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Melania Trump refers to George Floyd as only a 'Black Minneapolis resident' in her memoir

Trump writes more about protests outside the White House than the circumstances of Floyd's death.

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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says Trump wanted to 'shoot' demonstrators protesting George Floyd's death: book

"Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?" Trump reportedly asked of th…

John L. Dorman   


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It's been two years since the murder of George Floyd. Here's how policing in the country has changed.

Last year police murdered 1,144 people, according to Mapping Police Violence, 48 more people than i…

DeArbea Walker   


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A federal judge has accepted Derek Chauvin's plea in George Floyd civil rights abuse case

The judge will sentence Derek Chauvin to between 20 and 25 years in the case, according to his plea…

Haven Orecchio-Egresitz   


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Booker ends bipartisan talks over police reform, citing 'too wide a gulf' with Republicans

Rep. Karen Bass called on the Biden administration to press forward on police reforms, possibly via…

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Across racial lines, policing emerged as a deciding factor in the elections

Ballot measures - most of which centered on the amount of police presence particular areas should h…

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Should Derek Chauvin face 30 years in prison? Criminal justice reform advocates say a long sentence would do more harm than good

"People do have a right to celebrate a guilty verdict," said activist Katherin Hervey. "However, ou…

Haven Orecchio-Egresitz   


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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said the company would pledge money towards Black Lives Matter last year, but it has yet to fulfill that promise

The company said they were committed to donating to the Black Live Matter organization last summer …

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One year after George Floyd's death, there are nearly 200 fewer police officers on active duty in Minneapolis

A spokesman didn't want to speculate about why the active-duty force shrank after Floyd's death, bu…

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A judge wrote that the girls who witnessed George Floyd's murder were free to walk away. Minnesota's AG wants to correct the record.

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison asked the judge to remove language suggesting girls who witnessed Floyd'…

Haven Orecchio-Egresitz   


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It's illegal to pick jurors based on race, so why does it happen all the time?

To get the makeup they want, attorneys often use racial "proxies" like tattoos or social attitudes …

Irene Jiang   


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Derek Chauvin will remain in a segregation unit at a maximum security prison post-sentencing

Chauvin is serving his 22.5-year prison sentence at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Oak Park…

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George Floyd's death propelled his uncle into activism, and he says that won't stop with Chauvin's sentence

"One of our favorite people got murdered in the middle of the street like a dog," Floyd's uncle Sel…

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Derek Chauvin's sentence isn't enough to say cops will now be held accountable, criminal justice experts say

Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison, but that doesn't mean every cop who murders a civili…

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Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 1/2 years for murdering George Floyd

In April, a jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughte…

Haven Orecchio-Egresitz   


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A judge denied Derek Chauvin's request for a new trial one day before his sentencing

Judge Peter Cahill ruled that Chauvin failed to demonstrate that there was prosecutorial or juror m…

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A lawyer for Derek Chauvin asked a judge to sentence him to probation, saying cops have shorter life expectancies

Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd, faces up to 40 years in prison. His attorney …

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A judge said Derek Chauvin is 'financially unable' to hire an attorney to defend him against civil rights charges

Chauvin made his first federal court appearance Tuesday by video from the prison where he is awaiti…

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George Floyd's life was celebrated one year after his killing sparked a worldwide movement for racial justice

Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, leads the chant "say his name" as members of the Floyd …

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I'm an incarcerated person. I know for a fact that Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict isn't 'accountability,' it's just punishment

In the wake of Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict, the American public needs to understand the differen…

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