Black Americans’ police mistrust lingers years after Floyd murder
Three years after the tragic murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minnesota, the Black community in the United States continues to grapple with deep-rooted skepticism and mistrust toward law enforcement forces. "I fear that anyone with a black or brown complexion can become a victim of police brutality," expressed Alicia Jennings, a 39-year-old Houston resident, echoing...
Police reforms slow after George Floyd’s murder – DW – 05/25/2023
On May 25, 2020, a white Minneapolis police officer named Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of George Floyd, a Black man, for nine minutes and 29 seconds while Floyd repeatedly gasped that he couldn't breathe and pleaded for his mother. Fellow officers Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane helped Chauvin restrain Floyd, while Tou Thao prevented the crowd from rendering aid....
3 years after Floyd death: Black Americans still ‘can’t breathe’
It's been three years since a white police man killed Gorge Floyd, and the viral video of the 8 minutes and 36 seconds with the officer's knee of Floyd's neck prompted a reckoning with racism across the United States. Now, three years to the day since Floyd's murder, African Americans still await signs of change.Across the U.S., black Americans...
Meet Damien Davis, the Sculptor Who is “Laying the Trap”
Perhaps the bright colors and inventive structure of Damien Davis’s sculptures have caught your eye in a museum or gallery. Perhaps you’ve walked up to them, admired the Brooklyn-based artist’s work, and been pleased by the symphony of hues and shapes he evokes using laser-cut acrylics. But then you saw your reflection in the plastics he frequently uses...
