George Floyd May 25, 2022 Minneapolis marks 2 years since George Floyd's murder George Floyd was murdered by then-Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin two years ago on Wednesday, sparking a nationwide protests and widespread riots.
Police and Law Enforcement May 24, 2022 Biden to sign police reform executive order on two-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder: reports President Biden is reportedly signing an executive order Wednesday to revise use-of-force guidelines, curtail no-knock warrants, and cut back on the transfer of military equipment to police.
Media May 24, 2022 Washington Post deletes tweet claiming George Floyd was 'shot and killed' by Minneapolis police The Washington Post tweet was deleted and replaced the language that incorrectly stated that George Floyd was shot prior to his death in May of 2020.
Florida May 23, 2022 Florida university must reinstate professor who was fired over 'Black privilege' tweets A professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF) will be reinstated after he was fired following tweets about “Black privilege,” according to an arbitrator.
Boston May 19, 2022 BLM activist leader of Boston nonprofit faces fraud charges for allegedly laundering 2020 charity donations Black Lives Matter activist Monica Cannon-Grant faces federal fraud charges for allegedly embezzling funds from her Boston anti-violence non-profit to cover personal expenses after the death of George Floyd.
George Floyd May 18, 2022 George Floyd death: Former Minneapolis officer Thomas Lane pleads guilty to manslaughter charge Thomas Lane, a former Minneapolis police officer, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a manslaughter charge in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 death
POLITICS May 17, 2022 Black Lives Matter paid nearly $4M to board secretary, co-founder's brother, and father of her child The Black Lives Matter Global network foundation dished out millions in consulting fees, including to a board member and to individuals closely associated with its co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
Media May 17, 2022 LA Times editorial board blames ‘normalization’ of ‘virulent white supremacy’ on Republicans The L.A. Times editorial board claimed that Republicans have ignored and encouraged the racist rhetoric that led to the recent mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store.
CRIME May 16, 2022 May 2022 has seen 33 mass shootings so far Data from the Gun Violence Archive show the U.S. has seen 33 mass shootings since the start of this month to May 15
New York City May 12, 2022 Feds seek dramatically reduced sentence for NYC 'Molotov cocktail lawyers' in 2020 attack on NYPD vehicle Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman, arrested in the firebombing of an NYPD vehicle in May 2020, reached a plea deal with prosecutors that may dramatically reduce their sentence to about two years.
Police and Law Enforcement May 12, 2022 BLM has left Black Americans worse off since the movement began, experts say Experts say Black America has not benefitted since the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement, which called for defunding the police after the killing of George Floyd.
