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Ex-US cop sentenced to over 20 years for George Floyd death

Joy Powell, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 06:20 AM

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Thursday on federal charges. Read more »

Black US teen cleared of murder, 91 years after his execution

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 08:25 AM

An African-American teen executed in 1931 for the murder of a white woman was exonerated by a Pennsylvania court this week, after decades of lobbying by his only surviving sister. Read more »

Meet the women preserving Black Lives Matter art

Daxia Rojas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 07:25 PM

When thousands of protesters descended on Washington in the summer of 2020, many brought with them hand-written posters reading 'Black Lives Matter,' 'Resist' -- hallmark phrases of the historic outpouring of frustration over America's slow-walking progress on racial equality. Read more »

Life in jail for killers of Black American jogger

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 10:18 AM

Three white men convicted of murdering African American jogger Ahmaud Arbery after chasing him in their pickup trucks were sentenced to life in prison Friday in a case that highlighted US tensions over racial justice. Read more »

'I did what I had to do,' Rittenhouse says at murder trial

Nathan Layne, Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 07:50 AM

Kyle Rittenhouse testified he fatally shot two men and wounded a third with an AR-15-style rifle during racial justice protests to protect himself. Read more »

Survivor of Rittenhouse shootings tried to disarm teen

Nathan Layne, Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 06:43 AM

The only protester shot by Kyle Rittenhouse to survive testified on Monday that he believed the U.S. teenager was an "active shooter" and was trying to disarm Rittenhouse when a bullet from the teen's semi-automatic rifle severed part of his arm. Read more »

Hate crimes rose vs Black, Asian Americans in 2020: FBI

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 11:03 AM

Reported hate crimes in the US, in particular targeting African Americans and Asian Americans, surged in 2020, according to statistics released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Read more »

Activist athletes ready to test Olympic rule book

Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 02:46 PM

Fifty-three years after Tommie Smith and John Carlos's iconic medal podium protest in Mexico City, a new generation of activist athletes is poised to take centre-stage at the Tokyo Olympics. Read more »

The death of George Floyd and a year of turmoil in US

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 10:13 AM

"Day of Enlightenment." That's how the George Floyd Memorial Center wants to commemorate May 25, the anniversary of the 46-year-old Black man's death under the knee of a white police officer in Minneapolis. Read more »

Lakers' James deletes shooting tweet, wants accountability

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 09:40 AM

LOS ANGELES - NBA star LeBron James deleted a Twitter post regarding the fatal police shooting of a 16-year-old Black girl in his home state of Ohio, later explaining he seeks greater accountability. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 21, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:34 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Pulis na nakapatay kay George Floyd nahatulang guilty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 09:59 PM

Ang insidente ang naging mitsa ng malawakang protesta na "Black Lives Matter" sa Amerika at iba pang lugar sa mundo.  Read more »

'Justice served': NBA, players praise Chauvin guilty verdict

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 09:37 AM

NBA players joined nationwide protests against George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis in May last year. Read more »

Justice for George Floyd

Adrees Latif, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 09:05 AM

People react after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A, Tuesday.  Read more »

Who is Derek Chauvin? Convicted Floyd killer, face of US police brutality

Joy Powell and Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 06:04 AM

Chauvin, described by colleagues as rigid and silent, knelt on Floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes on a Minneapolis street on May 25 last year, despite the dying man's pleas. Read more »

Ex-cop Derek Chauvin convicted of George Floyd’s murder

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 21 05:41 AM

Chauvin, 45, could be handed decades behind bars for Floyd's May 25, 2020 killing. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 14, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:35 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Black lives matter protest in Minnesota

Stephen Maturen, Getty Images/AFP
Posted at Apr 14 01:31 PM

Residents watch as protesters confront law enforcement outside an apartment complex across the street from the Brooklyn Center police headquarters on Tuesday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.  Read more »

NBA players hold moment of silence for Black shooting victim ahead of rescheduled game

Rory Carroll, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 09:30 AM

Members of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets held a moment of silence for a Black man fatally shot by a police officer in Minneapolis. Read more »

Despair at vigil for another Black man killed by US police

Ben Sheppard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 01:20 PM

At the quiet suburban intersection in Minneapolis where Daunte Wright was shot dead, mourners expressed despair over the latest police killing of a Black person to shake the United States. Read more »