Iran’s supreme leader, Ayotellah Khamenei, has joined China to criticize the United States saying the police killing of unarmed African-American George Floyd shows the “true face” of the United States and its oppression of the peoples of the world, including its own. Floyd’s killing by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week monday has sparked […]
A GoFundMe campaign to help the family of George Floyd, the black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer forcefully kneeled on his neck during his arrest, has received nearly $13 million, the most donations of all time. The campaign, ‘Official George Floyd Memorial Fund’ created by Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, has received […]
A Florida police department has launched an internal investigation after a video surfaced on social media showing a White Sarasota police officer kneeling on a black man’s neck. The video was taken on May 18 during the arrest of Patrick Carroll after Sarasota police responded to a domestic issue. The man, who was arrested on […]
American civil rights activist, Reverend Al Sharpton (pictured below) delivered a powerful eulogy at George Floyd Memorial service. Speaking at the event which is being held at the Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis, the Baptist minister said: “Go home. Get your rest, George. You changed the world, George.” “I want us to […]
The funeral for George Floyd, who was painfully murdered in Minneapolis, United States last week, will be held June 9 in Houston, the family attorney, Ben Crump has announced. A memorial service will be held in Minneapolis Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.(7pm West African time), according to Crump. The funeral in Houston, where […]
A 20-page autopsy report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has revealed that George Floyd who died after some Minneapolis police officers knelt on his neck, tested positive for Coronavirus in April. The autopsy report came with the family’s permission and it was released after the coroner’s office released summary findings which affirmed that Floyd had a heart attack […]
The mugshots of all the officers involved in the death of an African American, George Floyd, have been released. Their mugshots were released after Senator Amy Klobuchar disclosed that Minnesota Attorney General, Keith Ellison is increasing charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder. The Star Tribune, citing multiple unnamed law enforcement sources, […]
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has warned its citizens against visiting its consulate office at Walter Carrington Crescent over a planned protest on the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. It was earlier reported that some Nigerians had earlier announced plans to protest the killing of Floyd, a black man, at the […]
An independent autopsy ordered by George Floyd’s family and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner have concluded his death was a homicide — but they disagree as to what caused his death. The independent autopsy says Floyd died of “asphyxiation from sustained pressure.” This allegedly occurred when his neck and back were compressed — cutting off […]
Darnella Frazier, the 17-year-old girl who recorded the killing of George Floyd, has spoken out about the incident for the first time. “I watched this man die. I was the one that was recording the whole thing. I’ve seen him die,” Frazier said “I posted the video last night, and it just went viral. And […]