‘Get your knee off our necks,’ Reverend Al Sharpton urges at George Floyd memorial
Prominent civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners on Thursday George Floyd’s fatal encounter with police and the nationwide protests his death ignited marked a reckoning for America over race and justice, demanding, “Get your knee off …
Video shows police in Buffalo, New York, shoving 75-year-old to ground
Two Buffalo, New York, police officers were suspended without pay on Thursday after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground, as protests over the police killing of George Floyd continued into their tenth night.
Twitter disables Trump video tribute to Floyd over copyright complaint
Twitter Inc has disabled U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform, citing a copyright complaint.
Twitter disables Trump campaign tribute to George Floyd due to copyright complaint
Twitter Inc has disabled U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign’s tribute video to George Floyd saying there has been a copyright complaint.
‘How it’s going …’ Goldman executive’s email on racial inequality in America
Frederick Baba, a managing director at Goldman Sachs who is black, sent the following email to colleagues at the bank on June 2:
Goldman Sachs executive’s email making plea for racial equality goes viral at firm
An email by a Goldman Sachs Group Inc employee about his experiences of racial injustice and criticizing managers at the Wall Street bank for not supporting junior bankers from diverse backgrounds went viral at the firm this week.
Novavax gets U.S. defense funding for its COVID-19 vaccine
Novavax Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will give the late-stage biotech company up to $60 million to fund the manufacturing of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
D.C. mayor wants Trump’s out-of-state troops gone from U.S. capital
Thousands of National Guard troops and federal officers in riot gear and masks ringed the White House and monuments in the U.S. capital this week, evoking comparisons to an occupying force.
‘Get your knee off our necks,’ activist Sharpton tells George Floyd memorial
Prominent civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners on Thursday George Floyd’s fatal encounter with police and the nationwide protests his death ignited marked a reckoning for America over race and justice, demanding, “Get your knee off …
Family of black man shot by Colorado police files civil rights lawsuit
The family of a 19-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the back by Colorado Springs police last year has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and the officers, court documents showed on Thursday.
