Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Tim Walz, Minnesota governor, orders residents to observe moment of silence for George Floyd
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ordered residents Tuesday to observe eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence in honor of the late George Floyd, a reference to the length of time that an officer pressed a knee into the back of the dying man's neck. Published June 9, 2020
Lisa Bender, Minneapolis Council president, seeks ‘police-free future’
The president of the Minneapolis City Council doesn't merely want to disband the current department -- she wants a "police-free future." Published June 8, 2020
George Floyd rioting take heavy toll on black lives, communities
The rioting on the heels of Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody has come at a high price for the black community. Published June 8, 2020
New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones rips journalism’s ‘even-handedness, both-sidesism’
New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones says that journalists today have a problem with telling both sides of the story -- not that they don't do it enough, but that they do it too much. Published June 8, 2020
Mara Liasson, journalists compares Antifa to D-Day troops
The 76th anniversary of D-Day prompted journalists and others to compare the Allied soldiers who stormed the Normandy beaches to defeat Nazi Germany to the black-masked anti-cop anarchists accused of wreaking havoc on U.S. cities. Published June 8, 2020
George Floyd, Black Lives Matter martyr, struggled with drugs, crime
In death, George Perry Floyd Jr. has become a civil-rights martyr and a catalyst for social justice. In life, he was a mass of contradictions. Published June 7, 2020
Hickenlooper violated ethics law by accepting free flights, dinners
The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission ruled Friday that former Gov. John Hickenlooper violated the state's gift ban by accepting free private flights and dinners, a day after he was held in contempt for defying a subpoena to testify. Published June 5, 2020
Andy Ngo sues Rose City Antifa for $900,000 for ‘campaign of terror’
Journalist Andy Ngo filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Rose City Antifa, seeking $900,000 in damages for waging a "campaign of terror and harassment" against him, including a series of physical attacks. Published June 4, 2020
George Floyd memorial service draws politicians, celebrities
Politicians and celebrities who never met George Floyd -- and family members who knew him best -- gathered Thursday at a memorial service in Minneapolis that was less about his life than his death, which was retold as a parable for the history of black Americans. Published June 4, 2020
Eye-gouging and PowerPoint: Project Veritas infiltrates Antifa in undercover video
Oregon's notoriously secretive Rose City Antifa meets regularly "like a business" to train in weapons and tactics, including eye-gouging, as well as how to engage in violence without getting caught, according to a video released Thursday by Project Veritas. Published June 4, 2020
Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign spokesman Brian Fallon: ‘Defund the police’
Brian Fallon, the national press secretary for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, joined Thursday the rising calls on the left to slash law enforcement budgets. Published June 4, 2020
Julio Torres, Pennsylvania protester with coronavirus, accused of attacking cops
Lancaster County President Judge David Ashworth said that Julio V. Torres, 22, who was arrested during a Monday night protest, took no precautions to avoid spreading the virus despite being instructed previously to self-quarantine. Published June 3, 2020
J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao charged in George Floyd death
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison upgraded Wednesday the murder the charge against one former Minneapolis officer and issued arrest warrants for three others in the death of George Floyd, a case that has ignited mass racial-justice protests and violent rioting nationwide. Published June 3, 2020
Klobuchar: Three officers to be charged in Floyd’s death, murder charge will be upped
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat, said Wednesday that former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin will be charged with second-degree murder, and that the three other officers at the scene of George Floyd's death will also be charged. Published June 3, 2020
Public health experts support George Floyd protests, oppose coronavirus shutdown rallies
It's not OK to violate stay-at-home and social distancing orders if you're protesting the economic shutdown from the coronavirus pandemic, but it's fine to do so if you're decrying "white supremacy," according to some public health experts. Published June 3, 2020
Sarah Iannarone, ‘Antifa mayor,’ eyes Portland, Oregon runoff win
Longtime Portland community organizer Sarah Iannarone has made no secret of her political sympathies. She declared last year that "I am Antifa" and wryly embraced the "Antifa mayor" label. Published June 2, 2020
Oregon Republicans launch second recall of ‘disastrous’ Democratic Gov. Kate Brown
Oregon Republicans have launched a recall campaign against Gov. Kate Brown, the second in less than two years, accusing her of abusing her office and wrecking the state's economy with her sweeping coronavirus shutdown orders. Published June 2, 2020
Peeved anarchists accuse Donald Trump of ‘scapegoating’ antifa, defend ‘militant unrest’
Anarchists have accused President Trump of "demonizing" and "scapegoating" them by blaming far-left extremist groups such as antifa for the spread of mass U.S. rioting. Published June 2, 2020
George Floyd death a homicide, had drugs in his system, medical examiner says
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner released Monday updated autopsy results for George Floyd, ruling that he was killed while being restrained by police officers and that he had drugs in his system. Published June 1, 2020
George Floyd protests give way to ‘organized’ looting, riots, destruction
State and local officials across the country have been left blindsided and dumbfounded by the unprecedented number of rioters, the intensity of the destruction, and the unexpectedly high level of coordination and organization. Published June 1, 2020
