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Thomas Lane Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Manslaughter In George Floyd’s Death

Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer, Thomas Lane has plead guilty to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the murder of George Floyd. He was previously convicted of federal civil rights violations. Lane has agreed to a 3-year sentence, which he will serve simultaneously with his federal sentence. Lane accepted the plea deal after Derek Chauvin, the main perpetrator…

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Commercializing Blackness One Year After Nationwide #BlackLivesMatter Uprisings

Almost one year has passed since the United States erupted, enraged and in solidarity, to stop police brutality. Last summer, in a massively momentous way, the #BLACKLIVESMATTER movement gained national prominence. The wrongful murder of George Floyd, on May 25, 2020, sparked uprisings and protests that began in Minneapolis but spread across virtually every state,…

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