Houston, June 10 (Reuters) - George Floyd, a black man whose death under the knee of a white police officer roused worldwide protests against racial injustice, was memorialized at his funeral on Tuesday as “an ordinary brother” transformed by fate into the “cornerstone of a movement.” During a four-hour service broadcast live on every major U.S. television network from a ...
Read more
Houston, June 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners braved sweltering Texas heat on Monday to view the casket of George Floyd, whose death after a police officer knelt on his neck ignited worldwide protests against the mistreatment of African Americans and other minorities by U.S. law enforcement. American flags fluttered along the route to the Fountain of Praise church in ...
Read more
June 2 (Independent) - Some of the leading names in the music industry are participating in “Blackout Tuesday” amid calls for change in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Protests erupted around the US after a video emerged showing a white Minnesota police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes during an arrest in Minneapolis. In solidarity with the ...
Read more
Washington, May 30 (USA Today) – President Donald Trump said Friday he spoke with the family of George Floyd and asserted that his relatives are "entitled to justice" in the case. "I understand the hurt. I understand the pain. People have really been through a lot," Trump told reporters at the White House. "The family of George is entitled to ...
Read more
May 30 (ABC News) - Former President Barack Obama put out a statement on George Floyd, a black man who died after being pinned down by police in Minneapolis. "This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America," he wrote. "It can't be 'normal.' If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, ...
Read more
