Toshira Garraway honors families impacted by police violence and calls for continued solidarity, five years after George Floyd’s murder shook the world awake.
Daunte Wright
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Reimagining policing – How Brooklyn Park is paving the way Â
The Brooklyn Park Police Department has implemented several initiatives aimed at improving interactions between police and community members, including an Alternative Response Team, increased mental health support for officers, a focus on building relationships with residents, and a youth violence intervention initiative.
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Recent criminal trials show civil rights progress, persistent bias
‘Racial biases are so deeply ingrained in American culture that people don’t even know they have them.’
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If you’re Black or Brown, Minnesota’s status quo is a killer
‘As Black and Brown people we find ourselves struggling nationally and locally between surging White nationalism and a cynical, indifferent Democratic political system.’
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Police watchdog group condemns Potter sentenceÂ
“It is clear that Chu’s empathy was with Potter, and not the Wright family.”
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Former officer who killed Daunte Wright sentenced to two years
Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for the killing of Daunte Wright.
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Potter verdict creates ‘path toward accountability’ says legal expert
Kim Potter was found guilty of two manslaughter counts for the killing of Daunte Wright, marking the first time a female police officer in Minnesota has been convicted of killing a Black person.
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2021 in Review: Race animus touched everything
Reflections on the year that was 2021.
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Jury verdicts reflect influence of Black Lives Matter
The Black Lives Matter Movement has had a positive effect in shaping public and private attitudes and actions.
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Guilty verdict against Kim Potter is a powerful step towards police accountability
Even as we celebrate, we also acknowledge that no conviction can take away the pain or fill the hole left in the Wright family and their surrounding community.
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AG Ellison: Potter conviction provides ‘measure of accountability’ on ‘long road to justice’
‘We have a measure of accountability for Daunte’s death.’
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Kim Potter found guilty of manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Daunte Wright
A jury has convicted former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter of both first- and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
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Kim Potter gives emotional testimony; defense rests its case
The defense rested its case after former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter’s emotional testimony.
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Potter trial: prosecution rests its case; defense witnesses testify
On Thursday, the seventh day of the Kim Potter manslaughter trial, the prosecution rested its case and the defense called its first witnesses.
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Potter trial: police testify on Taser training, use-of-force policies
Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter is on trial for the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.
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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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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: 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.