Chaos has overtaken the streets of multiple cities in the wake of George Floyd’s death, and Killer Mike had some things to say about that on Friday night.
The Atlanta-based Run the Jewels rapper, whose real name is Michael Render, appeared alongside Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and others in a public plea aimed at ending the unrest. Atlanta became one of many cities dealing with mass protests as the week ended, days after video emerged of a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on top of Floyd, a black man, until after he died.
The horrific footage captured Floyd’s slow, agonizing death on May 25 as he pleaded for help. It wasn’t until four days later that Derek Chauvin, the now-fired police officer who is seen in the video kneeling on top of Floyd and refusing to move, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Read more…
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