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The rules? police should ask them to stop or move on. all of this comes on the heels of dante wright and george floyd. they never would have happened if the officers had not been on the scene in the first place. >> if we talk about police and violence workers, to a hammer everything is a nail. we dont always need a hammer. >> law enforcement advocates see it differently. >> when theres no consequence, people are going to break the law. thats the reality. >> reporter: they worry it could surge. >...

Program police have new rules for quality of life violations, things like urinating in public, panhandling and smoking marijuana. the rules, police should have them to stop or move on before detaining or questioning them. all of this comes on the heels of deaths like dante wright, mario gonzalez, and george floyd. advocates say they never would have happened if officers hadnt been on the scene in the first place. >> to hammer everything is a nail. we dont always need a hammer. >> law enforcement...

Neon Nettle - Democrats Who Attended Daunte Wright Funeral Silent as Allegations of Violence Emerge - Rep. Ilhan Omar, Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, AG Keith Ellison attended funeral

Imran Ali, top left, resigned from Washington County Attorneys Office after it was revealed it would no longer handle the prosecution of Kim Potter, bottom left, for the death of Daunte Wright, right.

Conversations with people who dont look like us. >> there is more change to be had, to come, this is just the beginning. this is nowhere near the end. >> and one thing that you continue to hear from people who continue to show up to events like this is that its not just about george floyd. they want the focus to be on policing broadly. people mentioned dante wright who during the trial of george floyd, who was killed by a brooklyn center police officer about 15 minutes from where we stand right ...

Thuson Mbedu as "Cora" in The Underground Railroad In four films Barry Jenkins has established himself as a high artist of the Black American experience. Gaining heft and budget from his success with Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk, Jenkins signed up both Brad Pitt’s Plan B Pictures and Jeff Bezos’ Amazon to tackle one of the biggest projects on race in America, the adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning 2016 novel, The Underground Railroad. While it may be ...

Congressman Bennie Thompson addresses Jackson State University 2021 graduates Congressman Bennie Thompson addresses Jackson State University 2021 graduates By Jackie Hampton, JSU 2021 Undergraduate Speaker, Congressman Bennie Thompson PHOTOS BY JACKIE HAMPTON The ceremony for the 2021 Undergraduate Class of Jackson State University was held at 9 a.m., Saturday May 8, at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium in Jackson, MS. The keynote speaker was U. S. Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson, 2nd Distri...

Two Black men were killed by police last month, and in both cases, police were attempting to serve arrest warrants. The Into America podcast goes to Ferguson, Mo. to understand the successes and challenges of warrant reform.

Makayla Walker waves a Black Lives Matter flag during a caravan to celebrate May Day, also known as International Workers Day, in Downtown Oakland. Photo by Zack Haber on May 1st. Hundreds of workers and a coalition of over 25 Bay Area groups celebrated May Day in Oakland with a car / bike caravan, block party, and an art installation that explored ways of opening and occupying vacant housing units. The celebration started as about 80 vehicles and about 40 people on bicycles gathered at Lake M...

Leaders say Sunday march in Casper will address structural racism multiple institutions By Greg Hirst on April 24, 2021 People raise their fists in solidarity as they stand silently for nearly 9 minutes, the amount of time George Floyd was held under the knees of Minneapolis police officers when he died. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo — A “silent vigil for peace” will be held Sunday, April 25, in downtown Casper. According to the vigil’s organizers, the purpose is to address police...