Hundreds of mourners lined up outside a church in George Floyd’s native Houston, Texas for a final public viewing on Monday as his death two weeks ago at the hands of police continued to spark protests across the United States. As the doors opened at The Fountain of Praise church on Monday in Houston, where … Read more
Mourners have started arriving to view George Floyd’s open casket in his hometown of Houston, Texas on Monday in the final stop of a series of memorials in his honor. As the doors opened at The Fountain of Praise church on Monday in Houston, where Floyd spent most of his life, the 46-year-old was lying in an … Read more
One of the rookie police officers charged in George Floyd’s death tried to get white police officer Derek Chauvin to release his knee, his lawyer said Monday. Thomas Lane, 37, was on just his fourth full-time shift as a cop when his white colleague pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes. Lane’s attorney, Earl … Read more
Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd on May 25, will face court for the first time on Monday The white Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd will face court for the first time on Monday – two weeks after the black man’s death sparked protests across the United … Read more
Piers Morgan has delivered a telling interview with the lawyer of one of the Minnepolis cops who stood by as George Floyd was killed. The car crash interview saw lawyer Earl Gray slam down his laptop after arguing the innocence of his client Thomas Lane, 37, on Good Morning Britain today. Mr Gray is defending Lane … Read more
Thousands of mourners arrived at George Floyd’s memorial in North Carolina, celebrating the life of the black father who’s tragic death has sparked nearly two weeks of mass protests across the country. Local authorities anticipate somewhere between 30,000 to 40,000 people to come to the Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters in Raeford, North Carolina. Floyd’s … Read more
Thomas Lane, 37, is charged with aiding and abetting George Floyd’s murder. He had his own list of criminal and traffic convictions before joining the police force One of the three former police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd had a string of criminal offences and traffic violations before he … Read more
George Floyd’s girlfriend who sobbed over his golden casket during his fiery memorial service says they had plans to open a restaurant together called Convict Kitchen – as she reveals the last thing she said to him the day before he died was ‘I love you’. Courteney Ross, 44, was pictured in a somber moment on … Read more
YouTube has paused its plans for a virtual 2020 graduation celebration out of respect for George Floyd’s memorial. The event – called Dear Class of 2020 – was originally scheduled for Saturday June 6th, but will now take place Sunday (June 7) at noon Pacific Time so as not to conflict with Floyd’s tribute. It should … Read more
Kanye West will pay college tuition for George Floyd’s six-year-old daughter Gianna as part of a $2MILLION donation that also helps Breonna Taylor’s and Ahmaud Arbery’s families Kanye West has set up a 529 college savings fund as part of $2million worth of donations to African American people who have recently been killed by police … Read more