‘For police brutality in America, at least they will take [officers] to court, but in Nigeria they just let them go.’
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Louisville reaches $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor’s family
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, announced Tuesday that it has reached a $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor’s family.
Posted inOpinion
When to not call the police
We need culturally specific programs, including people with lived experience who understand hard times on the streets and living with mental health and/or addictions problems.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Tycel Nelson’s 1990 death ‘the breaking point of an era’
While many were shocked by the devastating and undeniable image of police brutality George Floyd suffered, several Black activists have recounted how this violent behavior is nothing new in Minneapolis.
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PHOTOS | Man who ‘had to do something’ completes 1,000-mile mission
Powered by righteous indignation and a trusty walking stick, Terry Willis embarked June 2 on a 1,000-mile walk from Alabama to Minnesota.
Posted inOpinion
WORD ON THE STREET | Community members share thoughts on Cup Foods
The MSR took to the street recently to ask community members what they think about Cup Foods in light of the George Floyd tragedy.
Posted inNational, News
George Floyd laid to rest with monumental homegoing
After three memorial services in three states, George Floyd was laid to rest in grand fashion Tuesday at Foundation of Life Church in Houston, Texas.
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What does ending the Minneapolis Police Department mean? (updated)
Dismantling the MPD will take time and community involvement and will be strenuously resisted by the police.
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Minneapolis’ ‘long, hot summer’ of ’67 – and parallels to today’s protests over police brutality
After a riot broke out in 1967, Minneapolis officials squandered an opportunity to address the structural racism that led to George Floyd’s death and a wave of unrest across the country.
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Minneapolis burning should not come as a surprise
For those who choose to sit in judgement, this sign carried during a protest seeks to confront it: ‘Merchandise can be replaced. Black lives cannot.’
Posted inSports, Vikings/NFL
A second-degree knee!
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest police shootings of Black men. He was criticized and hasn’t played in the NFL since.
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Charges against former officer Chauvin upgraded to 2nd-degree murder; remaining officers charged in fatal arrest of George Floyd
Charges against former police officer Derek Chauvin has been changed from third-degree murder to second-degree murder and charges have been filed against the remaining officers in the death of George Floyd.
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The problem with the Minneapolis police has decades-deep roots
A look at Minneapolis’ decades-deep problem with police and the efforts to chronicle and fight bigoted misconduct.
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County Attorney Mike Freeman announces charges in George Floyd’s death as protests grow
Protests across the nation continued even as an officer was charged in the death of George Floyd.
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Gov. Walz implements temporary nighttime curfew for Twin Cities
Curfew to go into effect across Minneapolis-Saint Paul tonight at 8 pm
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PHOTOS: Thousands protest the death of George Floyd
Thousands of community members filled the streets of South Minneapolis to protest the apparent police killing of George Floyd.
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Shocking video apparently shows Minneapolis police cause man’s death; four officers fired
Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired following the shocking video of a police officer with his knee on the neck of George Floyd apparently causing his death.
Posted inArts + Culture
‘Say Her Name’ is a worthy examination of injustice
If you missed it at the time of its release, ‘Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland’ is worth a look.
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Purging the racist roots of American policing
Outrage over racial profiling and the killing of African Americans by police officers and vigilantes has given rise to the Black Lives Matter movements and such efforts as the Philando Castile Foundation.
Posted inOpinion
There is no such thing as ‘Black Identity Extremists’
At a time when violence by White supremacists is on the rise, the FBI appears to be targeting Black people in a secret intelligence program concerning so-called ‘Black Identity Extremists’ — an inflammatory term for a group that doesn’t even exist.