George Floyd

Blaccine: First Dose review – Black voices speak out about the pandemic
Three monologues, told from a Black British perspective, tackle subjects ranging from distrust of the medical system to the gentrification of Brixton
Arifa Akbar
10, Jan, 2023 @1:27 PM

‘It never stops’: killings by US police reach record high in 2022
Law enforcement killed at least 1,176 people or about 100 people a month last year, making it the deadliest for police violence
Sam Levin in Los Angeles
06, Jan, 2023 @11:00 AM

Biden promised to reform the police. Why has so little progress been made?
Bold campaign promises to reform criminal justice are stymied at the state level and amid partisan point-scoring in Congress
Oliver Laughland in New Orleans
26, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM

Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty to abetting murder of George Floyd
J Alexander Kueng to serve 3.5 years in prison to run concurrently with previous sentence he was given in federal trial
Ed Pilkington in New York and agencies
24, Oct, 2022 @4:58 PM

George Floyd’s family sues Kanye West for saying he died from drug abuse
Rapper alleged Floyd died from a fentanyl overdose on a podcast, sparking a $250m lawsuit
Erum Salam
18, Oct, 2022 @9:17 PM

Family of George Floyd considers legal action over Kanye West comments
Rapper alleges on podcast that Floyd died from drug abuse, despite former police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for murder
Laura Snapes
17, Oct, 2022 @10:28 AM

‘People who move together’: the social power of house dance
From TikTok tutorials to street protests and celebrations, house dance is having a moment. Experts explain its liberating appeal
Emi Eleode
17, Aug, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘Like I belong’: how a California bookshop became a safe space for Black readers
The Salt Eaters Bookshop centers culture and community in every element, quickly becoming a literary haven for its patrons
Eva Recinos
21, Jul, 2022 @10:00 AM

Getty opens access to 30,000 images of black diaspora in UK and US
Photos dating back to 1800s made free to allow telling of black history stories beyond enslavement and colonisation
Aina J Khan Community affairs correspondent
12, Jul, 2022 @12:42 PM

‘I will never be against the second amendment’: Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike on rap, racism and gun control
After almost a decade of working alongside El-P, the rapper is releasing a solo single. He talks about the chaos and loss that inspired it, his friendship with Bernie Sanders and the ‘racist’ twisting of lyrics
Ammar Kalia
04, Jul, 2022 @7:00 AM

‘It felt like history itself’ – 48 protest photographs that changed the world
Protest can change everything. Which is why governments around the world want to suppress it. In a week when thousands in the US expressed their fury over Roe v Wade, we look back at some of the images that helped rewrite laws and change the way we think
Gabrielle Schwarz and Felix Bazalgette. Introduction: George Monbiot
02, Jul, 2022 @7:00 AM

What did Blackout Tuesday change? Not much – TV boardrooms are still very white | Michelle Kambasha
Executive roles are still mostly out of reach for Black creatives, says music industry professional Michelle Kambasha
Michelle Kambasha
02, Jun, 2022 @12:30 PM
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