Protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota last week continued to intensify across the U.S. Sunday, as protesters broke local curfews to voice frustration over policing in America.
Source: U.S. police failing to respect right to peaceful protest: Amnesty International
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Mayor Richard Thomas of Mount Vernon, New York, recently discussed how staff at a local JP Morgan & Chase bank called the police on him, a staff member and a Mount Vernon police detective when he attempted to deposit a six-figure check and gain access to the city’s online banking records.
The employee called police on the three men April 25. Fortunately, officers who arrived on the scene recognized the police detective by Thomas’ side, EUR reports. Thomas believes race played a role in the phone call; the two men with him were Black and Hispanic.
Source: Chase Bank Calls Cops on Black Mayor in His Own City
Author and Christian activist Jim Wallis joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss his new book, America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to a New America.
Wallis told Martin that original sin is not just slavery, but the “deliberate dehumanizing and debasing” of African-Americans and the attitude that “Black lives and bodies don’t matter.”
Source: America’s Original Sin: Slavery Never Ended, It Just Evolved | NewsOne
A sheriff is going viral after marching with protestors angry over the death of George Floyd, an African American man who died in police custody.
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson asked the crowd in Flint, Michigan to tell officers what they needed to do – and they began chanting “walk with us.”
So he responded by saying “let’s walk.”
Footage posted to social media shows the sheriff giving hugs, handshakes and pats on the back to protestors.
“I want to make this a parade, not a protest,” Swanson can be heard saying on a video posted to social media.
Source: ‘Let’s walk’: Sheriff puts down weapon, joins protesters in march | Sunrise
Tou Thao is no longer in Minnesota, United States. The Asian-American cop involved in the fatal arrest of George Floyd is represented by Robert Paule, one of the top-rated criminal defense attorneys in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
On May 25, 2020, Thao was one of the four cops from the Minneapolis Police Department who responded to a report by an employee at Cup Foods at 3579 Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis claiming that a customer was trying to pay with a counterfeit $20 bill. The other cops were Derek Michael Chauvin, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng.
It was a fatal arrest witnessed by several bystanders and streamed live on Facebook. Thao did not touch Floyd during the arrest.
A group of Iranian people have held a candlelight vigil for the Black American man, George Floyd, who was killed by the US police.
Source: Iranian People Hold Vigil for George Floyd | Iran Front Page
As police brutality in France intensifies under coronavirus restrictions, we talk to the leader of “Justice for Adama” about her campaign to protect Black communities and get justice for her brother’s death.
Source: Interview with Assa Traoré, Leader of ‘Justice for Adama’ – OkayAfrica
ohannesburg (AP) — As Minneapolis burns over the police killing of George Floyd and shock and disappointment in Africa grow, some U.S. embassies on the continent have taken the unusual step of issuing critical statements, saying no one is above the law.
The statements came as the head of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, condemned the “murder” of Floyd and said Friday the continental body rejects the “continuing discriminatory practices against black citizens of the USA.”
Source: In Unusual Move, U.S. Embassies in Africa Speak Up on Floyd
You’ve been outraged. You’ve been saddened. You’ve been frustrated.
Now get involved.
Here’s a list of 13 organizations across the country that are leading the fight to end the police brutality epidemic plaguing the Black community and the country.
Source: 13 Organizations Leading The Fight Against Police Brutality – Essence
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