George Floyd – Heart & Soul

Pardon, Pardons, and More Pardons

March 14, 2025 admin 0

By Brenda Emila Johnson When this administration took office, we expected pardons. We knew they were part of the process—sometimes necessary, sometimes controversial. But 1,500 pardons? That’s not justice. That’s a message. We’ve seen this before. Donald Trump, on his […]

Black History Milestones: Timeline, Part 4 (2001 – 2021)

February 28, 2022 admin 0

By Black PR Wire with additional video content from Blackfacts.com Colin Powell Becomes Secretary of State, 2001 As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993—the first African American to hold that position—the Vietnam veteran and four–star […]

The Importance of Authentic Corporate Social Responsibility in Ceremonious Times

June 23, 2021 admin 0

By Tiffany D. Hightower On the heels of Juneteenth becoming federally recognized as a national holiday, Black people were left having to explain the gravity of the moment. In essence Juneteenth is the embodiment of the realization that freedom had […]

A Year In The Death Of George Floyd: Trauma, Hope, And Political Gridlock, By Everyday Americans

May 28, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off

A year after the police murder set off protests and violence, Americans wrestle with racial reckoning and political stalemate
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Greater Justice is Coming: Taking on Abusive and Deadly Policing with New DOJ Leadership

May 18, 2021 admin 0

By Ben Jealous Thanks to the voters who elected President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, we now have a Department of Justice that actually cares about justice. And I am not just talking about justice as an idea. […]

Blue Bravado and Imperfect Victims: Nazario, Floyd, and the Emasculation of Black Men

April 20, 2021 admin 0

By Dr. Patrick Graham As word spread about Lieutenant Caron Nazario’s encounter with the Windsor, Virginia police and we get closer to a verdict for the Derek Chauvin trial, my colleague suggested to me, “They messed with the wrong one […]

It’s Worse Than We Ever Thought

April 16, 2021 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney Among the first evidence presented by prosecutors in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in his killing of George Floyd is that it was not just 8 minutes and 46 seconds as originally […]

Derek Chauvin’s Fate is a Test for Our Democracy

April 5, 2021 admin 0

By Dr. Patrick Graham Image of George Floyd mural by F. Muhammad from Pixabay There was a distant emptiness in the Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s eyes as he looked away while rocking his knee deeper into the neck and vertebrae of George […]

On Raising Black Children: The Missing Chapter from “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”

December 17, 2020 admin 0

By Megan T. Ebor, Enricka Norwood-Scott, Alison B. Hamilton and Michele Cooley-Strickland The parenting bible, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” teaches mothers what to anticipate over the course of their children’s lives. However, for mothers of Black children, there […]

The Power of Protest and the Power of Our Ballots

October 29, 2020 admin 0

By Kristen Clarke In a year defined by distress and tragedy, no one has felt that chaos more painfully than the Black community, We’ve seen the coronavirus pandemic tear through our neighborhoods at a devastating rate. Job losses have surged, […]

Inspired by George Floyd, Iconic R&B Group ‘The Whispers’ Delivers New Music and says: ‘Go vote!’

October 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Now in their seventies, they’re still performing. One surviving member of the famed quintet calls Donald Trump “Satan in a suit.”
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Abolish the Police? Some Minneapolis Residents Call That a Punishment

August 21, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Defunding or abolishing police departments has become a national debate in the wake of George Floyd’s death, but Minneapolis residents say abolishment isn’t necessarily a clear-cut answer. Some even view abolishment as punitive — a unilateral response to their speaking […]

John Lewis’s final words.

July 30, 2020 admin 0

By John Lewis Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral. While my time here has now come to an end, I want […]

A coast-to-coast protest

July 27, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Amid a season of peaceful protests and angry riots erupting across the country and globe in response to the death of George Floyd, one man was quietly taking action for different cause in a different way. He decided to bring […]

Churches vandalized across the US

July 25, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

A rash of vandalism at churches has left a statue of Jesus Christ headless and some set ablaze. The reports come amid a national debate over what to do about offensive and controversial statues. President Trump signed in executive order […]

PHOTOS: Joyful Juneteenth marchers brave D.C rain as America enters a civil rights summer

June 20, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

After weeks of media coverage about rioters and looters who hijacked protests following George Floyd’s death, Washington D.C. held its breath as Juneteenth marches wound up their springs on Friday. No one needed to worry. It was festive, not angry. […]