‘In a few more months, we will have a few more drugs that will limit the impact of the virus and along with vaccinations, that will help us get through this.’
Mel Reeves
Mel Reeves was the community editor at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder until he passed away on January 6, 2022. He had a long and storied history working at the MSR.
Find more about Reeve’s life and legacy here: spokesman-recorder.com/category/remembering-mel-reeves.
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2021 in Review: Race animus touched everything
Reflections on the year that was 2021.
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Under fire for profiling Black customer, U.S. Bank issues public apology
U.S. Bank issues a public apology for racially profiling a Black customer.
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Potter trial: Girlfriend testifies that Wright was not in control of car when it crashed
Alayna Albrecht-Payton, the passenger in Daunte Wright’s car, testified in the trial of Kimberly Potter, who shot and killed Wright.
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Potter trial: Daunte Wright’s mother testifies; longer bodycam video played
Daunte Wright’s mother Katie Ann Bryant testified in the trial of Kimberly Potter, who is accused of killing her son in a tragic accident.
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Only one Black juror to serve on controversial Potter case
The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter, who shot and killed Daunte Wright, has raised concerns about racial bias and the defense’s use of peremptory strikes, while activists are calling for accountability and justice.
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Mpls cop caught on video manhandling elderly man
A viral video shows a Minneapolis police officer wrestling a 64-year-old Black man to the ground at an Aldi’s store in South Minneapolis.
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Potter trial: 12 jurors seated; potential juror says Potter made prejudiced remarks in the past
The jury selection for the trial of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberlerly Potter, who shot and killed Daunte Wright in April 2021.
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Potter trial: Five more jurors seated ‘
Five more jurors were seated on Wednesday in the Kim Potter manslaughter trial.
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Potter trial: four jurors seated
Kim Potter, a former police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, is on trial for shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, with four jurors seated and the jury expected to be complete by Friday.
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Workers push back against unfair conditions, poor pay
Dubbed by the internet and social media as #Striketober, in October tens of thousands of workers across the U.S. went on strike against a myriad of companies.
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Why it seems like Kyle Rittenhouse shot Black people
The way in which Kyle Rittenhouse has been embraced by the right-wing and White supremacists would lead some to think he shot and killed Black people.
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Activists call for police accountability in Stallings case
‘We saw Mike Freeman prosecuting Black people in droves while ignoring the corrupt conduct of the MPD while relying on their corrupt testimony.’
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Breakthrough biography reveals Bobby Marshall’s greatness
‘Marshall lived in incredibly racist times, but he never held any animosity.’
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On police amendment, let the people decide
Before voters could go to the polls and decide for themselves, the Minneapolis Star Tribune declared in so many words that people are on the whole opposed to the charter amendment.
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Another child’s death evokes angst, grief, finger-pointing
London Michael Bean’s murder adds to the compounded grief of a community.
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Families of police violence victims march on D.C.
Last weekend a few hundred family members who have lost loved ones to police violence arrived in Washington, D.C. to lift their voices.
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Minnesota continues to offer rent relief
Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho anticipates that the funding will last through June 2022.
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Meet Hosea Roberson, a local war hero
Roberson is not only one of the oldest people living on Minneapolis’ South Side, but he is a hero of a long-forgotten war.