Fight Back (2023-05-28). Milwaukee holds vigil for George Floyd and all victims of police crimes. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Thursday, May 25 marked the three-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder by killer cop Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. George Floyd's murder sparked a rebellion in which millions took to the streets in the U.S. and around the world. His murder resonated in Milwaukee, a city with countless victims of police crimes. To commemorate George Floyd and all victims of police crimes in Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) organized a vigil. | "May 25, 2020 was a day that changed many of us," said Femi Akinmoladun, member of the Milwaukee Alliance. Tens of tho…

Erica R. Meiners (2023-05-26). This Fight Is Global: Abolitionists From the US and France Join in Conversation. truthout.org In the summer of 2020, at the onset of a deadly pandemic, George Floyd's murder propelled unprecedented numbers of people across the globe to take to the streets. From Australia to India, from Johannesburg to Saskatoon, demands reverberated to defund police and invest in safer communities. While people flooded the streets in anger and grief, these crowds also represented the success of decades of… |

Staff (2023-05-26). Headlines for May 26, 2023. democracynow.org GOP Pushes for Steep Cuts to Domestic Programs, Environmental Protections as Debt Default Looms, U.S. and South Korea Hold Largest-Ever Live-Fire War Games, French Police Attack Climate Activists Protesting TotalEnergies' Annual Investor Meeting, Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act, Indiana Medical Board Disciplines Doctor Who Provided Abortion to 10-Year-Old Rape Survivor, Oath Keepers Founder Gets 18 Years in Prison for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection, Minneapolis Remembers George Floyd 3 Years After His Murder Set Off Historic Protests, NYC Activists Demand End to NYPD's Strategic Response Group 3 Years…

Chauncey K. Robinson (2023-05-26). Remembering Tina Turner, the unapologetic Queen of Rock. peoplesworld.org Tina Turner, a trailblazer of rock and roll, has died at the age of 83. Throughout her decades-long career in the public eye, Turner showcased a raw and unfiltered musical energy whenever she took the stage. As a Black woman in the music industry, she often broke out of the boxes society intended for her …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-26). Prominent Algerian opposition leader Karim Tabbou placed under judicial supervision after brief arrest. peoplesdispatch.org Tabbou, like most other leaders of Algeria's pro-reform Hirak protests (2019-20), has been consistently harassed and persecuted by the state with arrests and jail terms…

Fight Back (2023-05-25). Coalition to March on RNC blasts policy allowing Milwaukee to keep body cam footage secret during RNC. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Organizers with the Coalition to March on the RNC held a press conference Monday, May 22, to condemn the Fire and Police Commission's (FPC) recent decision to suspend policy requiring Milwaukee Police officers to release body cam footage within a reasonable time frame to the public. | "Today we are gathered in response to the trampling of civil liberties, being led by the Milwaukee Police Department and the Republican National Convention, and being carried out by the Fire and Police Commission," said Omar Flores, one of the spokespersons for the coalition. "The coalition and the people of Milwauk…

Jim Spellman (2023-05-25). George Floyd remembered on 3-year anniversary of his death. america.cgtn.com May 25 marks three years since George Floyd was murdered by by a Minneapolis police officer. See the police reforms in the U.S.