One of the four ex-cops charged in George Floyd’s ‘murder’ is confronted by a furious shopper

One of the four officers charged in the death of George Floyd told an angry shopper ‘I’m sorry you feel that way’ when she admonished him as he bought groceries while out on bail.  J. Alexander Keung, 26, on Saturday was shopping at a Cubs Food grocery store in Plymouth, Minnesota –  just one day … Read more

Mike Pence says all lives matter when asked about George Floyd’s death

Pressed by a television host to say the words ‘black lives matter,’ Vice President Mike Pence has instead replied that ‘all lives matter,’ while acknowledging Juneteenth and lamenting George Floyd’s death as a ‘tragedy’. The exchange occurred on Friday night when Pence appeared in an interview with Philadelphia ABC affiliate WPVI-TV, and anchor Brian Taff repeatedly … Read more

George Washington statue toppled by Portland protesters

George Washington statue is covered in a burning American flag before being toppled by up to 40 Portland protesters in Oregon The George Washington statue was pulled down by a group of about 30 to 40 protesters in Portland, Oregon on Thursday night  Footage of the incident on the eve of Juneteenth showed the Washington statue draped … Read more

Bride demands wedding photography deposit refund over BLM post

Twitter users are applauding a wedding photographer for her response to a bride who demanded that her nonrefundable deposit be returned — because the photographer shared a Black Lives Matter post. Shakira Rochelle, a photographer in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, shared an Instagram post in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on June 5. … Read more

Coronavirus: 80% Atlanta patients were black, studies show

Black coronavirus patients in Atlanta were six times more likely to be hospitalized than white patients, new CDC data shows Researchers looked at more than 500 coronavirus patients at six hospital and associated outpatient clinics in Atlanta Nearly 80% of hospitalized patients were black, making them six times more likely to need hospitalization than white patients … Read more

Bachelorette’s Becca Kufrin ‘trying to work through’ disagreement with fiance after police support

Becca Kufrin has revealed where she stands with fiance Garrett Yrigoyen after his recent comments about the ‘thin blue line’ in support of law enforcement in the midst of weeks of protests over police brutality put him at the center of controversy. The 30-year-old reality star opened up about her relationship with the 31-year-old medical … Read more

Minneapolis City Council unanimously votes to replace the police department

The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution to replace the city’s police department with a community-led public safety system.    The move comes days after a veto-proof majority of the council voted to disband the police department after the country erupted in protest over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died … Read more

Donald Trump calls Seattle BLM protestors ‘terrorists’

Trump lashed out again at Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Friday and said the Seattle ‘takeover’ had to end now  Donald Trump has doubled down on his vow to ‘straighten out Seattle’ and its free autonomous zone, calling the protesters inside it ‘terrorists’ again who ‘burn and pillage’ the nation’s cities, and taking another swipe … Read more

Minneapolis cops condemn Derek Chauvin after plan to disband department due to George Floyd’s death

Minneapolis cops condemned former cop Derek Chauvin over the police-related slaying of George Floyd in an open letter to the community Thursday that comes after the City Council plans to disband the department amid calls for reform. ‘Dear Everyone – but especially Minneapolis citizens,’ the letter starts. ‘We wholeheartedly condemn Derek Chauvin. We Are With … Read more

Minneapolis cops condemn Derek Chauvin after plan to disband department due to George Floyd’s death

Minneapolis cops condemned former cop Derek Chauvin over the police-related slaying of George Floyd in an open letter to the community Thursday that comes after the City Council plans to disband the department amid calls for reform. ‘Dear Everyone – but especially Minneapolis citizens,’ the letter starts. ‘We wholeheartedly condemn Derek Chauvin. We Are With … Read more