Collective Action Images on Social Media

“Death at the hands of police has not stopped. Since May 26, 2020 — the day after former officer Derek Chauvin killed Floyd — police have killed at least 223 Black people” These are the type of Images and videos that elicit collective actions . Social media made it possible for everyone to see, first-hand, what happened to George Floyd.    The video was shared by someone whom, by normal standard, would not be considered influential— 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, and viewed millions of times across the world. The public did not need to see the incident through the lens and filters of mainstream media or high-profiled Hollywood celebrities. The video offered resounding proof to indict Derek Chauvin and three other police officers involved, resulting in Mr. Chauvin’s arrest and prosecution. This post was written as part of Scholarship discourse on media images, especially Social media images: with reference to Images and videos as an important source of information and news ...

“Death at the hands of police has not stopped. Since May 26, 2020 — the day after former officer Derek Chauvin killed Floyd — police have killed at least 223 Black people” —  @ArionneNettles for @Medium #georgefloyd https://t.co/MJWO3K5gG1 — Adrienne vaxxed AND masked Samuels Gibbs (@AdrienneWrites) May 25, 2021                                       

“A Black security guard working for a news crew during last year's protests over the killing of #GeorgeFloyd alleged in a lawsuit filed last week that he was unlawfully arrested while his white colleagues were left alone.” #Racism #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/o8fNH3Znsb — Todd B. #DefundThePolice (@ToddBohannon) June 8, 2021                       

#Race #Racism #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloyd THERE ARE NO WORDS —> High school students reenact George Floyd's murder with blackface, principal resigns | TheHill https://t.co/8EgvIqTEbr — Lulu Walcott 🦂 Medicare For All & GND 🌎 (@LuluWalcott1) June 8, 2021                      

George Floyd police and reform bill is not going anywhere in Congress. This is like the 1950s and 60s all over again. No protection for African-Americans. #BlackTwitter . #NoAntiBlackRacism . #GeorgeFloyd . #BriannaTaylor . pic.twitter.com/4WBjDYRiTd — Don Salmon (@dijoni) June 8, 2021  

  To honor #GeorgeFloyd & the uprisings of 2020, let’s connect, learn, and organize. Join the Southern Movement Assembly @southernmovt General Assembly call for Political Education on Racial Capitalism WED May 26 at 6pm ET/5 pm CT! #SouthernPeoplesPower https://t.co/KCCX4CUg7C pic.twitter.com/oVU2Wp2RKb — Project South (@ProjectSouth) May 25, 2021

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">George Floyd <br>Minneapolis, <br>May 26, 2020.<br>💔💔💔💔<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPGeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RIPGeorgeFloyd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MinneapolisPoliceMurderdHim?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MinneapolisPoliceMurderdHim</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JBI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JBI</a>🇮🇳 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://t.co/czcP94VJPO">pic.twitter.com/czcP94VJPO</a></p>&mdash; JBi Beliebers Community 🇮🇳 (@JBICommu...

  The recent trend in global challenges concerning the justice systems in the United States of America (USA)  occasioned by the death (or murdered) George Floyd in Minneapolis in the State of Minnesota has presented the need to holistically address the issue of racism (of Black versus White). On May 25, 2020,  George Floyd , a 46-year-old black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes while  Floyd  was handcuffed and lying face down on the street. Despite the calls by onlookers to Derek (the Policemen) to remove his knee from the neck of Floyd, he refused. His colleagues at the same time pinned down Floyd resting their frames on his back. These men remained unmoved with the 16 times Floyd called out that he “cannot breathe.” Seconds after the 16 th  time Floyd called on his mother…” mama” twice, and went into unconsciousness! It was only then that the Police officers called for t...

 

  While The Nation Nigeria Battles Insecurity At It's Peak, May We Not Forget That Life Is Even More Miserable When Your Protectors Are Making You Their Prey!

  The federal government has asked Israel and Palestine to guarantee the rights of their citizens to live in peace as hostilities continue between the two countries. In a statement on Thursday, the federal ministry of foreign affairs also urged the two parties to de-escalate the hostilities. A prolonged conflict between Israel and Palestine is fuelling the new fighting amid concerns that the situation could escalate and result in a war. The statement from Ferdinand Nwonye, spokesman of the ministry, read: “The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to state that the Federal Government of Nigeria is watching with great concern the unfolding developments with Israel and the State of Palestine and urges both parties to see reason and de-escalate the hostilities. “The Federal Government further urges the two parties to remain committed to the two-state solution and, in the meantime, guarantee the rights of all citizens to live in peace and dignity.” The current crisis could be trac...

 

  “Burn to be heard.” This chilling statement has been doing the rounds through word of mouth and social media on South African campuses in recent weeks. The message has to be taken seriously.  Buildings  and  vehicles  at several universities have been  burned  since a new wave of protests kicked off in the middle of September 2016. The arsonists haven’t been identified yet, but government and university managements’ fingers are pointing at student protesters. Some students have also used disruptive tactics to shut their campuses down until their demands for free education are met. Universities have responded by securitising their campus; seeking wide-ranging  interdicts  against students and deploying  private security guards . How have things come to this? Protests that are sustained over a period of time are usually part of a cycle that unfolds in interaction with the authorities and other protesters. A cyclical analysis helps us to ...

  The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25. Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned fatal. On May 25,  Minneapolis police  officers arrested  George Floyd , a 46-year-old black man, after a convenience store employee called 911 and told the police that Mr. Floyd had bought cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. Seventeen minutes after the first squad car arrived at the scene, Mr.  Floyd  was unconscious and pinned beneath three police officers, showing no signs of life. By combining videos from bystanders and security cameras, reviewing official documents and consulting experts, The New York Times reconstructed in detail the minutes leading to Mr.  Floyd’s death . Our video shows officers taking a series of actions that violated the policies of the Minneapolis Police Department and turned fatal, leaving Mr. Floyd unable to breathe, even as he and onlookers called ou...

  Nigeria's chief of police has ordered the immediate mobilisation of all police resources to put an end to days of street violence and looting. Mohammed Adamu said criminals had hijacked anti-police brutality protests and taken over public spaces. A new wave of looting was reported on Sunday, a day after Mr Adamu ordered police to end the "violence, killings, looting and destruction of property". Protests calling for an end to police brutality began on 7 October. The demonstrations, dominated by young people, started with calls for a police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars), to be disbanded. How the End Sars protests have changed Nigeria forever President Muhammadu Buhari dissolved the Sars unit - accused of harassment, extortion, torture and extrajudicial killings - days later, but the protests continued, demanding broader reforms in the way Nigeria is governed. They escalated after unarmed protesters were shot in the nation's biggest city, Lagos, on Tuesd...

  Special Anti-Robbery Squad had been the target of days of mass demonstrations throughout country

  Protests continued unabated   across India   on Tuesday over a controversial new law that offers citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from several neighboring nations. Riot police fired tear gas on the streets of a mostly-Muslim area in New Delhi, as throngs of demonstrators hurled bricks and set fire to a police booth and motorcycles. There were unconfirmed reports of injuries among protesters and police officers. The demonstrations began last week when India's parliament, controlled by the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, passed an amendment to the Citizenship Act after hours of contentious debate. The amendment provides a path to Indian citizenship for religious minorities from the predominantly Muslim nations of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who have entered India illegally. The original act, initially passed in 1955, had previously prohibited illegal migrants from obtaining citizenship. Proponents of the amendment say it will grant sanctuary to...