Pope Francis' book explores George Floyd, virus skeptics

INDIANAPOLIS -- Neither woman could bring themselves to watch the video of George Floyd’s final moments, his neck pinned under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee.But as their city grieved, Leesa Kelly and Kenda Zellner-Smith found much-needed comfort in the messages of anguish and hope that appeared on boarded-up windows as residents turned miles of plywood into canvases.

Following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 and the subsequent Black Lives Matter uprisings that swept the U.S., there was a nationwide rallying cry to support Black-owned businesses, resulting in a flood of new customers to many. “We just kept getting orders all day.

Naomi Osaka is the second of Vogue’s four stunning January 2021 cover stars.

The owner of a Minneapolis hair salon that was burned down during riots over the death of George Floyd denounced Friday the newly approved plan by city leaders to slash the police budget. The Minneapolis City Council passed a budget Thursday that will cut its police funding by $8 million and use the money for mental health and violence prevention programs.  "We need police.

Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis President Bob Kroll on Thursday morning criticized a decision by the Minneapolis City Council to move $8 million from the city's police force to mental health and violence prevention programs as part of the latest city budget.  The cut comes as Minneapolis, like many other major American cities, is dealing with a spike in violence. It also comes months after the death of George Floyd, a Black man, who died while in Minneapolis police custody.

The Minneapolis City Council, the city where George Floyd earlier this year died while in the custody of its police department, passed a budget Thursday morning that will cut its police funding by $8 million and use the money for mental health and violence prevention programs.  The plan for the shifting of police funding, called "Safety for All," follows the city council's stalled attempt to completely dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department earlier this year.

Famed filmmaker Spike Lee presented Darnella Frazier with an award for courage after she recorded the killing of George Floyd.

NEW YORK -- The top 10 songs of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the songs can be found here ):1. Keedron Bryant, “I Just Wanna Live": During times of turmoil and unrest, people respond differently.

evicted from his Australian apartment for hosting noisy “meet-and-greets.”Santoro, a former D.C. resident and bartender and general manager of EFN Lounge/Motley Bar, made headlines in June after calling for Black people protesting the death of George Floyd to be shot.“Lol.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn a tumultuous year, Google’s top-trending searches for 2020 were led in the U.S. by queries for election results and the coronavirus.Also ranking in Google’s top 10 overall trending U.S.

pic.twitter.com/aZ2JzDf5ai— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020Tweets from former President Barack Obama, comedian Andy Milonakis, Macaulay Culkin and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris accounted for the second-through-fifth most-liked tweets of the year.President Donald Trump, meanwhile, was the most-tweeted-about person of the year worldwide, followed by President-elect Joe Biden in the number two slot.

Dawn French  has received the backing of her Vicar of Dibley co-star and on-screen husband Richard Armitage following backlash over a Black Lives Matter scene.

Porsha Williams came into her own as an activist. When the call for racial justice surged this spring after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of law enforcement, the granddaughter of civil rights icon Hosea Williams sprung into action.

More than 2,000 law enforcement officers were injured in the first weeks of protests over the summer following the police killing of George Floyd, according to a report released in October.  The Major Cities Chiefs Association, a professional association comprised of local law enforcement heads from the 69 largest police agencies in the United States and nine in Canada, detailed the unrest and compiled data from protests between May 25 and July 31 in MCCA member cities.  During that period,

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memoir that she plans to turn into a biopic, launched a new meme, and announced she will star in an Apple TV+ Christmas special, with guests from Snoop Dogg to Ariana Grande.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDave Chappelle’s performance delivered the week after the police murder of George Floyd was the No. 1 trending video on YouTube this year, according to the video platform.YouTube on Tuesday revealed the top 10 trending video rankings for the U.S., as well as the top creators and songs of 2020.