George Floyd Archives - Black Voice News http://blackvoicenews.com/tag/george-floyd/ The Voice of the Black Community in California Tue, 28 May 2024 17:37:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blackvoicenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-BVN_logo_square-32x32.png George Floyd Archives - Black Voice News http://blackvoicenews.com/tag/george-floyd/ 32 32 182193136 Tapestry: “The Cultural, Ethnic, and Racial Threads of an Evolving Community” https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/12/15/multiracial-population-surge-2020-census/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:43:04 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=242453

The 2020 Census has revealed a profound transformation in the demographic landscape of the United States, with the percentage of people identifying as multiracial experiencing a 254% increase from 2010 to 2020, with multiracial children comprising the largest demographic group among U.S. citizens under 18.

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]]> 242453 Combating Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Part 1: Holding Leaders Accountable https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/11/13/black-california-racism-public-health-crisis/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:55:06 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=241982 Demonstrators gather at Grand Park in Los Angeles, CA on June 3, 2020 to protest police brutality, defend Black Lives and call for the removal of former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey.

Mapping Black California’s Racism as a Public Health Crisis Dashboard is a convenient tool to analyze how governing bodies and nongovernmental organizations have declared racism as a public health crisis […]

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]]> 241982 George Floyd’s Family Holds Rally, March in His Memory https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/05/28/george-floyds-family-holds-rally-march-in-his-memory/ Sat, 29 May 2021 03:34:18 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229457 George Floyd Family March (source: yahoo.com and YouTube.com)

Mohamed Ibrahim | Associated Press/Report for America Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis for a march […]

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]]> 229457 A Year After George Floyd – Black Youth and Policing https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/05/24/keeping-it-real-riverside-black-youth-and-policing/ Mon, 24 May 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229399 George Floyd Memorial

S. E. Williams | BVN Executive Editor “Life is a hurricane, and we board up to save what we can and bow low to the earth to crouch in that […]

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]]> 229399 Ruling Paves Way for Longer Sentence in George Floyd’s Death https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/05/15/ruling-paves-way-for-longer-sentence-in-george-floyds-death/ Sat, 15 May 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229330 Derek Chauvin (Source: Shiv Aroor on Twitter)

Amy Forliti | Associated Press A Minnesota judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for the possibility of a longer […]

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]]> 229330 Keeping it Real: A Mother’s Day Reflection https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/05/10/keeping-it-real-a-mothers-day-reflection/ Tue, 11 May 2021 03:32:10 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229283

S. E. Williams | Voice Executive Editor “ [W]hile individual experiences may vary—we speak different languages and live in different countries with varying traditions— we all battle anxieties and are […]

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]]> 229283 Chauvin Juror: After Intense Trial, Verdict was ‘Easy Part’ https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/05/01/chauvin-juror-after-intense-trial-verdict-was-easy-part/ Sat, 01 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229154

Amy Forliti and Doug Glass | Associated Press A juror who cast one of the unanimous votes to convict a white former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death said […]

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]]> 229154 Keeping it Real: The Road to Abolition is Long and Littered with Broken Lives https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/04/27/keeping-it-real-the-road-to-abolition-is-long-and-littered-with-broken-lives/ Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:24:30 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229103

S. E. Williams | BVN Executive Editor “It’s easier to be ignorant and say I don’t know about the problem. But once you know, once you’ve seen it in their […]

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]]> 229103 Ex-Cop Guilty of Murder and Manslaughter in Floyd Case https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/04/20/ex-cop-guilty-of-murder-and-manslaughter-in-floyd-case/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:30:45 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=229015

Amy Forliti, Stephen Groves and Tammy Webber | Associated Press Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with […]

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