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The Root· 4 days agoGeorge Floyd suffered as he died. Plenty of violent cops kill unarmed Black men for trifling reasons but Chauvin didn’t just extinguish Floyd, he ensured ...
Americans used to unite over tragic events − and now are divided by them
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTragedy seldom unifies Americans today. Every year, horrific crises induce tremendous suffering....
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The Root· 4 days agoSince before the video of George Floyd’s murder went viral, Black people have questioned why the “bad apples” get to return to their ...
Body camera video captures frantic moments, intense gunfire after fatal shooting of Minneapolis cop
San Francisco Chronicle· 20 hours agoBody camera footage released Friday shows a chaotic encounter on a Minneapolis street last month, as...
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The Root· 5 days agoAfter over 10 hours of deliberation across 2 days, a jury has unanimously found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges in the murder and manslaughter in ...
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The Root· 5 days ago“The vicious, unjustified beating of Tyre Nichols and his ultimate death at the hands of five Memphis police officers is just the latest, painful reminder of how far America still has to go ...
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The Root· 4 days agoFormer Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, who is currently doing federal and state time for the killing of George Floyd, was stabbed last week by a fellow ...
'One hug is worth 1,000 video visits': The rising cost of eliminating in-person jail visits
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 days agoIn recent years, hundreds of jurisdictions around the U.S. have eliminated in-person visits, making...
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The Root· 4 days agoDay 11 of Derek Chauvin’s trial saw a cardiologist push back against the idea a heart attack caused George Floyd’s death; George < ...
What to watch: 'Power of the Dream' doc makes the case that WNBA players are the toughest athletes...
Tribune via AOL· 1 day ago'Power of the Dream'With all apologies to boxers and quarterbacks, WNBA players have more mettle than anyone else in sports. That's the impression you'll get watching this documentary in which ...