/tags/george-floyd George Floyd en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:25:57 GMT /news/2023-08-29/denver-to-pay-4-7-million-to-settle-claims-it-targeted-george-floyd-protesters-for-violating-curfew Denver will pay $4.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged that protesters were unjustly targeted for violating the city's curfew during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd in 2020. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:25:57 GMT /news/2023-08-29/denver-to-pay-4-7-million-to-settle-claims-it-targeted-george-floyd-protesters-for-violating-curfew Associated Press /news/2022-03-25/jury-awards-14m-to-george-floyd-protesters-in-denver Jurors on Friday found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights, during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago, ordering the city to pay a total of $14 million in damages to a group of 12 who sued. Sat, 26 Mar 2022 03:12:11 GMT /news/2022-03-25/jury-awards-14m-to-george-floyd-protesters-in-denver Colleen Slevin, Associated Press /npr-news/2021-04-20/watch-live-biden-to-respond-to-chauvin-guilty-verdict "It was a murder in the full light of day, and it ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see [systemic racism]," the president said after the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:07:52 GMT /npr-news/2021-04-20/watch-live-biden-to-respond-to-chauvin-guilty-verdict Alana Wise /npr-news/2021-04-20/derek-chauvin-found-guilty-of-george-floyds-murder Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, has been found guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:21:48 GMT /npr-news/2021-04-20/derek-chauvin-found-guilty-of-george-floyds-murder Laurel Wamsley /2020-07-06/elevated-voices-listening-in-the-mountain-west This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. With protesters taking to the streets nationwide to demand justice for George... Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:03:36 GMT /2020-07-06/elevated-voices-listening-in-the-mountain-west Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck, Maggie Mullen, Nate Hegyi, Rae Ellen Bichell, Noah Glick /community/2020-06-17/black-law-enforcement-officers-agree-there-is-a-problem-but-differ-on-solutions For many Black communities, George Floyd’s death brought a long-time distrust of whole police departments as well as individual officers back to the… Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:13:49 GMT /community/2020-06-17/black-law-enforcement-officers-agree-there-is-a-problem-but-differ-on-solutions Adam Rayes /npr-news/2020-06-16/how-decades-of-bans-on-police-chokeholds-have-fallen-short A federal ban on police use of chokeholds has been discussed in recent weeks, but NPR reviewed the internal policies of several large U.S. police departments and found them difficult to enforce. Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:11:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-06-16/how-decades-of-bans-on-police-chokeholds-have-fallen-short Monika Evstatieva, Tim Mak /news/2020-06-10/george-floyd-marches-spur-conversations-about-racism-in-air-and-space-forces "It could have been me on the ground begging for my life."Those are the words of Col. Devin Pepper of the 460th Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base in… Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:14:39 GMT /news/2020-06-10/george-floyd-marches-spur-conversations-about-racism-in-air-and-space-forces Michael de Yoanna /news/2020-06-09/two-activists-one-message-peaceful-change-police-reform For nearly two weeks, protesters have marched through the streets of Denver. They are demanding justice and police accountability in the wake of George… Tue, 09 Jun 2020 23:32:43 GMT /news/2020-06-09/two-activists-one-message-peaceful-change-police-reform Stephanie Daniel /politics/2020-06-09/police-reforms-getting-bipartisan-support-in-colorado Last week, Republican Sen. John Cooke of Greeley said he was calling a sweeping set of police reforms being proposed by Democratic lawmakers the “I hate… Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:05:34 GMT /politics/2020-06-09/police-reforms-getting-bipartisan-support-in-colorado Scott Franz