Central Park to Rename Entrance After the Exonerated Five Decades after being falsely imprison for a crime they did not commit, the Exonerated Five—formerly the Central Park Five and the subjects of Ava DuVernay‘s When They See Us— is being…
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Former Police Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd’s Back J. Alexander Kueng Sentenced To 3.5 Years
Kueng pled guilty to one count of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter back in October.
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George Floyd’s Family Sues Minneapolis And Police Officers Involved In His Killing
UPDATED: 2:47 p.m. ET — The lawyers representing the family of an unarmed Black man killed by police in Minneapolis on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the city as well as the cops who were involved in what a medical…
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George Floyd’s Murder Case Could Move To Whiter Part Of Minnesota, Judge Warns
The legal proceedings surrounding George Floyd‘s murder case could be moved to a whiter part of Minnesota, the presiding judge warned. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill made that possibility abundantly clear during a series of pre-trial hearings on Monday,…
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Siblings of fired Black Minneapolis cop glad he was charged in George Floyd’s death
Four Minneapolis cops charged in the death of George Floyd (Clockwise from top left: Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thou and Thomas Lane. Photo source: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office) The family of Black Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng, who…
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Minneapolis cop fired after George Floyd’s death is confronted in store (video)
Former Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng during the fateful arrest of George Floyd on Memorial Day 2020. (Image source: Minneapolis Police Department) One of the Minneapolis police officers fired for allegedly being involved in the killing of George Floyd probably…
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