(June 18, 2020) UN NEWS - The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday heard powerful testimony from the brother of George Floyd, whose death, captured on video, while a police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes in Minneapolis, has sparked worldwide protest. in a pre-recorded appeal to the Council to set up an international probe to investigate killings … [Read more...] about ‘I am my brother’s keeper’, Philonise Floyd tells UN rights body, in impassioned plea for racial justice
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Musicians, actors and athletes respond to police killing of George Floyd
In the horrific death of George Floyd in the hands of police in Minneapolis—all ten minutes of which were captured by a 17-year-old girl on her cellphone—musicians, actors and athletes are donation morning and calling for action. Beyoncéis urging people to sign petitions. CardiB is speaking out on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. Seth Rogen, Abbi Jacobson, and Steve Carell are … [Read more...] about Musicians, actors and athletes respond to police killing of George Floyd