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Shawna Chen

"Still can't breathe": George Floyd remembered on 2-year anniversary of his murder

Photo of a white gravestone with George Floyd's name and the image of a fist engraved on it
A view of the George Floyd headstone at the Say Their Names cemetery at George Floyd Square on May 25 in Minneapolis. Photo: Stephen Maturen via Getty Images
Shawna Chen
Updated 7 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Biden signs police reform order on anniversary of George Floyd's murder

Photo of Joe Biden signing a bill at a desk while people stand around him smiling
President Biden signs an executive order on police reform in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 25, 2022. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Shawna Chen

Judge accepts Derek Chauvin's plea deal, will sentence him to 20-25 years

Photo of hands holding up a portrait of George Floyd against an orange background a an American flag flies in the distance
A demonstrator holds up an image of George Floyd during a protest outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on March 29, 2021. Photo: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Russell Contreras

The rise of white nationalist Hispanics

Nick Fuentes, the leader of a Christian based extremist white nationalist group speaks to his followers, 'the Groypers.' in Washington D.C.
Nick Fuentes, the leader of a Christian-based extremist white nationalist group, speaks to his followers in Washington D.C. Photo: Zach D. Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Image
John Frank
Mar 8, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Denver defends police response to 2020 protests, citing "unprecedented violence"

Stanford Smith, who was pepper sprayed by police is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the city.
Stanford Smith, who was pepper sprayed by police, is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the city. This 2020 photo was shown to the jury. Photo: AAron Ontiveroz/Denver Post via Getty Images
Shawna Chen

Ex-officer who shot into Breonna Taylor's apartment found not guilty

Photo of a mural of Breonna Taylor propped up on a grassy lawn
Protesters and volunteers prepare a Breonna Taylor art installation by placing posters and flowers before the "Praise in the Park" event at the Big Four Lawn on June 5, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. Photo: Jon Cherry via Getty Images
Torey Van Oot

3 ex-officers convicted in federal civil rights trial over George Floyd's killing

A mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn.
A mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images
Emma Hurt

Ahmaud Arbery murderers found guilty of federal hate crimes

Beverly Green, with the Transformative Justice Coalition, demonstrates at the Glynn County Courthouse.
Beverly Green, with the Transformative Justice Coalition, holds a sign demanding justice for Arbery outside the Glynn County Courthouse on Oct. 18, 2020. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images
Oriana Gonzalez

Daunte Wright's family on Potter sentencing: System "murdered" him "all over again"

Picture of Daunte Wright's parents: Aubrey Wright on the right, and Katie Ann wright on the left
Daunte Wright's parents, Aubrey Wright and Katie Wright react after the sentencing hearing for ex-officer Kim Potter. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
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