‘I never left this block’: How Minneapolis teacher Marcia Howard became a steward of George Floyd Square

America is demolishing antiracism five years after the George Floyd uprising

Hammer & Hope asked Black organizers, academics, and writers to consider the state of Black politics five years after the 2020 uprisings and with the re-election of Donald Trump. Their responses, some written before Trump’s inauguration, offer ideas for where we go from here.

‘I never left this block’: How Minneapolis teacher Marcia Howard became a steward of George Floyd Square

It’s 8 a.m. As usual, Marcia Howard is at George Floyd Square for the morning meeting. A group of eight neighbors has gathered at the People’s Way, a one-time Speedway gas station where they sip coffee on benches around empty gas pumps, as Howard delivers updates. Labor unions are planning rallies for May Day; a neighbor needs help moving bins out of her house; and the group will be repainting the long list of names of people around the country …

Raheem Floyd (2027) : West Virginia Offer West Virginia recently joined the race by offering a scholarship to Raheem Floyd, a... The post Raheem Floyd (2027) : West Virginia Offer appeared first on World News.

2027 DB Floyd talks West Virginia offer

West Virginia is one of the latest to jump into the mix with a scholarship offer to East St. Louis (Il.) 2027 defensive back Raheem Floyd. Floyd, 6-foot-1, 165-pounds, already held offers from Wisconsin, Purdue, Missouri, Mississippi, Indiana and Illinois, among others but the Mountaineers joined the picture after wide receivers coach Ryan Garrett stopped by the school to evaluate prospects. “He came down to spring practice for a wide receiver o…