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Former US cop Derek Chauvin gets 21 years for George Floyd's murder
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Former US police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of the murder of African American man George Floyd, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Thursday on federal charges.
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'Friends' creator donates USD 4M due to 'guilt' over show's lack of divers
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): 'Friends' creator Marta Kauffman has recently revealed to LA Times that she was so 'embarrassed' and 'guilty' about the lack of diversity on her classic NBC sitcom that she is donating USD 4 million to help Marta F. Kauffman '78 Chair in African and African Ame
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'Friends' co-creator Marta Kauffman pledges USD 4 million endowment for Af
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has pledged USD 4 million to establish an endowed professorship in African and African American Studies at Brandeis University, her alma mater.
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Brooklyn subway shooting suspect posted videos espousing hatred towards Af
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI): The 62-year-old man Frank Robert James who was apprehended for the New York subway shooting had repeatedly espoused hatred toward African Americans and criticized the New York mayor in videos posted on YouTube, including one uploaded as recently as Monday. Read More
US Senate confirms first Black woman Supreme Court justice
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): The US Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court in a largely partisan vote on Thursday.
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Colorado city to pay USD 15Mln to family of African-American who died in d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Authorities in the US city of Aurora in Colorado have agreed to pay USD 15 million to the family of African-American Elijah McClain, who died after a confrontation with police, CBS4 TV channel reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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Family of black woman suing biotech firm for taking cancer cells without c
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The family of an African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks whose cervical cancer cells were taken without consent for research in 1951 is suing a biotech firm for compensation.
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Ex-police officer convicted of George Floyd's murder appeals verdict: Repo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Minneapolis [US], September 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, sentenced to 22-years in prison for the murder of African American George Floyd, has filed an intent of appeal to the court regarding his verdict, media reported on Friday.
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US Justice Dept sues Georgia over voting rights restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is suing the state of Georgia over an act passed and signed into law in March that allegedly violates the 1965 Voting Act because it limits the voting rights of African-Americans, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Fri
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US Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], June 16 (ANI): US Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed bill to make Juneteenth, which recognises or mark the emancipation of formerly enslaved African Americans, a federal holiday.
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US: One person injured after shooting at George Floyd Square in Minneapoli
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Minnesota [US], May 26 (ANI): One person has sustained injuries after a shooting broke out in Minneapolis city, in the US state of Minnesota, near the place where African American man George Floyd died last year.
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Biden, Harris call to George Floyd's family post Derek Chauvin conviction
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday (local time) spoke to the family of George Floyd after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the African-American's death.
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