Family members of those killed by police gathered at a press conference on Friday in a show of unity with...
Read moreIt was a drama-filled day in court as the defense for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin rested its case...
Read more'Bringing in the National Guard is not de-escalation curfew is not de-escalation.'
Read moreFormer Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.
Read moreBrooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott announced that the officer who shot Wright, identified as Kim Potter, has resigned effective immediately....
Read morePolice Chief Gannon said that after watching the video, it's his belief that the officer mistook her taser for her...
Read moreOn April 6, Tishaura Jones won the election as the city’s first Black woman mayor.
Read moreDay 10 of the Derek Chauvin trial featured the much-anticipated testimony of Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker.
Read moreDay nine of the Derek Chauvin murder trial was a pivotal one for the prosecution.
Read moreYet again, the defense showed that there is no line it will not cross to absolve Derek Chauvin of wrongdoing.
Read moreHigher-ups from the Minneapolis Police Department took the stand as the distancing of Minneapolis police from Chauvin continued.
Read moreThe second week of the Derek Chauvin murder trial kicked off with the much-anticipated testimony of Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria...
Read more'It’s an excuse. If you continue to use it as a way of explaining why many African Americans are hesitant,...
Read more'Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box...'
Read moreSixty-one-year-old Charles McMillan took the stand Wednesday and was overcome with grief.
Read more'Given the race and class dynamics of jury selection it would have been very difficult to seat a jury of...
Read more'What I tell people who are vaccinated is, ‘You should assume you are one of the 5 or 6% for...
Read moreOn Friday, Judge Cahill ruled that the trial would not be delayed or moved out of town, as requested by...
Read moreWhat the courts have never acknowledged is that you can’t easily separate race from lived experience.
Read more'This lynching can’t be wiped away by money. This money won’t replace his life,' said Reverend Brian Herron, pastor of...
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