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KKK Leader Drives his Pick-up Truck into Peaceful Protesters in Virginia

USA Today reports that the man who drove his pick-up truck into a crowd of peaceful protesters in Richmond, Virginia over the weekend is an admitted leader of the Ku Klux Klan, according to prosecutors.

Henrico County Police identified the man as 36-year-old Harry H. Rogers of Virginia. Rogers has been charged with assault, battery, attempted malicious wounding and felony vandalism in the Sunday night incident.

Henrico Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor said in a tweet that a “cursory glance” at Rogers’ social media and his own admissions to authorities revealed that he was a leader of the white supremacist group.

Harry Rogers appeared in Henrico Court Monday morning where he agreed to receive a court-appointed attorney, according to CBS 6 News. A Henrico judge denied Rogers’ bond during Monday’s hearing.

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Buffalo Police Suspended for Brutally Pushing Old Man to the Ground, Splitting His Head Open – Video

Sometimes these police officers act as if their job is more important than the lives of the citizenry they’re supposed to protect. Look at what just happened in Buffalo.

A 75-year-old man took to the street in support of the nationwide George Floyd protests. He stood in front of a group of approaching Buffalo police officers and without provocation, was pushed to the ground splitting his head open. 

Buffalo’s Mayor Byron Brown said the officers have also been suspended without pay.

Brown went on to say:

“Tonight, after a phsical altercation between two separate groups of protesters participating in an illegal demonstration beyond the curfew, two Buffalo Police officers knocked down an 75-year-old man. The victim is in stable but serious condition at ECMC. I was deeply disturbed by the video, as was Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood. He directed an immediate investigation into the matter and the two officers have been suspended without pay.”

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Al Sharpton Announces Plan to March on Washington on August 28

While speaking at George Floyd’s funeral today, Rev. Al Sharpton announced plans for another march on Washington which would coincide with the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech.

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Congressional Democrats Mark George Floyd’s Murder with Moment of Silence

George Floyd’s murder was broadcast on national television. Americans and the world watched in horror as one Minneapolis officer pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck until the life left his body. Another officer stood watch, making sure no one interfered with the task at hand. And another two officers helped by holding Floyd’s lifeless body to the ground. 

The killing sparked outrage, and Americans took to the street. This time, the protests felt different. This time, Americans of all races and ethnicities voiced their disgust in the way blacks in this country is treated. This time, even those in Congress… though only the Democrats… are paying attention.

Senate Democrats on Thursday held a moment of silence lasting eight minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time that George Floyd was held down by a police officer, who kept his knee pressed on Mr. Floyd’s neck even after Mr. Floyd became unresponsive.

The moment was also meant to honor Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old black man killed while running down a suburban street in Brunswick, Ga., and Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black medical worker who was shot by the police at her home in Louisville, Ky.

Standing six feet apart next to a statue of Frederick Douglass in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill, it appeared to be the first moment the Democratic caucus had gathered in one place since the coronavirus pandemic began to spread through the Capitol.

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David McAtee Shot and Killed by Police while Protesting George Floyd’s Murder

LOUISVILLE,  Ky. — A city reeling from four straight nights of violent protests woke Monday to learn that the owner of a beloved West End eatery had been shot by police and National Guards troops responding to gunfire, Courier-Journal reports.

David McAtee, known in the Russell neighborhood for his popular barbeque stand outside of Dino’s Food Mart, was killed early Monday morning as Louisville Metro Police and National Guard were trying to break up a “large crowd” in the parking lot of the mart at West Broadway and 26th Street. He was 53.

Gov. Andy Beshear ordered Kentucky State Police to investigate the shooting, which will be a joint effort between the FBI Louisville Field Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District, federal officials said.

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Before George Floyd – More Police Brutality captured on film – Video

We are currently in yet another nationwide backlash over police brutality. We sat in the comfort of our homes and watched as Minneapolis police knelt on the neck of a human being – a black man – for almost nine minutes in an obvious effort to end the man’s life.

It worked. George Floyd’s last words included calling for his mother and begging the cops for another chance to breathe. Witnessing his death caused Americans of all races to take to the street in protest what they saw on television.

But what about the times the event was not captured on film? Or are we to believe that the only time blacks are murdered by police is when a cellphone is around? That likelihood of that being the case is laughable. 

Below is a compilation of a few times the event was captured on film.

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Store Owner – I Wish We Hadn’t Call Cops on George Floyd

The owner of Cup Foods, the Minneapolis store where a clerk called 911 on George Floyd, says his business will no longer involve the police in certain incidents until law enforcement stops “killing innocent people.”

On Sunday, Mahmoud Abumayyaleh posted a lengthy note on Facebook to say that he supports the protests over the death of Floyd, a Black man who died after a white officer knelt on his neck outside Cup Foods, and said his store is “deeply saddened for our part of this tragedy.”

“We have been a cornerstone and pillar of this community for three generations of our family and for 31 years have proudly served our neighborhood. Since George’s untimely passing, Cup Foods has been in regular contact with Floyd’s family who flew in from Houston,” Abumayyaleh wrote, adding that his store is “standing together to demand accountability from the cops.”

Abumayyaleh also said that he’ll be “donating to pay for George Floyd’s memorial service” and pledged to change how his store handles “incidents like this one.”

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Brutal Police Actions Against Police Brutality Protesters – Video

Dressed in riot gear police pepper-spray one of two protesters who attempted to block the first convoy of military vehicles out of the Port of Olympia Sunday morning bound for Fort Lewis.Tension at the scene eased after that initial confrontation as later convoys left the terminal without any major incidents.Steve Bloom/The Olympian

George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police last week was broadcasted for the world to see, and it sparked outrage throughout this nation. People from every race and background took to the streets in protest, exercising their constitutionally protected right to speak out against police brutality. But while protesting police brutality, some police officers are using this occasion to fight the protestors, violently and brutally.

See this 20-minute compilation video showing just some of the many police brutality claims since George Floyd spent the last 9 minutes of his life with the knee of a police officer on his neck.

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Obama’s Statement on George Floyd’s Killing – “This shouldn’t be normal in 2020 America”

Barack Obama, the former President of the United States, shared his feelings on the recent killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police earlier this week. In his statement, the former president states:

From Barack Obama:

I want to share parts of the conversation I’ve had with friends over the past couple days about the footage of George Floyd dying face down on the street under the knee of a police officer in Minnesota.

The first is an email from a middle-aged African American businessman.

“Dude I gotta tell you the George Floyd incident in Minnesota hurt. I cried when I saw that video. It broke me down. The ‘knee on the neck’ is a metaphor for how the system so cavalierly holds black folks down, ignoring the cries for help. People don’t care. Truly tragic.”

Another friend of mine used the powerful song that went viral from 12-year-old Keedron Bryant to describe the frustrations he was feeling.

The circumstances of my friend and Keedron may be different, but their anguish is the same. It’s shared by me and millions of others.

It’s natural to wish for life “to just get back to normal” as a pandemic and economic crisis upend everything around us. But we have to remember that for millions of Americans, being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly “normal” – whether it’s while dealing with the health care system, or interacting with the criminal justice system, or jogging down the street, or just watching birds in a park.

This shouldn’t be “normal” in 2020 America. It can’t be “normal.” If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, we can and must be better.

It will fall mainly on the officials of Minnesota to ensure that the circumstances surrounding George Floyd’s death are investigated thoroughly and that justice is ultimately done. But if falls on all of us, regardless of our race or station – including the majority of men and women in law enforcement who take pride in doing their tough job the right way, every day – to work together to create a “new normal” in which the legacy of bigotry and unequal treatment no longer infects our institutions or our hearts.

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“Before You Call The Cops…” A black man’s Request – Video

I’m not sure if there was ever a time when the cops were called to serve and protect. Those days probably exist for a select few, but for black Americans, calling the cops was often not the go-to solution because you never really knew how that call was going to end. 

Cops being called to a scene involving a black person is almost sure to result in a negative outcome… for the black person. They say it’s not racism, but for minorities in this country, tomorrow is never promised when the cops are called.

When police in Minneapolis was called to investigate an incident, George Floyd, a black man, was removed from his vehicle, handcuffed, and thrown to the ground while a police officer knelt on his neck. Mr. Floyd cried out for breath multiple times before his death with the cop’s knee still on his neck. The police tried to justify the killing by saying Mr. Floyd resisted arrest, even though multiple videos taken at the scene showed no resistance from the man. 

The “Before you call” video below shows a black man, Tyler Merritt, explaining that he is not a monster, that he is just a regular man who should not have to die if those responsible for serving and protecting him is called.

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Another Black Man Says “I Can’t Breathe” as He is Killed by Minneapolis Police – Video

Another black man cries for air. All he wanted was another breath. But this basic necessity of life was denied, his cries fell on deft ears as a Minneapolis police officer kept his knee on the black man’s neck until his body succumbed to its untimely end.

Rest In Peace to George Floyd. You were taken down, pinned to the ground, and suffocated. The average human would not do this to an animal. But it was done to you. For what it’s worth, the world will remember your name.

Four police officers were fired after this incident, but with their trusted police union – an organization yet to find any fault with their members senselessly murdering black people –  you can almost guarantee that they will get their jobs back.

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Girl Told to Remove her Black Lives Matter T-Shirt – Her Response Went VIRAL

It was quite understandable – ‘no politics at the Thanksgiving Dinner table’. So when Rebecca Malstorm wore a Black Lives Matter T-Shirt to her family’s Thanksgiving dinner, her family asked her to change into something else. She did… She changed into another Black Lives Matter T-Shirt.

“We had a strict ‘no politics’ rule, so when one family member asked me to change, I followed the command and changed… into another BLM shirt,” the 19-year-old University of Maryland student told Mashable. She posted photographs of the two shirts on Twitter and the internet loved it.

After changing into her second Black Lives Matter shirt and returning to the dinner table, Malstrom said the reaction from her family members “wasn’t as exciting as it could’ve been.”

She decided to cover the shirt with a sweater to avoid conflict, but the following night at “friendsgiving” with some of her additional family members in attendance, Malstrom proudly wore the same shirt without the words covered. “That’s when I told everyone that my tweet had blown up. Their reactions were priceless!” she said.

“I love my entire family to Pluto and back, but we don’t see eye to eye on politics. However, they have all shown their support and are so proud of me for standing for what I believe in,” Malstrom told Mashable. “Even though not all of my family agrees with my political views, everyone was ecstatic to see how much of an impact I had on the internet.”

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