Click here to access the Zoom link for Trial Discussion - May 25th - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86261350739
Meeting ID: 862 6135 0739
None of the articles are long, so try to read at least five. See you at 7 pm on May 25th.
Reconstructing what happened on May 25th, the day George Floyd was killed:
Includes video footage: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html
The Trial of Derek Chauvin in chronological order:
Jury selection:
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/25/980646634/half-of-the-jury-in-the-chauvin-trial-is-non-white-thats-only-part-of-the-story
Black Lives Matter Movement influence on trial:
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/chauvin-george-floyd-trial/
How Black people can protect their wellbeing while hearing about the trial:
https://www.legacynewspaper.com/self-preservation-tips-for-black-people-watching-the-chauvin-trial/
Analysis of defense Attorney’s strategy:
https://battlefordsnow.com/2021/04/12/for-chauvins-trial-attorney-its-all-about-raising-doubt/
Black people can’t feel safe going into stores anymore:
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/13/through-my-lens-black-mental-health-and-the-derek-chauvin-trial/
Retired Black NYPD Detective: Derek Chauvin Trial Highlights “Race-Based” Police Brutality Problem:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/15/derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd-death-policing-america
Black op-ed piece on how the trial is propaganda:
https://afro.com/chauvin-proceedings-serve-as-a-kind-of-sinister-propaganda/
Black prison guards prevented from overseeing Chauvin in jail:
https://afro.com/minority-officers-allege-discrimination-over-chauvin-booking/
Interview with ex-black chief from California about what has gone wrong with policing:
http://sacobserver.com/2021/04/veteran-lawman-calvin-handy-on-how-to-make-the-killing-stop/
The “qualified immunity” defense for police officers:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/20/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-killer-mike-police?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Minnesota’s court house has been made into a fort, to guard against external attacks:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/opinion/sunday/george-floyd-daunte-wright-minnesota.html?referringSource=articleShare
Derek Chauvin found guilty:
https://www.thefloridastar.com/articles/derek-chauvin-found-guilty-on-all-counts-for-murder-of-george-floyd/
https://www.theatlantavoice.com/articles/guilty-chauvin-found-guilty-on-all-charges/
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour speaks with BLM co-founder after Chauvin verdict:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2021/04/21/amanpour-chauvin-verdict-black-lives-matter-cofounder-opal-temeti.cnn
Six Young Americans reflect on influence of George Floyd murder, one year later:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/opinion/young-americans-race-blm.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
Poem:
https://sfbayview.com/2021/04/ode-to-george-floyd-a-poverty-skola-in-amerikkklan/