3 Black Activists Discuss What s Changed and What Hasn t 1 Year Since George Floyd s Death
Despite more people joining calls for racial justice, Black people are still being killed by police.
By Anastasia Moloney
May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) In the year since the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, people worldwide took to the streets to protest against racism amid renewed calls for reforms in US law enforcement.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering Floyd in April, a milestone in the fraught racial history of the United States and a rebuke of law enforcement s treatment of Black Americans.
Survey shows low trust in Tempe Police Department
Survey shows low trust in Tempe Police Department from local residents.
and last updated 2021-04-22 21:08:54-04
TEMPE, AZ â If community trust was a test, the Tempe Police Department would score a D, but the city and department is working after class to help raise the score to a passing grade.
According to a study of Tempe residents, the Tempe Police Department scored a 68 out of 100 on police trust.
The survey asked two How much do you agreeâ questions:
The police in my neighborhood treat people with respect.
The police in my neighborhood listen to and take into account the concerns of local residents.
Gen Z watches Chauvin trial with cynicism, urgency
Georgia State student Matia Wright poses in Atlanta on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo for The Washington Post by Nydia Blas)
Georgia State student Matia Wright watches the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Photo for The Washington Post by Nydia Blas)
Brandon Williams wears a pendant of his uncle George Floyd during a news conference in Minneapolis on Monday, March 29, 2021. (Washington Post photo by Joshua Lott)
The casket of George Floyd exits after a memorial service in Minneapolis on June 4, 2020. (Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges)
Published April 04. 2021 12:07AM