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5:07 p.m. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. The jury reached its verdict Tuesday after deliberating about 10 hours over two days in a city on edge against another outbreak of unrest. Floyd died last May after Chauvin, a white officer, pinned his knee on or close to the 46-year-old Black man’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes. __ — Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslau...

The Intersection Where George Floyd Died Has Become a Strange, Sacred Place. Will Its Legacy Endure? Time 2 hrs ago Janell Ross/Minneapolis © Ruddy Roye for TIME Jeanelle Austin brought together a group of caretakers who maintain George Floyd Square near the spot where Floyd was killed. Art, protest signs, candles, books, and more are collected inside the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center. The group preserves these items in what is now known as the George Floyd Global Memorial. Like a lot of us, Alfonzo “Box” Williams, 44, saw the footage—the last moments of George Fl...

Come for the revolution, stay for the gangland shootings in George Floyd Square. Prayer gatherings canceled. Rallies canceled. Visitors arriving with flowers in hand, only to retreat to their cars when greeted by the sound of gunshots. Neighbors ducking for cover behind our houses, children in tow. The gunshots are the rallies and the prayer gatherings. Black Lives Matter is a movement built on supporting criminals. How can they complain when real criminals show up to the party? March 6, 5:45 p.m.: A 30-year-old volunteer is killed in the zone by gunshot. People in th...

"...a revolution by day and a devolution by night."

Copy shortlink: Two women had to hit the sidewalk as gunshots popped off during the day outside Finish Touch Boutique, a store near the south barricade of George Floyd Square, shop owner Willie Frazier said. Frazier's car was stolen from the square recently, too, he said, and it later turned up at the impound lot with the hood smashed. Now Frazier is sending a distress call along with other Black business owners whose shops and restaurants have been cut off from the outside world by concrete barricades guarded by civilian gatekeepers surrounding 38th Street and Chicago...