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It’s something defense attorney Ben Crump is very familiar with — he represented George Floyd’s family after his death. “I was very hopeful that we could finally get systemic police reform ...

May 25, 2025 marked the fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd, who was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer which ...

Family members of a man shot and killed in Grand Rapids in 2022 are set to speak out against the recent decision to not retry ...

Darryl Tyree Williams (above), died last month in police custody, and civil rights attorney Ben ... George Floyd said that ‘I couldn’t breathe,’ they didn’t believe him,” Crump noted ...

The legal fight over the images took on outsize importance as storied universities such as Harvard and Georgetown grappled with their ties to slavery.

A legal battle between Harvard and a woman who says two slave portraits are of her ancestors will end in a settlement, with ...

The Justice Department under the Trump administration has withdrawn from key police reform agreements in Minneapolis and Louisville, abandoning efforts to increase federal oversight of local law ...

The family of George Floyd reflected on his legacy and called for police reform during a press conference on Sunday to mark the five-year anniversary of Floyd’s death.

Al Sharpton, Ben Crump and Rep. Nikema Williams joined George Floyd’s family in Houston to mark five years since his death and condemn Trump’s reform rollbacks.

George Floyd's family and Rev. Al Sharpton return to Houston and promise that battle for justice will continue.

Thousands are marking the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's murder at religious services, concerts and vigils nationwide.