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5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed

On the evening of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police outside a grocery store in Minneapolis.

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Five years later: How the murder of George Floyd changed America

Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the ripple effects of that summer are still being felt to this day

The Independent UK

Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism

In 2020, Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery

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Did George Floyd Protesters Miss Their Moment For Change?

Outrage over George Floyd's killing by police catapulted Black Lives Matter into one of the largest protest movements in US history, with angry crowds chanting the slogan at rallies from Los Angeles to Washington.

International Business Times

Mahmoud Khalid allowed to hold newborn son for first time – as it happened

Detained Palestinian activist allowed contact after federal judge blocks Trump administration from separating. This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Ramaphosa keeps his cool in Trump’s ‘orchestrated show for the cameras’

The South African president insists the meeting went ‘very well’ despite Trump publicly berating him. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 21 May 2025

The Guardian - US

US Justice Department ends post-George Floyd police reform settlements

The Trump administration has also announced it will rescind reports that found patterns of discrimination in policing.

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How federal consent decrees have been used in police reform across the US

The Justice Department announced Wednesday it was canceling proposed consent decrees reached with Minneapolis and Louisville to implement policing reforms in the wake of high profile police killings

The Independent UK

DoJ moves to cancel police reform deals with Minneapolis and Louisville

Trump administration seeks to dismiss Biden-era consent decrees reached after deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor

The Guardian - US

Trump stops civil rights investigations of police in Minneapolis, Louisville and other communities

Justice Department pulls lawsuits against police departments in Louisville and Minneapolis, among others

The Independent UK

George Floyd Mural Destroyed in Houston is a Sign of a 'Project of Erasure,' Historian Says

A mural of George Floyd in Houston's Ennis art block was destroyed as a result of demolition, sparking concerns in the community about the erasure of history.

Latin Times

TV tonight: a powerful film about George Floyd’s murder

A timely look at the aftermath on both sides of the Atlantic, five years after it happened. Plus: it’s the halfway point in Race Across the World. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

‘He gave us a sense of pride’: Rev Al Sharpton on Malcolm X’s 100th birthday

Veteran activist reflects on Malcolm’s legacy and decades of progress now rolled back by Trump and ‘white supremacy on steroids’

The Guardian - US

‘Marjorie, I know the truth confuses you:’ Jasmine Crockett claps back at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lies, while MTG doubles down on racism

Crockett stapled the "receipts" to Greene's "metaphorical forehead."

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Is Derek Chauvin Being Pardoned By President Trump: Who Is He And What Did He Do

Derek Chauvin's possible pardon by Donald Trump has sparked concern, though it would only affect his federal sentence.

The Independent UK

Autopsies misclassified in-custody deaths that were actually homicides, Maryland officials say

An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 in-custody police deaths that should have been considered homicides

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‘You are truly vile’: Marjorie Taylor Greene can’t read but wants Donald Trump to jump because she said so

What her words could cause is "civil unrest."

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene joins calls for Derek Chauvin to be pardoned

Georgia Republican calls for release of former Minneapolis police officer convicted over the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to mass demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world

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Cancellation Litigation: Alabama Court Partly Reinstates Lawsuit Over Getting Someone Fired for Tweet

Friday's Alabama Supreme Court decision in Flickinger v. King stemmed from a June 2020 Facebook post "apparently regarding the death… The post Cancellation Litigation: Alabama Court Partly Reinstates Lawsuit Over Getting Someone Fired for Tweet appeared first on Reason.com.

International Business Times

Extremely Online New Pope Unafraid To Talk Politics

From pillorying the US vice president to denouncing the death penalty, Pope Leo has proven unafraid to tackle prickly political issues on social media -- making him the first "extremely online" pontiff.

The Independent UK

MAGA melts down over ‘WOKE MARXIST POPE’ who is a ‘Never Trumper liberal’

Laura Loomer lamented that the new pope ‘is anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis,’ adding that it’s ‘GROSS’ that he now leads the Catholic Church

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re going backwards’: Black Lives Matter’s Nekima Levy Armstrong on Trump’s US and the murder of George Floyd

When Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, Armstrong led the fight to bring them to justice. She talks about those terrible days in 2020 – and the battles that lie ahead

The Guardian - US

US adults’ belief in impact of BLM protests consistently decreased since 2020 – study

Study also found 54% of adult Americans said the relationship between police and Black people was about the same since George Floyd’s death

The Guardian - UK

Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd review – timely, human-scale recap of momentous times

The Black Lives Matter protests – and counterprotests – that unfolded in the UK in the wake of Floyd’s killing by police are at the centre of this detailed look at British racism

Evening Standard

Singer Tanita Tikaram to release sequel to debut album after 37 years

Featuring songs about Brexit, Donald Trump and the murder of George Floyd, the new album, LIAR (Love Isn’t A Right), is a follow-up to her 1988 debut.

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