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Report: Police Killings Rose in the Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder

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Five years ago today, George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed Black man, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, in Minneapolis. The harrowing footage of the murder—in which Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes after a nearby store clerk alleged he tried to purchase cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill—sparked […]

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Trump’s DOJ Shuts Down Police Reform Cases Sparked by Floyd, Taylor Deaths

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In response, a new campaign launched by civil rights advocates targets seven states with histories of police misconduct.

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10 Years Ago, Baltimore Cops Killed Freddie Gray. Here’s How the City Rose Up.

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Organizers, journalists, students, and others involved in the uprising reflect on its impact and where things stand now.

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