A day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd, the Justice Department announced its plan to launch a federal civil rights inquiry into Minneapolis police operations and its use of lethal force. Making the announcement on Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said there will be a deeper investigation to examine […]
His bail was immediately revoked and he was led away with his hands cuffed behind his back. The verdict was read in a courthouse ringed with concrete barriers and razor wire and patrolled by National Guard troops, in a city on edge against another round of unrest — not just because of the Chauvin case […]
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The world has been spellbound by the Derek Chauvin trial this week as witnesses took the stand each day to recount what happened on May 25, 2020. But one woman, local high school teacher Kaia Hirt, is calling for more to be done beyond the trial to address larger issues with police brutality in Minnesota. […]
An investigation started by The Minneapolis Police Department after a white officer was filmed punching a Black teen, Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo earlier this week. The four-minute video of the encounter circulated on social media after it was shared by The Racial Justice Network on Facebook. The footage was taken by […]
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in a former officer’s murder trial. Council members met privately to discuss the settlement, then returned to public session for […]
The city council of Minneapolis has voted unanimously to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of George Floyd for $27 million, according to The New York Times. Floyd’s death, which came after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes, sparked global outrage and protests that lasted for months, […]
Stephen A Smith I can appreciate the players asking for more support for Black Coaches & Executives. But I’m still Where the were they all these years? This is their wheelhouse. They could’ve addressed this years ago. @stephenasmith #BLM #NBA #BlackLivesMatter Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce didn’t think the NBA would be his route […]
But the security going up around the Hennepin County courthouse, City Hall and the jail — all in the heart of downtown — is extraordinary. It includes three rings of concrete barriers, two topped by chain-link fencing with a trough in between filled with coils of razor wire. The innermost fence is topped with barbed […]