In firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chair of the Joint Chiefs, Trump advisers point to a video he recorded after George Floyd’s murder.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday vetoed a City Council plan to create a pedestrian mall at the south Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died under former police officer Derek Chauvin’s knee nearly five years ago.
George Floyd Square’s future remains uncertain as the latest efforts hit a pause after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto.  The Minneapolis City Council voted on Feb. 13 for the
Ward 9 City Council Member Jason Chavez fired back on social media, arguing the mayor has never reckoned with the trauma that the community has faced.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the City Council’s plan to explore building a pedestrian-only mall at George Floyd Square, the intersection where an officer killed Floyd in 2020.
The National Mall never displayed a statue of Floyd. The claim originated on a satirical news website. Floyd was killed in May 2020 when then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. The incident was caught on camera and sparked worldwide protests.
In just a few months, we will mark five years since the murder of George Floyd. This anniversary, while an important moment of reflection, should also serve as a call to action. Come May, George Floyd Square — the area in and around the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue S.
Minneapolis city leaders have publicly supported the consent decree after working with the DOJ to reach an agreement since 2023 — when a federal investigation slammed the police department for patterns of racist policing and unjustifiable use of excessive force.
But privately, Trump advisers point to a video that General Brown recorded in the furious days after George Floyd, a Black man, was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020, an act that ...
Economists have been sounding the alarms that the Fed’s “inclusive” employment strategy may be to blame for staggering inflation.
Minneapolis City Council members on Thursday voted to continue exploring its options for George Floyd Square, including a possible pedestrian mall at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue.
A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd,