George Floyd

Backers of the legislation signed Thursday say it will rid departments of derelict officers and give mental health assistance to others on the force.

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations.

Video documented the death of George Floyd a year ago this week, but it wasn’t from policy body cameras. In North Carolina, police body camera footage is often released before a decision is reached on whether to file charges. And sometimes it’s not.

Two bills — one in the state House, the other in the Senate — would stiffen penalties for damaging property or injuring others during a riot. The bills come as North Carolinians continue to protest police violence toward Black individuals.

Fayetteville State University Chancellor Darrell T. Allison announced the gesture during an on-campus presentation Friday. WRAL reports that Floyd’s sister Bridgett Floyd, who started the foundation last year, said it’s a gift to honor the memory of Floyd, who was born in Fayetteville, and to invest in future generations.

Even after Derek Chauvin was convicted, a family rights advocate in Raleigh says her cheers quickly turned to sorrow thinking about all of the other Black men who still don’t have justice.

Rev. Christoppher D. Stackhouse sat down with WUNC to talk about what the verdict means for North Carolina and the nation.

A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts, including murder, in the death of George Floyd.

The Market House in downtown Fayetteville will be repurposed. The city council voted 9-1 to repurpose the building instead of removing it.

Minneapolis will pay a record sum to the family of George Floyd, who sued the city and police officers over his May 2020 death in police custody.