to open back up, it seem like football season could be on its way back too. On Thursday, NFL teams were informed that coaching staffs will be able to return to team facilities beginning on Friday. Only 100 personnel will be allowed in the facilities, but its a…… read more »
photo credit: Jeff Bukowski // Shutterstock The Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, who had his knee in George Floyd’s neck for over 8 minutes has been given a new, more serious charge of second-degree murder, from third-degree. Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, who helped restrain Floyd, and Tou Thao, who stood near the others, were not…… read more »
photo credit: Katherine Welles // Shutterstock During an Atlanta protest over the weekend, a video went viral of officers using excessive force when trying to arrest a black man and black woman who were in a car. The two were not fighting back, nor were they causing an issue. Cops can be seen pulling open the…… read more »
photo credit: Kiss Staff June 2nd is #blackouttuesday across Instagram. This movement was called into effect by a number of record labels within the music industry, including Atlantic Records, Capitol Music Group, Columbia Records, Def Jam, Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Records, and Interscope Geffen A&M. These labels all pledged to cease business activity on…… read more »
photo credit: Jeff Bukowski // Shutterstock In the case of George Floyd, the most recently black man to be killed by a white police officer, an independent autopsy reveals that Floyd died from “asphyxia due to neck and back compression,” which contradicts the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s original exam which “revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis…… read more »
photo credit: d_odin // Shutterstock Several curfews have been imposed across eastern North Carolina due to protests over George Floyd’s death. WASHINGTON A city-wide curfew has been issued for Washington and is in effect from Monday at 8 p.m. until Tuesday at 6 a.m. No one should be on the street unless you are traveling…… read more »
photo credit: Sean Wandzilak // Shutterstock Last week, after the death of George Floyd is Minneapolis, protests and riots took place throughout the city, during which a Target was damaged and looted. As a result, Target will be temporarily closing or shortening the hours of about 200 of its 1,900 stores within the United States “out of an abundance…… read more »