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*The City of Minneapolis has reached a $27 million settlement with George Floyd’s family. Floyd’s family filed the wrongful death lawsuit in July against the city, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, the 3 other officers involved in the May 25 arrest of Floyd that resulted […]

*You only conclude that the defense lawyers for the four ex-Minneapolis cops charged in the death of George Floyd are pretty creative or desperate for a defense. We say that because they are claiming that Floyd swallowed fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid, before his arrest, but the slain man’s lawyers disputed that. You can best […]

George Floyd – Derek Chauvin *George Floyd’s sister spoke out on the anniversary of his death on Monday (Memorial Day) to announce she forgives the former cop who murdered him. “I’m not saying that it’s okay what he did — it’s not,” LaTonya Floyd tells PEOPLE. “But I pray that the next time he […]

Gianna Floyd via Twitter.com * George Floyd’s six-year-old daughter is officially a Disney shareholder, thanks to music icon/actress Barbra Streisand. Gianna Floyd revealed the generous gift in an Instagram post on Saturday. The message features a photo of her smiling with the certificate she received in the mail. Streisand also sent the child two of […]

George Floyd and the former police officer who killed him, Derek Chauvin *George Floyd’s second grade teacher Waynel Sexton spoke out on her former student during an interview with CNN.  Sexton also shared an essay that an 8-year-old George penned as part of a Black History lesson at Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Texas. The assignment […]

In this file photo taken on May 29, 2020 flowers, signs and balloons are left near a makeshift memorial to George Floyd near the spot where he died while in custody of the Minneapolis police, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Getty) *One year ago today, millions of people worldwide watched the murder of a then unknown African […]

*We assume the city of Minneapolis is ready. After all, they can’t be surprised that George Floyd‘s family attorney, Ben Crump, has filed a lawsuit against the city and its police force. Crump and his co-counsel, Antonio Romanucci, announced the civil suit on behalf of the Floyd family with a news conference outside the federal […]

[…] *Today Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Floyd family attorney Ben Crump were both guests on SiriusXM’s “The Joe Madison Show” to discuss yesterday’s verdict and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. When asked by Madison what sentencing recommendation AG Ellison will make to the judge in the Derek Chauvin case, Ellison responded “I […]

*Terrence Floyd, the brother of George Floyd — the Black man who was murdered by four Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day — has called on protestors to put and to the rioting and looting. In an interview with ABC News, Terrence said the violent protests against police brutality is “overshadowing what is going on.” “I […]

Statues of George Floyd, John Lewis and Breonna Taylor made by the artist Chris Carnabuci for Confront Art’s exhibition “Seeinjustice” on display in Union Square in New York City. (Getty) *We reported earlier that someone vandalized a statue of George Floyd in New York’s Union Square with paint. The incident occurred not even 48 hours […]

George Floyd *In honor of George Floyd’s 50th birthday, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a “meaningful” police reform bill. “George Floyd should be alive,” Biden said in a statement Saturday on the White House website. “He should be celebrating his 50th birthday with his young daughter Gianna, family, and friends. He […]

Cher, George Floyd / Twitter *Music icon Cher has apologized for a tweet in which she suggested that she could have prevented George Floyd’s death. Floyd died while being detained by Minneapolis police last May after former officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. Chauvin is currently on trial […]

Derek Chauvin at sentencing – screenshot *WASHINGTON – Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. CBC Chairwoman Joyce Beatty offered the following quote: “We were hoping to see the most severe sentencing option in this case, but the CBC acknowledges the significance of […]

[…] EURWEB: Police Searching for Boyfriend of 22-year-old Woman (Dasia Johnson) Who was Found in 2 Suitcases | VIDEO A person holds a sign displaying a portrait of George Floyd during a vigil at an art installation honoring victims of police brutality in Minneapolis in June 2020. – (Kerem Yucel-AFP-Getty Images) While an off-duty nurse in […]

[…] *Continuing to make a complete ass of himself, Kanye”Ye” West appeared on Revolt’s “Drink Champs” newest podcast and said he watched Candace Owens’ documentary she created on George Floyd. He actually went on to allege that Floyd was killed by fentanyl—saying, “They hit him with the fentanyl. If you look the guy’s knee wasn’t even […]