A private funeral was held for George Floyd, two weeks after a Minneapolis police officer killed him by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Floyd’s death sparked protests across the US and around the world.
Tributes & Remembrance
Who was George Floyd? The ‘gentle giant’ trying to turn his life around
George Floyd’s death has sparked protests across the US. He was an unarmed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes as he told them “I can’t breathe”.
On anniversary of historic bombing: MOVE’s message is ‘Free Mumia!’
May 13, 2020 was an historic and emotionally charged day as the city of Philadelphia took time to commemorate the horrific bombing of the MOVE family compound 35 years ago by police.
Malcolm X’s daughter on his legacy and the new series ‘Who Killed Malcolm X?’
Fifty-five years ago today, Malcolm X was assassinated. The civil rights leader was shot to death on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. He was only 39 years old.
Sean Fitzgerald memorial held a year after he was shot by police
Balloons and Chinese lanterns were let off in Coventry last night as friends and family of Sean Fitzgerald marked the one-year anniversary of his death. Crowds gathered at the grave of Mr Fitzgerald, who was shot dead during an armed police raid.
Long live the spirit of Fred Hampton 50 years after his death
Fred Hampton, the official chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and deputy chairman of the national BPP, was only 21 years old on Dec. 4, 1969, when he was brutally assassinated while sleeping in his bed.
The Birmingham pub bombings remembered forty-five years on
Representatives from Birmingham’s Irish community stood alongside relatives of the 21 people killed in the city by IRA terrorists as the region’s blackest night was remembered. 45 years on there was recollections of the victims.
Hull’s Banksy designs new graffiti tribute to tragic paratrooper
The sister of former paratrooper Christopher Alder who died in police custody 20 years ago says she “absolutely loves” a new graffiti tribute. The artwork is by well known Hull graffiti artist Preston Fox.
