Minneapolis, George Floyd

Businesses at struggling corner where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis
Business owners at the struggling corner where George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 are suing the city to demand it take over their properties and compensate them.
George Floyd Square businesses seek $30M from Minneapolis over loss of business, property value
A group of businesses at George Floyd Square is suing the City of Minneapolis and Mayor Jacob Frey for $30 million over losses they attribute to concrete barriers and a lack of policing in the area.
Where Minneapolis police reform stands after George Floyd's death in 2020
Since George Floyd's 2020 murder, the Minneapolis Police Department has spent at least $2.5 million on training and recruitment, but some community members say that has not translated to trust.
Examining Minneapolis' police reform efforts more than 4 years after George Floyd's murder
In the aftermath of the 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, the city has made drastic changes, including shifting funding from its police department into other services and investing in training and recruitment. Ash-har Quraishi ...
Community reacts to Minneapolis' redesign plan for George Floyd Square
Andrea Jenkins, the City Council member representing the area, said neighbors and the community around 38th Street and Chicago Avenue are like “the American electorate — very divided” over what it should become.
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Prescott police officer will resign after re-enacting George Floyd murder in Minnesota classroom
The Wisconsin police officer who was banned from substitute teaching in Minnesota after re-enacting the police killing of ...
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The People’s Way Review: This Is What Community Looks Like
The People's Way review: the stories of three women capture the ongoing fight of the Black Lives Matter movement at local levels.
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Police monitor says MPD making progress on court-ordered overhaul
The department must meet 144 pages of requirements within a four-year timeline under its settlement with the Minnesota ...
John Elder, MPD press officer at time of George Floyd killing, elected mayor of New Hope
As Washington Post columnist Philip Bump wrote, the sentence contains "the longest 'and' in the history of the English ...
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Virginia Black Man Restrained In Jail Who Mysteriously Died Days Later Gives Hints of George Floyd
According to The Virginian-Pilot, Hill was denied bond and booked into a local jail. Officers claim that he almost ...
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Man caught defacing George Floyd memorial once a UMN medical student
The young man caught on camera defacing the George Floyd memorial on Tuesday evening has been identified as Daniel Michelson, a 26-year-old student “not presently enrolled” at the University of ...
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In heated news conference, Floyd denies all allegations, declines to take questions
The Times-Dispatch previously reported that six donors listed in Floyd’s campaign reports deny funding him, and that members ...
22 of the Most Powerful Signs Seen at Black Lives Matter Protests
T he world has been caught up in a surge of protests against racism for the past few days. After the death of George Floyd, a ...