Business / Corporate Jun 7, 2021
SoftBank fund invests $50 million in Black and Hispanic-led startups
by Sarah Mcbride
The firm created its Opportunity Fund barely a week after the murder of George Floyd last year.
World Jun 2, 2021
A century on, Biden honors victims of 'forgotten' massacre of African Americans
Biden marked the centenary of the massacre by meeting survivors, after the White House announced initiatives including billions of dollars in grants to address racial disparities in wealth
World May 26, 2021
George Floyd's family lobbies Biden for U.S. police reform on anniversary of death
Tuesday's private Oval Office visit marked the first time any of Floyd's family had been hosted at the White House.
Commentary / World Apr 22, 2021
It's too soon to call the Derek Chauvin verdict a turning point
by Noah Feldman
The jury was not asked to determine whether racism was behind the incident. It was asked to only to determine whether Chauvin knowingly caused Floyd’s death.
Tennis Apr 22, 2021
Naomi Osaka saddened verdict in Derek Chauvin trial was in doubt
Women's tennis star Naomi Osaka, an outspoken critic of racial injustice, expressed dismay Tuesday that the conviction of a white police officer in the United States for killing a Black man was in doubt. The video footage of Minnesota police officer Derrick Chauvin kneeling on ...
World Apr 21, 2021
The death of George Floyd reignited a movement. What happens now?
by Audra D.S. Burch, Amy Harmon, Sabrina Tavernise and Emily Badger
For many Black Americans, real change feels elusive, particularly given how relentlessly the killing of Black men by the police has continued on.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021
Jury finds ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd
The 12-member jury found Chauvin, 45, guilty of all charges including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021
‘We matter’: A moment of catharsis after the Derek Chauvin verdict
by Shaila Dewan and Julie Bosman
For some Americans who had closely followed the trial, the verdict was surprising — different, they said, from what they had come to expect in cases involving the police.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021
Biden calls verdict in George Floyd case a ‘giant step’ toward racial justice
by Josh Wingrove and Justin Sink
Biden, speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said Floyd’s killing had "ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism."
World / Crime & Legal Apr 21, 2021
George Floyd: The 'gentle giant' who became a symbol of the fight against racism
The horrifying killing of Floyd, which kicked off the biggest civil rights protests in the U.S. since the 1960s, snuffed out a life marked by hardship but also generosity.
World Apr 7, 2021
At George Floyd murder trial in Minneapolis, calls for police reform set aside
Protests erupted across the country when footage emerged of Floyd dying after officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck.
World / Crime & Legal Apr 3, 2021
Derek Chauvin's use of force on George Floyd 'totally unnecessary,' senior officer testifies
Police officer Derek Chauvin's use of force against George Floyd was "totally unnecessary," the longest-serving officer in the Minneapolis Police Department testified on Friday. Lt. Richard Zimmerman, giving evidence for the prosecution on the fifth day of Chauvin's murder and manslaughter trial, said the sacked ...