Derek Chauvin and three other cops involved in George Floyd’s death indicted on federal charges

Derek Chauvin and the three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s death have been indicted on federal hate crimes charges.  Chauvin, 45, Thomas Lane, 38, J Alexander Kueng, 27, and Tou Thao, 35, were charged Friday with willfully violating Floyd’s civil rights when he died under Chauvin’s knee.  Chauvin, 45, was convicted … Read more

Biden says George Floyd’s death showed ‘the knee on the neck of justice for black Americans’

President Joe Biden told the nation Tuesday that the verdict in the Derek Chauvin case sends the message that no one is ‘above the law’ – as he demanded new action to honor George Floyd after a killing he called a ‘stain on the nation’s soul.’ Biden spoke from the White House’s Cross Hall after … Read more

Biden says George Floyd’s death showed ‘the knee on the neck of justice for black Americans’

President Joe Biden told the nation Tuesday that the verdict in the Derek Chauvin case sends the message that no one is ‘above the law’ – as he demanded new action to honor George Floyd after a killing he called a ‘stain on the nation’s soul.’ Biden spoke from the White House’s Cross Hall after … Read more

Moment Biden and Kamala call George Floyd’s family after Derek Chauvin was found guilty

President Joe Biden phoned family members and lawyers for George Floyd just minutes after a Minnesota jury returned a verdict in the trial that captured the nation’s attention and brought new focus on racial justice issues. Biden phoned along with Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Jill Biden. And in a modern twist, lead … Read more

Moment Biden and Kamala call George Floyd’s family after Derek Chauvin was found guilty

President Joe Biden phoned family members and lawyers for George Floyd just minutes after a Minnesota jury returned a verdict in the trial that captured the nation’s attention and brought new focus on racial justice issues. Biden phoned along with Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Jill Biden.  Lead attorney Benjamin Crump played the … Read more

Biden called George Floyd’s brother Philonise after Derek Chauvin jury was sent out in Minneapolis

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he is praying for the ‘right verdict’ in George Floyd trial and called the evidence ‘overwhelming’ in series of extraordinary comments that come as the jury begins its second day of deliberations in the Derek Chauvin case. ‘I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict. Which is – I … Read more

Biden called George Floyd’s brother Philonise after Derek Chauvin jury was sent out in Minneapolis

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he is praying for George Floyd’s family and called the evidence in the Derek Chauvin trial ‘overwhelming.’ He said he hoped the jury, which has begun deliberations on the charges of murder and manslaughter against Chauvin, reaches the ‘right verdict.’ ‘I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict. The … Read more

George Floyd’s girlfriend reveals she was Daunte Wright’s TEACHER

George Floyd’s girlfriend was Daunte Wright’s high school teacher, it has emerged, in a tragic link between the two families.  Courteney Ross spoke of her connection to the 20-year-old after appearing at a joint press conference with the Floyds and the Wrights and attorney Ben Crump on Tuesday.   Her boyfriend George Floyd was killed in … Read more

George Floyd’s girlfriend reveals she was Daunte Wright’s TEACHER

George Floyd’s girlfriend has revealed she was Daunte Wright’s high school teacher in a tragic link between the two families.  Courteney Ross made the revelation during a press conference alongside Floyd’s family and attorney Ben Crump on Tuesday. Her boyfriend George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis in May last year after cop Derek Chauvin knelt on … Read more

George Floyd’s brother kneels outside court as Derek Chauvin’s trial begins

Derek Chauvin (pictured in a Minneapolis courtroom on March 15) has been charged with second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd As of Monday, all 15 jurors who will hear the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin have been impaneled. Twelve jurors will deliberate and … Read more