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© Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The National Basketball Association's social justice coalition on Monday urged lawmakers to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, just one day ahead of the anniversary of Floyd's murder. In a statement, the coalition called for the passage of the bill that would prohibit racial profiling, chokehold, carotid holds and no-knock warrants at the federal level. It would also get rid of qualified immunity for officers and create a national police misconduct registry to prevent officers with a history of misconduct from being rehired. “Today, as this painf...

Speakers at Tuesday night's vigil called for more police reforms and urged the U.S. Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021

The NBA Social Justice Coalition is urging Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Bill before the anniversary of his death.

George Floyd’s murder by a police officer — exactly a year ago Tuesday — sparked a national conversation and proposal for police reform that is still being had today. Protesters stream through Washington in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by police. (Brandi Buchman photo/Courthouse News) WASHINGTON (CN) — Police are still killing Black people disproportionately a year after the death of George Floyd, whose pleas for his mother, his life and some semblance of humanity as he struggled to breathe under a police officer’s knee stirred the national dialogue on police brutality and ...

NBA Coalition Backs George Floyd Policing Bill to Honor Victims of Police Brutality On 5/25/21 at 3:40 AM EDT A year on since George Floyd was killed by former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, a coalition of NBA players has called for the U.S. Senate to pass an act that would set nationwide standards for policing to increase accountability among police officers In a statement released on Monday night, the NBA's Social Justice Coalition said passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act would be a fitting way to honour the memory of Floyd and of those who "have been victims of p...