Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd
George Floyd Minneapolis A new George Perry Floyd Square sign is unveiled in front of hundreds of community members Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Minneapolis. The intersection quickly became known informally as George Floyd Square soon after Floyd's death, with a large sculpture of a clenched fist as the centerpiece of memorials. “Today we honor two years since George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement earlier Wednesday. “Each day since, we have remembered George Floyd’s life and legacy as a friend, father, brother, and loved one. ___Find AP's full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floydCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comTwo years after Floyd murder, racial trauma permeates US
Mental health experts say the racism that causes the trauma is embedded in the country's fabric and can be directly linked to the mental duress many experience today. “Black mental health has always been a topic of concern,” said Dr. Christine Crawford, associate medical director at the National Alliance on Mental Illness. While the disparities exist across the board for Black Americans, the APA study noted that Black men in particular have not received the help they need. Nearly 80% of the men continue their mental health care beyond the free sessions. Black organizations have been working to get resources to the Buffalo shooting victims' families, including access to mental health care.
wftv.comBiden orders police reforms two years after Floyd killing
Biden orders a national accreditation system for police departments and a database of offending officers. Seeking to balance the concerns of police groups and Black activists, Biden acts two years after the killing of George Floyd.
washingtonpost.comBiden signs policing order on anniversary of Floyd's death
Biden Policing President Joe Biden speaks as Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, sits in the chair after Biden signed an executive order in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Washington. The order comes on the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, and is focused on policing. It will also create a database to help track officer misconduct, according to the White House. When four officers were convicted last year for killing Floyd, Biden urged Congress to pass legislation to reform police by the anniversary of his death. The White House eventually decided to move forward with executive actions rather than wait for Congress.
wftv.comTwo years after Floyd murder, racial trauma permeates US
Mental health experts say the racism that causes the trauma is embedded in the country's fabric and can be directly linked to the mental duress many experience today. “Black mental health has always been a topic of concern,” said Dr. Christine Crawford, associate medical director at the National Alliance on Mental Illness. While the disparities exist across the board for Black Americans, the APA study noted that Black men in particular have not received the help they need. Nearly 80% of the men continue their mental health care beyond the free sessions. Black organizations have been working to get resources to the Buffalo shooting victims' families, including access to mental health care.
wftv.comTwo years after Floyd murder, racial trauma permeates US
Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked a global protest movement and calls for a racial reckoning to address structural racism that has created long-standing inequities impacting generations of Black Americans.
Biden to sign police reform executive order on anniversary of George Floyd’s death
Executive order FILE PHOTO: Minneapolis police stand outside the department's 3rd Precinct on May 27, 2020, in Minneapolis. President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death. The executive order includes changes to policies on use of force and restrictions on the flow of surplus military hardware to local police. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP, File) (Carlos Gonzalez/AP)President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on police reforms on the second anniversary of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) did not comment on the executive order when asked prior to the signing, CBS News reported.
wftv.comVigil, rally planned for 2nd anniversary of Floyd killing
George Floyd Minneapolis FILE - The family of Daunte Wright gathers on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. A candlelight vigil to honor Floyd's memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for Wednesday's second anniversary of the Black man's killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Activists planned the vigil, along with a rally at the governor's residence in St. Paul, for the two-year anniversary of Floyd's death on May 25, 2020, which ignited protests in Minneapolis and around the world as bystander video quickly spread. The city planned to unveil a street sign officially dubbing the corner George Perry Floyd Square just ahead of the vigil, with Floyd's brother Terrence among those attending. ___Find AP's full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floydCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comBiden to sign policing order on anniversary of Floyd's death
George Floyd Minneapolis Police FILE - Minneapolis police stand outside the department's 3rd Precinct on May 27, 2020, in Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP) (Carlos Gonzalez)WASHINGTON — (AP) — With Congress deadlocked over how to address racism and excessive use of force, President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death. Most of the order is focused on federal law enforcement agencies — for example, requiring them to review and revise policies on use of force. Biden is expected to appear alongside relatives of Floyd, whose killing by Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests two years ago. When four officers were convicted last year for killing Floyd, Biden urged Congress to pass legislation to reform police by the anniversary of his death.
wftv.comVigil, rally planned for 2nd anniversary of Floyd killing
George Floyd Minneapolis FILE - The family of Daunte Wright gathers on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. A candlelight vigil to honor Floyd's memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for Wednesday's second anniversary of the Black man's killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Activists planned the vigil, along with a rally at the governor's residence in St. Paul, for the two-year anniversary of Floyd's death on May 25, 2020, which ignited protests in Minneapolis and around the world as bystander video quickly spread. The city planned to unveil a street sign officially dubbing the corner George Perry Floyd Square just ahead of the vigil, with Floyd's brother Terrence among those attending. ___Find AP's full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floydCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comNew names for Fort Bragg, 8 other Army bases recommended
Renaming Army Bases FILE - Fort Bragg shown, Feb. 3, 2022, in Fort Bragg, N.C. An independent commission is recommending new names for nine Army posts that were commemorated Confederate officers. Among their recommendations: Fort Bragg would become Fort Liberty and Fort Gordon would become Fort Eisenhower. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File) (Chris Seward)WASHINGTON — (AP) — Fort Bragg would become Fort Liberty. And, for the first time, Army bases would be named after Black soldiers and women. Fort Bragg, in North Carolina, is the only base that wouldn’t be named after a person.
wftv.comBiden to sign police order on Floyd anniversary: AP sources
George Floyd Minneapolis Police FILE - Minneapolis police stand outside the department's 3rd Precinct on May 27, 2020, in Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP) (Carlos Gonzalez)WASHINGTON — (AP) — With Congress deadlocked over how to address racism and excessive use of force, President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, according to three people familiar with the matter. The order would require federal law enforcement to review and revise policies on use of force, and it would restrict the flow of surplus military equipment to local police. He is expected to appear alongside relatives of Floyd, whose killing by Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests. When four officers were convicted last year for killing Floyd, Biden urged Congress to pass legislation to reform police by the anniversary of his death.
wftv.comBiden to sign policing order on Floyd anniversary: AP source
George Floyd Minneapolis Police FILE - Minneapolis police stand outside the department's 3rd Precinct on May 27, 2020, in Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP) (Carlos Gonzalez)WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, according to three people familiar with the matter. In addition, the order would encourage limitations on chokeholds and no-knock warrants by attaching strings to federal funding. Biden is expected to sign the order alongside relatives of Floyd, whose killing by Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests. The order reflects a less extensive approach than Biden originally wanted because Congress was unable to agree on legislation that would have increased oversight of law enforcement.
wftv.comWhite House to issue policing order on anniversary of Floyd’s death
Choose your plan ArrowRight The White House has scheduled a signing ceremony at 4 p.m. Wednesday at which the president will be joined by Floyd’s family members, civil rights advocates and law enforcement officials. The executive order also will instruct federal law enforcement agencies to update their use-of-force policies. It will set new restrictions on the sale of military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, the people familiar with the document said. Biden, who is returning from a trip to Asia on Tuesday, will issue the highly-anticipated executive order amid a rise in violent crime and concern among civil rights groups that the White House has lost a sense of urgency around police reform. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
washingtonpost.comAre police consent decrees an asset? Depends on who you ask
Typically, a federal judge oversees the consent decree and appoints a monitor to shepherd it. Nearly two dozen consent decrees are ongoing, even as the Justice Department pushes to make the process more efficient and less expensive. The Justice Department investigation of New Orleans found high numbers of officer-involved shootings, botched investigations and coverups. He credited the consent decree with providing "an opportunity to transform in ways that would be difficult, or maybe impossible, without it." He said that while the consent decree gave people “some peace of mind that the changes would be lasting," many reforms were implemented prior to the agreement.
wftv.comAre police consent decrees an asset? Depends on who you ask
The Minneapolis Police Department will face the scrutiny of a federal program after a state investigation concluded that its officers stop and arrest Black people more than white people, use force more often on people of color and maintain a culture in which racism is tolerated.
Spy agencies urged to fix open secret: a lack of diversity
Intelligence Diversity FILE - A sign stands outside the National Security Administration (NSA) campus on in Fort Meade, Md., on June 6, 2013. Shortly after his death, employees of the National Security Agency had a call to speak to their director about racism and cultural misunderstandings. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) (Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The peril National Security Agency staff wanted to discuss with their director didn’t involve terrorists or enemy nations. The NSA and other intelligence agencies held calls for their staff shortly after the death of George Floyd. People of color remain underrepresented across the intelligence community and are less likely to be promoted.
wftv.comEx-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty in George Floyd killing
George Floyd Other Officers FILE - This photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on June 3, 2020, shows Thomas Lane. Lane former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday, May 18,2022 to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of Thomas Lane's plea agreement, a more serious count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder will be dismissed. The guilty plea comes a week before the two-year anniversary of Floyd's May 25, 2020, killing. Baker said a guilty plea makes sense and he would not be surprised if at least one of the other former officers also took a deal.
wftv.comFormer Minneapolis officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
Choose your plan ArrowRight Thomas K. Lane entered his guilty plea early Wednesday before Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter A. Cahill. AdvertisementLane, Kueng and Thao are awaiting sentencing in the federal case. Jury selection in that trial is scheduled to begin June 13 — though Lane’s guilty plea is certain to spark speculation about other potential pleas in the case. “That deadline has passed.”It was not immediately clear what led to Lane’s guilty plea. Attorneys for Kueng and Thao did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Lane’s guilty plea or whether their clients are engaged in plea discussions.
washingtonpost.comEx-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
The former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday, May 18, 2022, to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. Lane, along with J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, has already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating Floyd's rights during the May 2020 restraint that led to the Black man's death. Chauvin earlier was convicted of state charges of murder and manslaughter and sentenced to 22 1/2 years in the state case. Lane held down Floyd's legs and Kueng knelt on Floyd's back. ___Find AP's full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floydCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comEx-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd killing
A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane, along with J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, has already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating Floyd's rights during the May 2020 restraint that led to the Black man's death.
news.yahoo.comJudge overseeing Derek Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal
The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four ex-Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd said that he has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin's plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison.
news.yahoo.comJudge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal
The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd said Wednesday that he has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin's plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison. Chauvin pleaded guilty Dec. 15 to violating Floyd’s civil rights, admitting for the first time that he kept his knee on Floyd’s neck — even after he became unresponsive — resulting in the Black man’s death on May 25, 2020. The white former officer admitted he willfully deprived Floyd of his right to be free from unreasonable seizure, including unreasonable force by a police officer.
news.yahoo.comPepsiCo commits to investing in Central Florida community
News 6 anchor and Real Talk Real Solutions host Ginger Gadsden recently sat down with the first president of multicultural business & equity development at PepsiCo to learn more about his role and how he is using it to strengthen minority communities.
Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd
George Floyd Civil Unrest FILE - In this June 1, 2020, file photo, a cyclist passes burned-out businesses along East Lake Street that were destroyed in protests two nights earlier in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, file) (John Minchillo)MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murder in the killing of George Floyd has appealed his conviction, saying among other things that the jury was intimidated by ongoing sometimes violent protests and prejudiced by excessive pre-trial publicity. Last June, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in prison after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin pinned the Black man to the ground with his knee on his neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds. ___Find AP's full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floydCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comChauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd
George Floyd Civil Unrest FILE - In this June 1, 2020, file photo, a cyclist passes burned-out businesses along East Lake Street that were destroyed in protests two nights earlier in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, file) (John Minchillo)MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murder in the killing of George Floyd has appealed his conviction, saying among other things that the jury was intimidated by ongoing sometimes violent protests and prejudiced by excessive pre-trial publicity. Last June, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in prison after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after Chauvin pinned the Black man to the ground with his knee on his neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds. ___Find AP's full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floydCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comState report details bias in Minneapolis Police Department
George Floyd Minneapolis Police FILE - Motorists are ordered to the ground from their vehicle by police on May 31, 2020, during a protest in Minneapolis over the killing of George Floyd. POLICE CULTUREThe report said race-based policing in Minneapolis is primarily a result of police force culture. Since 2010, 13 of the 14 people killed by Minneapolis officers were people of color or Indigenous. TRAFFIC STOPSThe report found that Minneapolis officers are more likely to stop vehicles with people of color and Indigenous individuals, often for minor offenses. Second, the report urged the department to quickly overhaul its training to shift from a paramilitary to a public service approach.
wftv.comMinnesota Human Rights department alleges Minneapolis police engaged in a pattern or practice of race discrimination
The investigation, announced after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, examined whether the city and the police department were using racially discriminatory practices and policies.
cbsnews.comSentence, state trial loom for ex-cops in Floyd's killing
Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights now face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for Derek Chauvin.
Police chief, sheriff discuss changes after Trayvon Martin and George Floyd cases
In the decade since Trayvon Martin was killed in Sanford, and especially in the last couple of years since George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, policing has rapidly evolved — perhaps the most ever in a short amount of time.
Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted over protests
A Texas grand jury has indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide after the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors question officer in Floyd killing about training
A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified that he didn’t act on another officer’s suggestion to roll Floyd on his side after he stopped breathing, didn’t ask Officer Derek Chauvin to check for a neck pulse and didn’t try to get Chauvin off Floyd’s neck.