Police killings display flagrant racial double standards
Unarmed Black people are killed by police at a rate three times higher than Whites.
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Yes4Minneapolis and the National Movement to End Police Violence
George Floyd’s murder by the Minneapolis Police sparked national and international outrage. In the aftermath of the tragedy, organizers around the country have been working to end police violence and …
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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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How a public-health approach to violence prevention is working in Mpls.
The Office of Violence Prevention was created in 2018 to reduce violence in a city already facing police violence and community violence.
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Witness in Winston Smith police shooting said she never saw a gun in the car
A woman who was in the car with Winston Smith when he was shot by law enforcement says she never saw a gun in the car.
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Black internecine community violence and police violence spring from the same tree
Those who are opposed to our murder at the hands of the system are also opposed to death at the hands of one another. They are not mutually exclusive.
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Twin Cities activists join nationwide day of protest against police violence
The Twin Cities and cities across the nation, including Orlando, Spokane, Boston, Cincinnati, Baltimore, and Las Vegas, took part in National Day of Protest Against Police Violence.
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Recent police misconduct in St. Paul and Minneapolis have raised alarm
Two separate events involving police force in Minneapolis and St. Paul have raised questions in the community.
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Minneapolis police speak with forked tongue
All of the press conferences in the world cannot cover up the history and reality of the Minneapolis police.
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Somali activism on the rise against police violence
The Somali community in the Twin Cities has become a more visible and viable force in the effort to push back against police violence.
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Black voters might hold Democrats accountable for police violence at the polls
The deaths of Black Americans in suspicious or outright brutal circumstances has now become nauseatingly prevalent,.
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National Mothers March Against Police Violence to converge on MN Capitol
Mothers and family of loved ones lost to police violence are heeding George Floyd’s call for his mother in his last moments.
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Commercials be damned: The NFL does not care about Black people
The NFL’s latest move is designed to ensure that the movement does not come back by trying to make it appear that it and the people concerned about ending police violence, share the same vision. They/we absolutely do not!
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Harteau’s exit cheered; mayor urged to do the same (photos & video)
Protesters rally, march, vow to keep up the pressure Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau’s resignation Friday at the request of Mayor Betsy Hodges marked a dramatic end to an intense …
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