deGregory: White supremacy in Wakanda
Opinion by Crystal deGregory | June 5, 2020
The executions of Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, George Floyd, and countless other unarmed black men and women have ignited a series of protests that have moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to cities all across the United States, and now the world over. The gig, it seems, is...
Judge: $750K bail for 3 ex-officers accused in Floyd’s death
By Steve Karnowski | The Associated Press | June 4, 2020
A judge set bail at $750,000 apiece Thursday for three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, as a memorial service took place just blocks away. Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng made their first appearances in Hennepin County District Court as...
Atlanta Responds: Atlanta’s voices are heard following violent and non-violent protests
By Martel Sharpe | The Atlanta Voice | June 4, 2020
The streets of Downtown Atlanta have been occupied daily by protesters since Friday, May 29, in response to the outrage of the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis, MN resident who was killed by policemen, and Breonna Taylor and Amhaud Aubrey, who were all victims of racial discrimination and...
Black Southwest flight attendant’s emotional conversation with white airline CEO
Brekke Fletcher | CNN | June 3, 2020
Stories of inflight interactions between flight attendants and passengers usually go viral because someone did something, well, not nice. This is not one of those. JacqueRae Hill, from Dallas, Texas, has been a flight attendant with Southwest Airlines for 14 years. When the protests turned violent the night of May...
Georgia governor: No more National Guard troops for now
By Ben Nadler and Sudhin Thanawala | The Associated Press | June 3, 2020
Georgia’s governor warned Tuesday that he would “do whatever is necessary” to prevent more violence following protests over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, but he ruled out calling up more National Guard troops or law enforcement officials for now. Gov. Brian Kemp said he understood why people were...
Groups condemn detainment of journalists in Atlanta protests
By The Associated Press | June 3, 2020
Journalism organizations are condemning authorities’ detainment of two journalists who were covering protests in Atlanta. The Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists said in a news release that one journalist was detained Sunday and another on Monday covering protests and unrest that has followed the death of George...
Tensions rise as Floyd protests and racial unrest travel worldwide
By Sylvie Corbet and Nicolas Garriga | The Associated Press | June 2, 2020
Tear gas choked Paris streets as riot police faced off with protesters setting fires Tuesday amid growing global outrage over George Floyd’s death in the United States, racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics around the world. French protesters took a knee and raised their fists while firefighters struggled to extinguish...