George Floyd, the Derek Chauvin Trial and Black Trauma

This informational blog explores Black opinions and assessments of the Derek Chauvin trial and the trauma caused by repeated incidents of police brutality

Local young Black activists share views ahead of opening arguments (ABC 5 Minneapolis, 3/26/2021)

https://kstp.com/news/local-young-black-activists-share-views-ahead-of-opening-arguments-in-derek-chauvin-trial/6055028/

Chauvin case draws inevitable comparisons to high profile police murder trial (Star Tribune, 3/28/2021)

https://www.startribune.com/chauvin-case-draws-inevitable-comparisons-to-another-high-profile-police-murder-trial/600039505/

Chauvin trial witnesses sums up what George Floyd means for Black people in America (CNN, 3/30/2021)

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/us/witness-derek-chauvin-trial/index.html

What Derek Chauvin’s Trial Can Mean for Blacks and Law Enforcement (Forbes, 3/31/2021)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2021/03/31/what-derek-chauvins-trial-can-mean-for-blacks-and-law-enforcement/?sh=e94d0f821671

Derek Chauvin trial: Some Black Houstonians’ skeptical of former officer’s conviction for George Floyd’s murder (ABC 13 Houston, 3/31/2021)

https://abc13.com/derek-chauvin-trial-acquittal-fears-why-may-be-found-not-guilty/10464341/

Derek Chauvin Trial: How the state is addressing witness trauma (KARE Minneapolis, 3/31/2021)

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd/derek-chauvin-trial-how-the-state-is-addressing-witness-trauma/89-fc1581ac-3636-4446-a5bc-ce63b7ba11d8

Chauvin trial cuts close to home for state’s oldest black owned newspaper and founding family (KARE Minneapolis, 4/1/2021)

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd/chauvin-trial-cuts-close-to-home-for-states-oldest-black-owned-newspaper-and-founding-family/89-5c96923c-808f-4980-acf2-d9ddf372c79f

Mental health experts warn Derek Chauvin trial may revive feelings of racial trauma (ABC News, 4/1/2021)

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/mental-health-experts-warn-derek-chauvin-trial-revive/story?id=76798368

Ask a Black therapist: 5 tips to support Black mental health during the Derek Chauvin trial (CNN, 4/2/2021)

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/02/us/iyw-black-mental-health-resources-wellness/index.html

Capehart’s Aunt Gloria shares why Derek Chauvin trial is too painful for many Black Americans to watch (MSNBC, 4/4/2021)

https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/derek-chauvin-trial-too-painful-for-many-black-americans-to-watch-capehart-s-aunt-gloria-explains-109646405535

Chauvin’s Trial Leaves Many Black Viewers Emotionally Drained (Voice of America, 4/4/2021)

https://www.voanews.com/usa/race-america/chauvins-trial-leaves-many-black-viewers-emotionally-drained

George Floyd’s brother says Floyd ‘was talking before Chauvin put an overdose of his knee on his neck.” (MSNBC, 4/4/2021)

https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/george-floyd-s-brother-on-derek-chauvin-trial-ending-police-brutality-police-reform-109644357968

Ilhan Omar: Chauvin Trial ‘retraumatizing’ community’ (Politico, 4/4/2021)

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/04/ilhan-omar-george-floyd-chauvin-trial-479023

Black families still reeling from verdicts in police brutality cases warn justice is not promised in Chauvin trial (CNN, 4/4/2021)

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/04/us/black-families-derek-chauvin-trial/index.html

Minneapolis ‘on edge’ over outcome of Derek Chauvin trial, Ilhan Omar says (The Guardian, 4/4/2021)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/04/derek-chauvin-trial-enters-second-ilhan-omar-minneapolis