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Voices, a service of black-owned greeting card brand Culture Greetings dedicated to elevating social justice causes, proudly announces a new collaboration with The George Floyd Memorial Foundation. The partnership will launch a new postcard-sending campaign to demand a fair trial and support the family and friends of the late George Floyd.
âThe George Floyd Memorial Foundation, founded by George Floydâs sister, Bridgett Floyd, is committed to obtaining justice for Mr. Floyd and others who were murdered by members of law enforcement,â explains Jacari Harris, executive director of the George Floyd Memorial Foundation. âThrough this partnership with Voices by Culture Greetings, individuals can hold city officials accountable during the upcoming trial of the Minneapolis police officer who killed Mr. Floyd through a postcard campaign.  We urge everyone to be a champion for justice by sending a postcard to help us be the c
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) The settlement between the city of Minneapolis and George Floyd s family is the first step into the city owning up to its mistake, according to family members here in the Triangle.
On Friday, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd s family over his death in police custody. It speaks volumes to what people saw, said George Floyd s first cousin Thomas McLaurin, who is also the executive director of the Raleigh-based George Floyd Memorial Center.
Despite the settlement, family members eyes are more focused on what will come of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chavin. The former officer now facing both a third and second-degree murder charge on top of a manslaughter charge.
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the Black man's death in police custody, even as jury selection continued in a former officer's murder trial.
The vote comes after the start Monday of jury selection in the criminal trial of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin, who faces a host of charges, including second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, stemming from Floyd’s death during an arrest.
Video showing Floyd saying that he was unable to breathe as the officer knelt on his neck sparked months of massive social-justice protests as well as rioting across the nation.
Bridgett Floyd, Floyd’s sister and founder of the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, said in a statement that although “our hearts are broken, we are comforted in knowing that even in death, George Floyd showed the world how to live.”
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