The Latest Breaking News from George Floyd

Police regularly used slurs and extra force against Black people, state audit finds

Eva Simpson had to sit her son down at age 15 and spell out some very painful realities. She only hopes change will come, with police reflecting on a culture of racism

Investigation by Minnesota state authorities after George Floyd killing finds ‘pattern or practice’ of discrimination.

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of racial discrimination in violation of the state's civil rights law, according to a scathing report published Wednesday morning by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

Reporter Alene Techekmedyian is under investigation for reporting on a deputy that knelt on an inmate's neck

Minnesota’s Department of Human Rights is set to announce findings from its investigation into whether the Minneapolis Police Department had a pattern of racial discrimination in policing

Venue and publicity around April 2020 trial were also criticised

The Picture Palace in Harlesden was bought by the council in 2020 and dedicated as a Black community centre after George Floyd’s death

A Minnesota judge has ruled that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing will not be livestreamed

Prompted by George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, major retail companies touted their commitment to racial justice. Some publicly supported the Black Lives Matter movement. The Vermont-based ice cream manufacturer Ben Jerry’s went further and issued a list of actions aimed at “dismantl[ing] white supremacy in all its forms.”

In a new book, author Samuel Redman looks back on times of strife and how arts institutions have responded and survived