Yamiche Alcindor's Twitter Profile Analysis @yamiche on Twitter
Following information is based on analysis of 200 tweets, from 06/04/2021 to 22/04/2021.
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@NewsHour, George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, told me he thinks about Darnella Frazier who filmed the murder of his brother often.
"I know that my brother would just be another dead person if it weren't for her," he said.
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@YamicheNow, Chief Michael Woods, the interim police chief of Columbus, Ohio is now holding a presser on the police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant.
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@YamichePresident Biden says he is "confident" the U.S. can help other countries including in Central America with vaccines but that U.S. are still assessing helping. He said, "We don't have enough to be confident to send it abroad now. But I expect we are going to be able to do that."
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@YamichePresident Biden from the WH says every American over the age of 16 should get vaccinated now for two important reasons:
1) To keep you from getting very sick and dying.
2) To protect your community -- your family, friends, neighbors, your grandma and your grocery store clerks.
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@YamicheAttorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce that the Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after the guilty verdict in George Floyd’s death.
https://t.co/4UkDAmIAgZ
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@YamicheWH Official: “In today’s remarks, the President will note that the United States will reach over 200 million shots this week.”
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@YamichePresident Biden: George Floyd’s last words were “I can’t breathe.” We can’t let those words die with him. We have to keep hearing those words. We must not turn away. This can be a moment of significant change.
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@YamicheThinking of Darnella Frazier who filmed the death of George Floyd at 17 and quite literally changed the world. She testified there are nights she stays up “apologizing & apologizing to George Floyd for not doing more.” But, she did so, so much to get to this murder conviction.
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@YamichePresident Biden on a George Floyd: This was a murder that lasted almost 10 minutes for the whole world to see.
He says this verdict like this is all too rare and it’s “not enough” to stopping racism that threatens the lives of Black people.
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@YamichePresident Biden on Derek Chauvin being found guiltily of the murder of George Floyd: It was a murder in full light of day and it ripped the blinders off of the systemic racism in America.
He adds: “Today’s verdict is a step forward.”
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@YamicheVP Harris: “We are all part of George Floyd’s legacy and our job is to honor it. “
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@YamicheThe President and the Vice President watched the verdict with staff in the Private Dining Room.
Following the announcement of the verdict, the President spoke with Governor Tim Walz. The President, the Vice President, and the First Lady spoke with Philonise Floyd from the Oval.
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@AttorneyCrump: “Painfully earned justice has arrived for George Floyd’s family and the community here in Minneapolis, but today’s verdict goes far beyond this city and has significant implications for the country and even the world.”
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