A Manchester-based businessman Georgios Demetriou has dropped his efforts to attain registered trademark protection names “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe”. According to reports, the move follows threats being sent to Demetriou, and backlash occurred after filing the applications for terms linked to social movements. The outrage against trademark applications filed by Demetriou has…
The Atlanta police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks as he ran away with the officer’s Taser last week has been charged with murder. The charges were levied by Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard on Wednesday. Garrett Rolfe was fired after the killing of 27-year-old Brooks. He faces 11 criminal charges, including felony…
LONDON (Reuters) – A man identified by the crowd as a far-right protester was carried to safety by a Black Lives Matter protester on Saturday as animosity was briefly set aside on a day of clashes in London between police and rival groups. Pictures showed a white man clutching his head as a black man carried him over…
According to NJ.COM, Maurice S. Gordon, 28, of Poughkeepsie, New York was killed early Saturday morning after being shot by the New Jersey State Police on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said.The shooting happened around 6:30 a.m. in Bass River on the Parkway, according to a release from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, which was investigating the…
Sarah Grossman, an Ohio State University graduate died May 30 following a protests in Columbus. It is reported that she was among the protesters showing support for George Floyd who died in Minneapolis by the hands of four white police officers. According to nbc4, COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The City of Columbus is looking into social media reports…
All four killer cops of George Floyd are now arrested. According to the video and the criminal complaint, Derek Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd’s neck as Floyd pleaded that he could not breathe, as witnesses protested that he was dying, and even as Lane twice asked to turn him onto his side. Still, Chauvin…
According to USA TODAY, An autopsy commissioned by George Floyd’s family determined that “asphyxiation from sustained pressure was the cause” of Floyd’s death in an incident that has sparked tense protests and violence across the nation. The report from Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson who performed the autopsy, said there was “neck and back…
According to Guardian UK, The chairman of Kick It Out has urged every Premier League footballer to protest against the killing of George Floyd by police by taking a knee when the season resumes this month and has said the Football Association should not punish players who use their platforms to call for social change. The picture featuring…