Tag: Death of George Floyd
Floyd verdict sparks hope, inspiration for activists abroad
PARIS — The guilty verdict in the trial over George Floyd's death was not just celebrated in America. It signaled hope for those seeking...
Flashpoint of 1992 LA riots becomes a place of celebration
<p>LOS ANGELES — Two Black men. Two big cities. Two horrifying videos. Two different verdicts.</p>
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Rask, Bruins blank Sabres 2-0 for 5th consecutive victory
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tuukka Rask recorded his first shutout of the season and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to five games with...
‘Sliver of hope.’ Relief, caution as America absorbs verdict
<p>NEW YORK — When the verdicts came in — Guilty, Guilty, Guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn't even realized she'd...
Floyd’s hometown exalts in verdict but tempers expectations
HOUSTON — The streets of Houston’s Third Ward, a historically black neighborhood where George Floyd grew up, echoed with screams filled with the word...
Floyd verdict sparks hope, inspiration for activists abroad
<p>PARIS — The guilty verdict in the trial over George Floyd's death was not just celebrated in America. It signaled hope for those seeking...
Biden to America after Floyd verdict: ‘We can’t stop here’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd “can be a...
Bus driver out of job after racist remark to student
<p>NEW ORLEANS — A white Louisiana school bus driver who made a racist remark to a Black student about the murder of George Floyd...
Floyd verdict gives hope, if only fleeting, to Black America
MINNEAPOLIS — Relief, even if fleeting and momentary, is a feeling that Black Americans have rarely known in America: From slavery to Jim Crow...
Faith leaders hope Chauvin verdict lifts racial justice work
<p>Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty...