Keith Magee and his son, Zayden, in 2015. Opinion by Keith Magee/CNN Dear Son, We are upon the first anniversary of a deplorable killing. Last May, outside of a grocery store in Minnesota, George Floyd — a Black man — was slowly, casually murdered by a White police officer. Floyd’s daughter, Gianna, is the sameContinue reading “A year after George Floyd: A letter to my Black son”
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23 year old-Branden Michael Wolfe, Gets 3-Year Prison Sentence and $12 Million Bill for Torching Minneapolis Police Station
From: Duluth News Tribune A Minnesota man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison and ordered to repay $12 million after pleading guilty to helping torch a Minneapolis police station during George Floyd protests. Branden Michael Wolfe, 23, had pushed a wooden barrel into a fire started at the entrance of theContinue reading “23 year old-Branden Michael Wolfe, Gets 3-Year Prison Sentence and $12 Million Bill for Torching Minneapolis Police Station”
They arrested me for playing basketball
A personal argument in favor of defunding the police In juvenile detention, I caught a glimpse of what funding programs aimed at helping at-risk kids instead could do By: Darryl Robertson/Salon.com My tidy bedroom at 1784 Devonshire Road, on the northside of Columbus, Ohio, is where I learned the craft of creating Magic through myContinue reading “They arrested me for playing basketball”
He’s gonna let the dogs out: Your law and order President.
Does President Lysol want to return to the good old days? In a tweet , President Lysol (Trump) in response to the destruction in Minnepolis called the protesters “Thugs” In another tweet our President wrote “When the looting starts, the shooting starts’ This tweet was flagged by Twitter as violating rules against glorifyng violence. TheContinue reading “He’s gonna let the dogs out: Your law and order President.”
Another day, another black man
Empathy : the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. There are millions of people across the world who are outraged after watching the video of the brutal murder of George Floyd by four members of the Minneapolis Police Department. There are protests in cities that do not have a large black populationContinue reading “Another day, another black man”
White America, the ball is in your court. What are you going to do?
. In light of police relations with black men, things could have gone horribly wrong for birdwatcher and Harvard Alum, Christian Cooper. Perhaps, she was angry because someone told her to leave. Perhaps she was outraged because he filmed her with his cell. Perhaps she didn’t like his tone. All of these might have irritatedContinue reading “White America, the ball is in your court. What are you going to do?”
Minneapolis mayor calls fo police officer to be charged in George Floyd’s death
Brendan O’Brien/Reuters.com Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday called on prosecutors to file criminal charges against a white police officer caught on a bystander’s video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man who later died at a hospital. The officer along with three others involved in the apprehension of George Floyd, 46, wereContinue reading “Minneapolis mayor calls fo police officer to be charged in George Floyd’s death”
