George Floyd

An Arrest in Richmond: "You Guys are Guinea Pigs. We Had to Send a Message."

Demonstrators gather after curfew during a protest in New York City on June 2, 2020. Brendan McDermid / Reutersby Thomas NeuburgerAll of us were basically on our way home. They took us to a large garage with at least 100 other people they arrested that night. I say arrested, but I’m not actually sure. No one was given a reason why they were stopped. ...

Calling Trump ‘Brave’ for Ordering Soldiers to Attack Peaceful Protesters So He Can Do a Photo Op is Pathetic

‘Hero’ Trump brandishes a Bible to frighten away devilish protesters his DC National Guard may have missed in their brutal assault on them clearing the way for his photo-op.
The wretched and ignorant former governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, has praised President Trump for his “courage” in supposedly “braving” protesters in the nation’s capital to walk across Lafayette Park from the White House and stand, Bible in hand, in front of a small chapel.

Manipulating the Message: Police Attacks on Free Press and the Fencing in of Humanity

The evening before President Trump lumbered over to St. John’s Church for his infamous “photo op,” U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr quietly instructed all 56 regional departments of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) to “identify criminal organizers and instigators” in the nationwide protests elicited by George Floyd’s murder.

Margaret Kimberley: Black Misleaders Are Seeking an End to Grassroots Protest

New York City (BAR) — The aftermath of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police has created a national political crisis. The revulsion caused by this latest killing caught on camera spawned protests in Minneapolis and all over the country. Black people are the angriest, knowing they are at risk of the same treatment and because most police killings rarely result in convictions.