Widely seen video shows George Floyd pleading with officers, telling them he can't breathe. Before he died after being pinned for minutes beneath a Minneapolis police officer's knee, George Floyd was suffering the same fate as millions of Americans during the coronavirus pandemic: out of work and looking for a new job. RELATED: Trump says 'justice will be served' as federal authorities investigate George Floyd's death Floyd moved to Minneapolis from his native Houston several years ago in hopes of finding work and starting a new life, said Christopher Harris, Floyd's lifelong friend.

But he lost his job as a bouncer at a restaurant when Minnesota's governor issued a stay-at-home order. On Monday night, an employee at a Minneapolis grocery

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Drake donates $100,000 to a national bailout fund for protestors following the death of George Floyd

Drake showed solidarity with protestors across the nation when he donated to the National Bail Out on Monday.The 33-year-old rap superstar shared a receipt for his $100,000 donation to the charity in his Instagram Stories after the songwriter Mustafa the Poet urged him to exceed his own contribution.The donation came as major cities across the United States have experienced massive protests inspired by the death of George Floyd.

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George Floyd protests: Simmering tensions of racial injustice reach a boiling point

George Floyd joins a long list of Black Americans killed at the hands of law enforcement. Like so many other cases, protests and acts of civil disobedience, calling for accountability, have followed.

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Woods speaks out for 1st time since George Floyd's death

Tiger Woods is speaking out for the first time since George Floyd’s death, saying his heart goes out to Floyd, his family and everyone who is hurting right now.

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George Clooney writes powerful essay about American race riots – takes swipe at Trump

George Clooney has written a powerful essay about the race riots sweeping America in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.

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George Clooney Calls Racism "Our Pandemic" in Response to George Floyd's Death

George Clooney is using his massive platform to speak up and show his support for the black community. The A-list actor and philanthropist penned an essay for The Daily Beast on Monday morning that was titled, "George Clooney: America's Greatest Pandemic Is Anti-Black Racism." In the published piece, the 59-year-old star discussed the recent nationwide protests in the United Stated and also advocated for "systemic change in our law enforcement and in our criminal justice system." As Clooney put it, racism in America is "our pandemic" and one that no one has found a cure for.

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Medical examiner: Floyd's heart stopped while restrained

Health experts fear that silent carriers of the virus could unwittingly infect others at protests where people are packed cheek to jowl.

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Coronavirus report saying black people more likely to die delayed over US protests

The BAME review has been delayed again due to the global situation, including the US protests and worries causing further uncertainty around the rise of BAME Covid-19 related deaths.

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Resources in the Fight Against Police Brutality and Systemic Racism

The killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor are the most recent in a long history of horrific systemic racism and police brutality against Black people in the United States. Black communities have been at the forefront of so many major American musical movements, including jazz, rock’n’roll, hip-hop, soul, and house. Loving this music means acknowledging the racial injustice that begat it. The fight for justice and equality is a matter of basic human rights, and we stand in solidarity with those working to demand change.

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George Clooney calls racism America's 'pandemic' in essay

George Clooney is calling for a “systematic change” in law enforcement in America as part of a new essay, published on Monday.

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Londoners rally in support of Black Lives Matter to denounce police brutality

In solidarity with Americans and Canadians protesting the death of George Floyd, a local rally in London has garnered a lot of support.

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Floyd Mayweather to pay for George Floyd's funeral services

Floyd Mayweather Jr. attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks at Staples Center on November 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. ( (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) )

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FBI asks for tips and ‘digital media’ to ID people inciting violence during George Floyd protests

Terrence Floyd said he wants justice handed to the officers responsible for his brother's death, but feels violence is not what his sibling would have wanted.

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UFC fighter Jon Jones confronts teens during George Floyd protest, confiscates spray can

The death of the unarmed black man in Minneapolis has sparked outrage across the world.

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Tyler Perry says George Floyd's family is 'adamant in their call for peaceful protest' amid unrest

Tyler Perry and George Floyd's family are hoping cooler heads will prevail.The 50-year-old entertainment mogul took to Instagram with a message of peace on Monday amid national unrest following the death of George Floyd.Perry said he 'spoke to George Floyd's immediate family and tried to speak comfort in this moment,' noting that they want peace in the wake of the security guard's tragic death following a brutal attack at the hands of a police officer a week ago.

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Riverdale star Cole Sprouse arrested at George Floyd protest and calls on celebs to ‘stand as an ally’

Cole Sprouse was arrested while ‘peacefully’ protesting George Floyd’s tragic death.

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Protests, unrest across US spark new coronavirus fears

From Los Angeles to Minneapolis to Washington, DC, crowds of thousands gathered across the country this weekend to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd's neck until he was unconscious on Memorial Day.

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On the spot where George Floyd died, his brother urges calm

MINNEAPOLIS – Chants of “What's his name? George Floyd!” filled the air Monday as a large crowd gathered at the spot where the black man who became the latest symbol of racial injustice in America lay dying as a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck.

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Shay Mitchell Remains ‘Hopeful’ About New Generation While Raising Daughter Amid George Floyd Protests

Shay Mitchell is speaking out about the ongoing protests happening in the United States.

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Hennepin County Medical Examiner declares George Floyd death homicide

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's report released Monday ruled the death of George Floyd a homicide.

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Nick Cannon Explains Why He 'Had to' Attend George Floyd Protests in Minneapolis

Nick Cannon is explaining his decision to travel to Minneapolis to join racial injustice protests and sharing how his children’s views remain impacted by such events. Protests have occurred around the globe following the death of 46-year-old Minneapolis man George Floyd, who died after a police officer held him down by the neck with his knee for more than seven minutes last week.

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Protesters invoke different names to decry police treatment

CHICAGO – In Baltimore, protesters shouted the name of Freddie Gray. In Topeka, Kansas, T-shirts were emblazoned with the name of Dominique White. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, people gathered in a spot where white mobs killed hundreds of blacks a century ago and chanted the name of Terence Crutcher.

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Peaceful protesters get lost in action-packed coverage

NEW YORK – The nation's unrest has made for an unprecedented nightly action show on television, with control rooms that switch quickly between cars ablaze, police officers advancing on demonstrators and ransacked stores in cities across the country.

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George Clooney Pens Essay Calling for 'Lasting Change' Following Death of George Floyd

George Clooney is encouraging all Americans to vote in order to fight against systematic racism.

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George Clooney pens powerful essay on race riots in America and makes a dig at President Trump

George Clooney has penned a powerful essay about the widespread race riots across the United States, sparked by the tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.'There is little doubt that George Floyd was murdered,' Clooney, 59, began in the piece published by The Daily Beast.'This is our pandemic. It infects all of us, and in 400 years we've yet to find a vaccine.'Clooney has written the piece as America heads into a new week of civil unrest, as political leaders struggle to control the coast-to-coast outpouring of fury over police brutality, and the police killings of black people.

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George Clooney pens powerful essay on race riots in America and makes a dig at President Trump

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Black leaders across Central Florida call for change and unity after death of George Floyd

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Many African American leaders and supporters across Central Florida are calling for change, unity, and more police accountability after the death of George Floyd. They say it’s time to work together in order to move forward.

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George Floyd’s brother condemns rioters from spot where he died in police custody

The grieving brother of George Floyd has slammed rioters for "messing up" the community and implored the black community to vote in all elections.

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Floyd's brother pleads for peace, Trump takes combative tone

In major U.S. cities, people took to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd.

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'After George Floyd's Murder, I Am Calling for a Declaration of a State of Emergency for Black People'

Andrea Jenkins is the Vice President of Minneapolis City Counsel for Ward Eight. After a long career in public service, when she became the first openly transgender Black woman to be elected to public office.

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George Clooney pens powerful essay on race riots in America and makes a dig at President Trump

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Justin Trudeau Says ‘We All Have A Role’ In Confronting Racism Amid George Floyd Solidarity Protests

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all Canadians have a role to play in confronting systemic racism as solidarity protests spread around the world following the death of George Floyd, a Black American man who pleaded for air as an officer pressed a knee into his neck during an arrest last week.

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George Floyd's Death a Homicide by Mechanical Asphyxiation, Independent Autopsy Finds

The family of George Floyd, the Minnesota man who died after an officer arresting him pressed his knee onto his neck, released the results of an independent autopsy Monday afternoon. Dr. Allecia Wilson, one of the forensic pathologists who conducted the independent autopsy, said Floyd died as a result of mechanical asphyxiation and called the death a homicide.

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Florida governor keeps quiet as George Floyd protests rage

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – During a violent and chaotic weekend marked by demonstrations against police brutality, Floridians did not hear from Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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‘Bunker Boy’: Trump mocked for ‘hiding’ from protesters at White House

U.S. President Donald Trump bragged over the weekend that he watched “every move” the Secret Service made to protect him on Friday night while hundreds of Americans rallied outside the White House to protest his response to the death of George Floyd.

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George Floyd's funeral to be held in Houston on June 9

HOUSTON - George Floyd's funeral will be held in Houston on June 9, the family's attorney Ben Crump announced Monday afternoon.

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George Clooney Pens Powerful Essay on George Floyd's Murder: 'We Need Systemic Change'

George Clooney has written a powerful essay in the aftermath of George Floyd‘s tragic murder.

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George Floyd's funeral to be held in Houston on June 9

HOUSTON - George Floyd's funeral will be held in Houston on June 9, the family's attorney Ben Crump announced Monday afternoon.

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Family autopsy: Floyd asphyxiated by sustained pressure

MINNEAPOLIS – An autopsy commissioned for George Floyd’s family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd's neck until he stopped breathing, ignoring his cries of distress, the family’s attorneys said Monday.

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Family-ordered autopsy: George Floyd died of asphyxia due to sustained pressure

(FOX 9) - Attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family of George Floyd, held a news conference Monday sharing the results of the separate autopsy the team had called for earlier in the week.

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George Clooney Pens Essay Calling For ‘Lasting Change’ In The Wake Of George Floyd’s Murder

George Clooney wants to see real, structural change.

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Bethenny Frankel cries over the 'hate in this world' as she returns to NYC following protests

Bethenny Frankel got emotional as she returned to New York City following a weekend of unrest as protests against racism erupted throughout the five boroughs.The 49-year-old was in tears as she spoke out on her Instagram Story decrying the 'hate in this world' in two new videos on Monday.Frankel was visibly shaken as she observed the aftermath of the protests sparked by the recent killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade and Breonna Taylor.

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What Orlando youth want in response to George Floyd’s death

ORLANDO, Fla. – Dozens of young adults from several Orlando organizations gathered together on the steps of City Hall Monday to deliver a plan of action to the city council in response to the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, prompting protests across the country this week.

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Ryan Seacrest And Kelly Ripa Talk Minneapolis Protests, George Floyd’s Death: ‘Our Country Is Responding With Frustration, Sadness & Hurt’

Ryan Seacrest and Kelly Ripa spoke about the Minneapolis protests on Monday’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan”.

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Barack Obama Pens Essay About How To Enact Change Amid Protests Over George Floyd’s Death

Former President Barack Obama is speaking out following a weekend of protests across America in the wake of George Floyd‘s death. Floyd died last week in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a police officer held him down with his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than seven minutes as the father repeatedly told the officer he couldn’t breathe.

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Civil unrest could influence Biden's search for running mate

The turbulence sparked by the death of George Floyd — a black man who died after being pinned under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer — shook not only the streets of New York and Los Angeles, but dozens of smaller communities such as Fargo, North Dakota, and Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Mykki Blanco, MNEK & More Stars Start Off Pride Month by Remembering Its Protest Roots

On June 28, 1969, hundreds of queer people fought back against police brutality at The Stonewall Inn in New York City. Many black and brown folks, including pioneers like Marsha P.

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Ghanaian Star Stonebwoy Shines a Light on ‘Black People’ With Poignant Billboard Live At-Home

Ghanaian Afropop singer Stonebwoy addressed both pandemics plaguing the world, coronavirus and racism, during his poignant Billboard Live At-Home performance Monday (June 1) that raised money for My Friend's Place, which supports the homeless youth.Performing from Ghana's capital of Accra with his DJ, Stonebwoy (real name Livingstone Etse Satekla) started off his set with none other than "Black People," a painful and incredibly timely testament to feeling lost in the world that doesn't want to acknowledge him as a Black man, let alone respect him.

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