In this searing excerpt from Black Agenda Report, Jon Jeter examines the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and the state’s failure to reckon with rising white male violence and its own political shift to the right.
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Racialized storytelling protects whites, dehumanizes Blacks
Civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong says the media’s sympathetic portrayal of a white domestic terrorism suspect reflects a dangerous pattern of narrative bias.
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Political assassinations shake Minnesota as thousands protest Trump
Just hours after Rep. Hortman’s assassination and Sen. Hoffman’s shooting, Minnesota’s “No Kings” protest moved forward. Chris Juhn reports from the historic day of mourning, resistance, and rising political tension.
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Call It What It Is-This Was Domestic Terrorism
Nekima Levy Armstrong says that the killing of Rep. Melissa Hortman and attempted assassination of Sen. John Hoffman was domestic terrorism. She demands transparency from law enforcement, a federal terrorism designation, and an end to the double standard in how white mass murderers are treated compared to Black victims of police violence.
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Tragedy in Minnesota: Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman Killed in Politically Motivated Attack
Melissa Hortman, former Speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband were killed in a politically motivated shooting. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot. The suspect remains at large.