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Sacked police officer charged with George Floyd murder released on bail

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 04:19 PM

The police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a mass protest movement, was released from a Minnesota jail on Wednesday on $1 million bail. Read more »

US athletes decry charges in Breonna Taylor shooting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 10:01 AM

US sports figures who have used their platforms to back the Black Lives Matter movement and call for police reform reacted with dismay to the charges filed Wednesday in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Read more »

Why calls to boycott ‘Mulan’ over concerns about China are growing

Amy Qin, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 08 02:26 PM

Disney’s live-action remake of “Mulan” has drawn a fresh wave of criticism for being filmed partly in Xinjiang, the region in China where Uighur Muslims have been detained in mass internment camps.   Read more »

Tear gas, fire bombs as police declare Portland protest a 'riot'

Laurent Banguet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 05:20 PM

Police arrested dozens of people and used tear gas against hundreds of demonstrators in Portland late Saturday as the western US city marked 100 days since Black Lives Matter protests erupted against racism and police brutality. Read more »

Protests after Los Angeles police kill black man following altercation

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 12:28 PM

LOS ANGELES - Protesters demanded answers on Tuesday as they gathered in a south Los Angeles neighborhood where sheriff's deputies shot and killed a black man during a violent confrontation the previous day. Read more »

US on brink as vigilantes, guns and hate stoke fears ahead of election

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 02:11 PM

Shootings that left 3 dead at protests against police brutality have stoked fears of rising violence as a deeply divided US heads into elections amid economic collapse, a deadly pandemic and the worst social upheaval since the 1960s.  Read more »

One dead in Portland shooting after demonstrators clash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 09:51 PM

A person was shot dead Saturday in Portland following clashes between Black Lives Matter protesters and supporters of US President Donald Trump, police said. Read more »

NBA team owners commit $300 million to black empowerment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 09:12 AM

NBA team owners will contribute $300 million over the next decade to establish a charitable foundation dedicated to economic empowerment in the black community. Read more »

Pulis iniimbestigahan sa umano'y 'brutality' sa paghuli ng traffic violator sa Zamboanga

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 10:32 PM

(UPDATE) Sinibak sa puwesto at iniimbestigahan ang isang pulis sa Zamboanga City dahil sa umano'y 'brutality' sa paghuli ng isang traffic violator noon Huwebes. Read more »

Fresh violence in Portland, as police fire tear gas on protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 01:42 AM

Police and federal agents fired tear gas and forcefully dispersed protesters in the US city of Portland early Saturday, an AFP reporter said, during the latest demonstrations against racism and police brutality. Read more »

Asked about Black Americans killed by police, Trump says, ‘So are White people’

Jeremy W. Peters, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 15 09:55 AM

President Donald Trump, struggling in his reelection race against his Democratic opponent, on Tuesday sought to appeal to his predominantly white base of voters with a series of startling remarks about the Confederate flag, victims of police violence and a St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters peacefully marching by their house.   Read more »

George Floyd said officers would 'kill' him in new recording transcript

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 11:58 AM

WASHINGTON - George Floyd said he couldn't breathe more than 20 times, called out for his children and late mother and said officers would "kill" him before he died in Minneapolis police custody, new evidence showed. Read more »

WNBA dedicates season to social justice

Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 07:38 PM

The WNBA has said teams will wear uniforms bearing the names of Black female victims of police brutality and racial violence during the league's opening weekend. Read more »

NBA may allow personalized statements on jerseys

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jun 29 06:18 AM

The NBA may allow players to personalize their jerseys with statements that promote social justice issues or charitable causes. Read more »

US marks 'Juneteenth' end of slavery during tensions over racist past

Michael Mathes and Laurent Banguet, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 11:49 AM

The United States marks the end of slavery by celebrating Juneteenth on Friday, with the annual unofficial holiday taking on renewed significance as millions of Americans confront the nation's living legacy of racial injustice.   Read more »

Minneapolis council agrees to replace police with community safety model in wake of George Floyd's death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 09:39 AM

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Minneapolis leaders voted unanimously Friday to disband the US city's police force and replace it with a "community" safety department, a reaction to transformational changes demanded in mass protests against racial injustice. Read more »

New York introduces laws to combat police brutality

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 13 09:40 AM

NEW YORK, United States - The state of New York on Friday adopted a series of laws designed to put an end to police brutality against the African American community, a sign of the impact that nationwide protests over the George Floyd are having. Read more »

Microsoft bans face-recognition sales to police as Big Tech reacts to protests

Jeffrey Dastin and Munsif Vengattil, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 07:15 AM

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition technology to police, making it the latest big firm to back away from the business following protests against law enforcement brutality and bias. Read more »

Trump praises US police, rejecting protesters' cries of racism

Nicholas Kamm and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 12 07:19 AM

US President Donald Trump on Thursday rebooted his flagging reelection campaign with a speech starkly rejecting nationwide protesters' claims of police racism, saying only a "few bad apples" are to blame. Read more »

Eyeing US, New Zealand drops plans for armed police patrols

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 03:25 PM

New Zealand police on Tuesday scrapped plans for armed patrols prompted by last year's Christchurch mosque shootings, after criticism the change would lead to a US-style militarization of the force.   Read more »