Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating George Floyd's rights

The final two former Minneapolis police officers who violated George Floyd's civil rights were sentenced Wednesday in federal court.

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 20 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights

Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 20 ½ years in prison on Thursday after reaching a plea agreement on federal charges that he violated George Floyd's civil rights in 2020, as well as those of Jonathan Pope, a Black teenager, in 2017. 

2 years after the murder of George Floyd, what has changed?

Two years on, the legacy of the protests that spread across the country after the murder of George Floyd is still being defined.

NYPD watchdog recommends discipline against 145 officers over 2020 protest complaints

The Civilian Complaint Review Board said it has substantiated complaints of misconduct against 145 NYPD officers during the 2020 protests after the death of George Floyd.

Jury seated in federal civil rights trial of 3 ex-Minneapolis officers in George Floyd's death

A complete jury was seated Thursday after one day of jury selection in the federal trial of the three former Minneapolis Police Department officers facing charges for violating George Floyd’s civil rights during the deadly arrest on May 25, 2020.  

NYC Racial Justice Commission proposes ballot measures

The potential ballot questions include whether the city should have a Racial Equity Office and whether it should create a tool to measure the real cost of living in New York City.

Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Stern judge among key players

Jury selection starts Monday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois man accused of killing two people at a police brutality protest last year.

Internal docs show Facebook overlooked Trump's rhetoric amid George Floyd protest

It wasn't until after Donald Trump posted about Floyd’s death that the reports of violence and hate speech increased “rapidly” on Facebook across the country, an internal company analysis of the ex-president’s social media post reveals.

Review board wants 65 NYPD officers disciplined for misconduct during BLM protests

The Civilian Complaint Review Board has recommended that 65 NYPD officers be disciplined for misconduct during the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd in 2020.

George Floyd statue vandalized in Union Square

The NYPD was searching for the man who vandalized a newly-unveiled statue of George Floyd in Union Square.

Ex-Minneapolis police officers plead not guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights

The four former Minneapolis police officers accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights pleaded not guilty to the charges against them in federal court Tuesday.

Sculpture in Queensbridge Park made of plywood used during BLM protests

Not only were last summer’s Black Lives Matters protests a pivotal moment in the fight for racial justice, the movement has also helped Tanda Francis grow and evolve as an artist.