June 19, 2020 Clarence Henderson: George Floyd protests — what I learned during lunch counter sit-ins in 1960 Since my involvement in the Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-it in 1960, my goal was to ensure that blacks were treated with the respect and dignity that all Americans deserve under the law.
June 16, 2020 Ahmaud Arbery's mother says Trump was 'very compassionate' during White House meeting Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother Ahmaud Arbery, said President Trump was "very compassionate" when he met with various families behind closed doors on Tuesday, prior to signing an executive order geared toward reforming the country's policing tactics.
June 16, 2020 Black Georgia sheriff says shooting of Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta police was 'completely justified' Burke County, Ga. Sheriff Alfonzo Williams argued Tuesday that Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe was "completely justified" in using lethal force against 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, whose death has sparked a new round of protests and controversy over policing and racial discrimination in the U.S.
June 12, 2020 Virginia's push to remove Confederate statues leaves some longtime residents in moral limbo On a rainy Thursday evening in Richmond, Va., a 47-year-old man dressed in dark jeans and a black T-shirt with a white skull on the back knelt on the wet green grass on Monument Avenue and cried.
June 9, 2020 Major Georgia companies including Coca-Cola, Delta call for hate crime legislation in wake of Ahmaud Arbery's death Major Georgia corporations including Coca-Cola, Delta and Home Depot are calling on lawmakers to pass hate crime legislation in the wake of Ahmaud Arbery's death.
June 9, 2020 Donna Brazile: Justice in Policing Act – what's in this historic bill and why it must pass now Transparency! Accountability! Aren’t these virtues among the very least we should expect from the police in our country?
June 4, 2020 Man accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery used racial expletives after shooting him, court hears The Georgia man who allegedly shot Ahmaud Arbery while he was he was jogging on a residential street stood over the 25-year-old's lifeless body, using racial expletives, according to testimony given Thursday in a Gynn Country courtroom.
June 4, 2020 Three Georgia men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery have preliminary, bond hearings The three white Georgia men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery will be in front of a Glynn County judge Thursday morning for their preliminary and bond hearings.
June 4, 2020 Doug Schoen: George Floyd unrest — only this can save Dems from defeat in 2020 As violent protests sweep the nation in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the 2020 presidential election is shaping up to be eerily similar to the 1968 campaign.
June 2, 2020 Bishop T.D. Jakes: Race and policing – Church leaders must drive national conversation, action plan Lately, it seems, each week produces a new account of a black person being slaughtered by police officers or individuals with ties to law enforcement.
