Just days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, the Justice Department said they will dismiss police investigations launched during former President Joe Biden’s administration. Harmeet Dhillon, the leader of the department’s Civil Rights Division, announced Wednesday plans to withdraw pending federal lawsuits against police departments in Louisville, Kentucky, following the death of Breonna […]
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5 Years After George Floyd’s Death, Activists Say the Promise of Change Remains Unfulfilled
Originally published by The 19th The fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death is approaching, a time that many remember as a “racial reckoning” that heightened the world’s attention on police brutality and its deadly impact on Black people. Activists, leaders and community members believed five years ago that the country would point to this moment as […]
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“The Blood Is on All of Your Hands:” No-knock Warrants Persist Despite Promises of Reform
The parents of Amir Locke, the young Black man killed by Minneapolis police last week, have called for no-knock warrants to be abolished, as protesters demand the resignations of local officials who failed to prevent the latest in a string of high-profile fatal shootings by officers. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who led the city through […]
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‘The Blood Is on All of Your Hands:’ No-knock Warrants Persist Despite Promises of Reform
The parents of Amir Locke, the young Black man killed by Minneapolis police last week, have called for no-knock warrants to be abolished, as protesters demand the resignations of local officials who failed to prevent the latest in a string of high-profile fatal shootings by officers. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who led the city through […]