Tag: George Floyd
2020: A Year to Remember
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
What’s left to say about 2020 except that it’s over. But what a year with the well-chronicled coronavirus pandemic...
Birmingham Runner’s 8.46 Breathe Series to honor George Floyd
Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
Most runners know that a marathon is 26.2 miles and a half-marathon is 13.1 miles. Birmingham-based health educator and...
Minnesota Passes Police Reform Bill Two Months After George Floyd’s Death
By Nina Golgowski
Black Voices
Nearly two months after George Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck, lawmakers in Minnesota have passed...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin Bans Chokeholds by Police
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday announced “an outright” ban on the use of chokeholds by Birmingham police.
“Currently the BPD (Birmingham...
Officer Charged in George Floyd Death, Seeks Case Dismissal
By Amy Forliti
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death is asking to have his case dismissed.
An...
Here’s what you need to know about Blackout Day 2020
By Shelby Stewart
MSN News
In the midst of protests against police brutality, some Black-owned businesses have flourished.
Today is not to be confused with #BlackoutTuesday where...
Lawyers with Bar Association offering pro bono help to most local...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Magic City Bar Association (MCBA) has established an ongoing Protest Protection Plan (PPP) to help provide free legal representation...
Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church
By Kate Brumback
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev....
NASCAR, FBI investigating ‘heinous act’ after noose is found in Bubba...
By Des Bieler, Cindy Boren and Liz Clarke
Washington Post
NASCAR President Steve Phelps said Monday afternoon that the sport will permanently ban the person or...
Students, Silent No More, Urge Change At Birmingham Unity Rally
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Nine-year-old Kaylen Crusoe was born in Birmingham but now lives in Fort Worth, TX. On Sunday, the rising fifth-grader...