When white supremacist Jake Lang brought his hate speech to Minneapolis City Hall, over 100 community members and one local ‘Spider-Man’, made sure he knew he wasn’t welcome. But as MPD shielded the far-right group, residents were left asking who the city actually protects.
Trahern Crews
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Elders reflect on struggle, survival and hope at Juneteenth brunch
Black Lives Matter Minnesota gathered elders, advocates and community members for a Juneteenth morning brunch honoring Valerie Castile, Jeweliean Jackson and others who have carried the movement, with MSR CEO and Publisher Tracey Williams-Dillard also recognized with a Celebrating Revolutionary Sistas award.
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Gains and backlash in the Black freedom struggle
Trahern Crews reflects on the George Floyd legacy, documenting progress, backlash, and the urgent need to protect reforms sparked by the 2020 uprising.
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The racial justice movement after George Floyd
‘I think the focus isn’t just police brutality. Now, it’s police brutality and economic justice, and also dealing with what’s happening inside the jails and prisons too.’