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Activists Celebrate Conviction Of Derek Chauvin In George Floyd’s Death, But Say Fight Is Not Over: ‘Tomorrow, We Still Have To Dismantle Systemic Oppression’ CBS New York 2 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — While many call the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd‘s death justice, activists say the fight is not over and there’s more work that needs to be done. Crowds cheered at Union Square as leaders from Black Lives Matter of Greater New York broke the news Tuesday afternoon. “Tonight wi...

Demonstrators Relieved, But Remain Committed After Derek Chauvin Verdict: ‘A Victory Won For And By The People’ CBS New York 5 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York Hundreds of people rallied in front of the Barclays Center, and other pop-up celebrations broke out across the city. While many called the verdict justice, activists say the fight is not over. “This is only happening as a result of mad struggle,” Bronx resident Sasha Murphy told CBS2. “This was a victory won for and by the people,” West New York resident Monica Cruz said. For many who rallied in ...

By Victor Omondi It’s all joy for Cariol Horne. The mother of 5 and a former police officer received news that she will finally get justice, 15 years in waiting.  Horne got fired in 2006 for stopping her White colleague from carrying out a chokehold on a handcuffed Black man. The ex-Buffalo police officer, however, paid dearly for efforts to do what was right. On that fateful day, she responded to a call from a woman reporting that her ex-boyfriend, David Neal Mack, had stolen her security check worth $626. When she arrived at the scene, fellow police officer, Gregory Kwiatkowski, had alre...

Black Buffalo cop who stopped white officer from choking handcuffed Black suspect gets pension back 13 years after being fired Joseph Wilkinson A former Buffalo police officer who fought a fellow cop who put a handcuffed suspect in a chokehold will receive more than a decade’s worth of back pay and a full pension. Cariol Horne, a 53-year-old Black woman, intervened in 2006 to stop a white colleague, Greg Kwiatkowski, who was violently arresting a Black suspect, Neal Mack. The Buffalo Police Department ruled in Kwiatkowski’s favor in a 2007 internal investigation, and Horne...

Cariol Horne will also receive more than a decade of back pay.