Protests have erupted nationwide since the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25th. The first protest in Charlotte took place on Friday, May 29th on Beatties Ford Rd. Since then, they have centered in Uptown. Floyd’s death is another example of police brutality caught on camera and the conversation of systemic racism has been brought to the fore. Protesters are saying, “enough is enough.”
Maybe it’s not surprising this mostly white sport seemed hesitant to join the national outrage over the death of George Floyd while in police custody — a striking contrast to its rush to be the first major sport to return during the coronavirus pandemic.
Protests in honor of George Floyd continued for the second week in a row in Charlotte Saturday.
The Carolina Panthers have ended their partnership with CPI Security following comments made by the security company's CEO regarding police reform.
A day after dozens of star players spoke out the NFL is releasing a stronger statement on racial justice.
Hornets owner Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand are giving back in a major way.
Governor Roy Cooper ordered all North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, June 6, 2020 in honor of Mr. George Floyd, a native North Carolinian killed while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The new policy receiving criticism from the ones who pushed it.
Moments after a heated exchange, community members, yelled "walk with us" to city leaders. Mayor Vi Lyles, council members and the city manager led hundreds from the government center down Fourth Street and back.
Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule is speaking out and he isn't mincing words.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is looking into how the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department handled protesters on Tuesday night.
Video shows CMPD deploying tear gas and pepper balls on George Floyd protesters Tuesday night. Witnesses say they were trapped and the attack was unprovoked. Local leaders react and demand answers.
Prosecutors are charging a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time will level charges against three other officers at the scene, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
As an African American parent, Cassandre Dunbar in Charlotte, North Carolina, always knew she and her husband would have “the talk” with their son, the one preparing him for interactions with law enforcement.
Open your eyes, that's the message the brother of a man killed by a CMPD officer has for police. He says he is proud of the movement happening around the country.
Keeping the focus on the right fight. That's the goal of community activist Greg Jackson, a vocal leader during the current protests in Charlotte.
Protestors want to see change in justice system
The state of Minnesota filed a human rights complaint Tuesday against the Minneapolis Police Department in the death of George Floyd by an officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for minutes, even after he stopped moving.
Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also went dark in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, joining voices around the world outraged by the killings of black people in the U.S.
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