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4 ways George Floyd’s murder still reverberates 4 years later
MPR News· 4 days agoMay 25 marks four years since a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd as he lay handcuffed...
Black Birders Week exploring culture, community, environment
WUSF 89.7· 15 hours agoCooper stood in place recording the interaction on his cell phone as the situation escalated. The...
Excessive force lawsuit against Derek Chauvin filed by 2020 arrest victim
KMSP· 7 days agoMINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - In the months before former Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officer Derek...
Lawsuit Alleges Chauvin Kneeled on Woman's Neck in Incident Similar to George Floyd Case | EURweb
EURweb· 6 days ago*The city of Minneapolis is being sued by a former employee, who alleges former officer Derek...
Washington Cop Acquitted After Black Man's Fatal Arrest Sues for $47M, Claims Prosecution Tainted...
Atlanta Black Star· 4 hours agoOne of three former Tacoma police officers acquitted of manslaughter last year in the fatal arrest of a Black man four years ago has filed a $47 million lawsuit against city ...
Column: Whose lives matter to Texas Gov. Abbott?
The Virginian-Pilot· 4 days agoThis is a tale of two pardons in Texas. The first was requested for George Floyd, the Black man whose murder by Minnesota police in 2020 sparked...
On This Day, May 25: Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 1925, John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school, leading to a...
Trump’s Stop-and-Frisk Agenda
The Atlantic· 3 days agoThe policies that Trump is pledging to implement around crime and policing in a second presidential term would reverse the broad trend of police reform...
Lawsuit says ex-Officer Chauvin kneeled on woman’s neck, just as he did to George Floyd
KFGO· 6 days agoMINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A former employee sued the city of Minneapolis on Tuesday, alleging ex-police Officer Derek...
Remember the good old days, when students had to contrive a reason to protest?
Gannett via AOL· 12 hours agoAnd they were bookish, not the window smashing, fire-setting type. Maybe that’s why there were no arrests, no congressional investigations, no calls for discipline. And if ...