George Floyd - Page 160

June 15, 2020

Former NFL star Ben Watson preaches justice, kindness at 'Boston Pray' event

Former NFL star Ben Watson led a "Boston Pray" event attended by more than 1,000 people seeking unity and justice following George Floyd's death and racial unrest across the country.

June 15, 2020

Petition to remove Boston statue of Lincoln standing over a slave garners thousands of signatures

Thousands of Americans are signing a petition to remove a statue that shows President Abraham Lincoln standing over a kneeling slave in Boston's Park Square.

June 15, 2020

Black protester carries white man through angry crowd to safety to 'stop someone from being killed'

A Black Lives Matter protester photographed carrying a white man – assumed to be a far-right counter-protester – to safety when demonstrations devolved into violence in London Saturday said he chose to step up, rather than let the man be pummeled by the crowd, “to stop someone from being killed.”

June 15, 2020

Twitter responds to Band-Aid's new bandages for diverse skin tones: 'Took long enough'

Band-Aid’s rainbow of shades is getting brighter.

June 15, 2020

GOP group runs ad attacking Dems over 'defund the police' movement

A Republican group is releasing an ad attacking Democrats over recent calls to defund and abolish police departments in response to the death of George Floyd, playing up the uncertainty about who would respond to emergency calls if police departments are abolished entirely.

June 15, 2020

Texas bodybuilder linked to 'Boogaloo movement' is charged with running steroid trafficking ring, feds say

A Texas bodybuilder who federal prosecutors say is “tied publicly with the anti-government Boogaloo movement” and tried to stir up “guerrilla warfare” against the National Guard has been charged with running a steroid trafficking ring. 

June 15, 2020

Police unions face harsh scrutiny in wake of Floyd death: 'We're being demonized'

Policing the Unions is a five-part series that examines the renewed friction between police unions and politicians in the wake of unrest over George Floyd’s death, and the dynamics at play in efforts to reform law enforcement. 

June 15, 2020

Jimmy Failla: Canceled police shows – punish bad cops but don't pretend good ones don't exist

The cancellations were seemingly a response to online critics who claim police reality shows further “the good cop stereotype” at a time when Americans need to know cops do plenty of bad things.  

June 15, 2020

Steve Hilton: Trump can give voters a choice - reform the police with him or abolish them with Democrats

President Trump should show everyone that the Republican Party has the right ideas and a real commitment to bring equal opportunity to every American of every race.

June 15, 2020

Removal of Jefferson Davis statue in Kentucky reveals surprise bourbon discovery

Looks like somebody was drinking on the job.