Tag: second-degree murder
NAACP Urges Federal Charges In Laquan McDonald’s Killing
The NAACP, the nation's oldest civil rights organization, on Tuesday, February 1, urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against...
Timeline of Events Since George Floyd’s Arrest and Murder
The Associated Press
A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd's arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis:
May 25,...
FORTRESS MINNEAPOLIS: City ‘Violence Baits’ Community Ahead of Chauvin Trial
By Mel Reeves, Editor Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
“It’s upsetting to see all the wire and barricades,” said Mary Moriarty, former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender, in...
Officer in George Floyd Killing Released on $1 Million Bail
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in the killing of George Floyd, was...
COMMENTARY: ENOUGH
Will the Murder of George Floyd Finally Bring About the Change Black People Have Been Demanding?
By Jeffrey L. Boney, Houston Forward Times Associate Editor
“I...