Evan Procaccini News Today

Black Lives Matter activists, faith leaders discuss what has and hasn't happened since a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd two years ago.

Toledoans who protested in wake of George Floyds murder react to Derek Chauvins conviction Members of the Community Solidarity Response Network, who organized demonstrations across Toledo throughout the summer, say the verdict shows protests can work. Author: Emma Henderson Updated: 1:51 AM EDT April 21, 2021 TOLEDO, Ohio — Weve seen protests and demonstrations across the country and right here in northwest Ohio following the murder of George Floyd. WTOL 11 rep...

Keller wasnt the only one who said they witnessed the officer striking his helmet on the mans head. Hiller said she had seen the young Black man standing up to anyone trying to throw objects at police. Then, she described seeing about eight officers behind him while another officer ran up and bum-rushed him, grabbing him by the elbows and shoving them down.  She added that she saw one of the officers punch him in the face before the man was struck with the helmet.  "We were all screaming at t...

"Wow, I didnt realize it was so cold," she says. She turns and heads slowly down the sidewalk, being careful not to slip on the dusting of snow covering her path. Her left leg doesnt move as easily as her right. Pratt has a discernible limp, caused partly by the steel rod in her tibia but also because nerve damage makes it difficult to feel her toes. She has been healing for six months, ever since a wooden projectile fired by a Toledo police officer shattered her leg as she was holding a sign i...