‘Let’s walk’: Sheriff puts down weapon, joins protesters in march | Sunrise

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 has left Minnesota: Lawyer – CONAN Daily

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.

 

Source: Tou Thao has left Minnesota: Lawyer – CONAN Daily

Interview with Assa Traoré, Leader of ‘Justice for Adama’ – OkayAfrica

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

In Unusual Move, U.S. Embassies in Africa Speak Up on Floyd

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

13 Organizations Leading The Fight Against Police Brutality – Essence

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

Brazil Is Starting to Lose the Fight Against Coronavirus | Time

On May 9, Brazil’s death toll from the coronavirus topped 10,000. Instead of marking the grim milestone with an address or a sign of respect for the victims, President Jair Bolsonaro took a spin on a jet ski. Video footage widely circulated on social media shows Brazil’s far-right leader grinning as he pulls up to a boat on Brasília’s Paranoá Lake where supporters are having a cookout. As he grips onto their boat, Bolsonaro jokes about the “neurosis” of Brazilians worried about the virus. “There’s nothing to be done [about it],” he shrugs. “It’s madness.”

 

Source: Brazil Is Starting to Lose the Fight Against Coronavirus | Time

The Forgotten Story of How 13 Black Men Broke the Navy’s Toughest Color Barrier – POLITICO

During World War II, a group of African American sailors were chosen to integrate the Naval Officer Corps, forever changing what was possible in the U.S. Navy.

Source: The Forgotten Story of How 13 Black Men Broke the Navy’s Toughest Color Barrier – POLITICO