Mayor Muriel Bowser commissioned a mural in 2020 to defiantly respond to the Trump administration’s order to attack local protesters in that block, but five years later, city workers began dismantling the mural due to Republican interference.
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Reexamining police killings after the investigation is over
‘I realized it’s not just Minneapolis. It was a police culture thing.’
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Survivors of human rights abuses testify at Minneapolis UN hearingÂ
On May 2, community members offered testimony about the effects of solitary confinement, and the loss of life due to police violence.
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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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Terry Willis to complete 1000-mile walk in Minnesota on Sunday
On Sunday, July 12, Terry Willis will complete his 1000-mile walk at 38th Street and Chicago Ave., the site of the George Floyd memorial.
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Across the nation, we the people are winning!
Nobody should misunderstand what’s going on in the streets of the U.S. We are winning!
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Protesters press for justice for all victims of police killings
In response to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman’s decision to charge Officer Mohamed Noor in the shooting death of Justine Damond, 13 community organizations gathered for an event to demand justice for all victims of police shootings in the Twin Cities and beyond. Around 40 people gathered for a rally at the Hennepin County Government […]
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Incompetent leadership is causing loss of Black lives
It’s funny how so many people in public positions of power are plainly and simply incompetent when it comes to ideas. We are at a crossroad in America’s history. There is friction between the police, the Black community and the commissioners whose job it is to oversee the police. If a mad dog goes on […]