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  A complex network of medic organizations has expanded to provide aid to activists and community members in the Twin Cities over the last year. By J.D. Duggan, Freelance Journalist After watching George Floyd’s murder, MJ hit a breaking point. She went to a protest in the summer where she expected some chanting and people holding signs. What she saw, she said, was Minneapolis police escalating violence near the Third Precinct building. “I pretty much didn’t leave the cities here for lik...

Bryant was killed by police and Daunte Wright died before her. It feels like a never-ending cycle that is both painful and numbing. Consistently being absorbed in the fight against state violence can often leave us not knowing what to do, what to feel or even what to say. Thankfully, there are leaders, activists, organizers, protests, musicians and artists that have incredible ways of encapsulating everything the world is feeling in their work. Celebrating the end of National Poetry Month, her...

A jury that voted unanimously condemned At the death of George Floyd, a former white police officer in Minneapolis says the deliberations were calm and methodical, as he and 11 other jurors spoke quickly on the way to the agreement. Brandon Mitchell is the first jury to appear in public since Derek Chauvin was convicted on April 20 of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree murder when he killed Floyd, an unarmed black man, in May 2020. An alternate jury member, who was not involved i...

The evening’s march wound its way through the flat streets of the majority Black city of roughly 18,000 in the state’s coastal plain near the Outer Banks. The crowd blocked off several intersections, chanting “release the tape” and “20 seconds, not enough,” in reference to the short clip of body-camera footage that Brown’s family have been permitted to see. “You’re just making it worse by not being transparent,” said Dustin Sidebottom, 50, an El...

At Least 64 People Were Killed By Police During The Derek Chauvin Trial On average, three people were killed by police during the trial. April 29, 2021 at 5:55 pm At least 64 people across the country have been killed at the hands of police since the start of testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial. The trial for the former officer lasted for three weeks with many experts and witnesses sharing their testimony. Chauvin was convicted for the murder of George Floyd after the jury deliberated for near...

Life after death: A Black mother’s perspective Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Michael Scott Milner One White officer is found guilty of murdering a Black man – a slow, agonizing death that was recorded and televised, causing severe trauma to the people watching it around the world. A textbook example of post-traumatic stress disorder for most people involved. However, no one is speaking up about the ongoing trauma that Black mothers experience on a daily basis, living with the pre...

Steps we need to take to begin to stop the killing Published April 29, 2021 There’s no doubt that serving as a law enforcement officer in most parts of modern America is an extremely difficult and often thankless job, or that many of those who serve are good people doing fine work. Unfortunately, this doesn’t change the fact that our nation is mired in a terrible vicious cycle right now in which people of color – usually, but not always, young men – are being repeatedly and wrongfully k...

Media Credit: File Photo by Grace Hromin | Assistant Photo Editor Tate said he hopes the report will increase transparency with the GW community. News By Zachary Blackburn Apr 29, 2021 12:04 AM The GW Police Department compiled a report breaking down the ethnic, racial and gender demographics of pedestrians that officers stopped in 2020. The report, which was provided to The Hatchet, states that GWPD officers stopped 57 pedestrians last year, of whom 25 were White, 17 were Black and one ...

Letter: How many remove the handicapped parking tag while driving? to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail FILE. Letter writer says, I just wonder how many seniors or disabled persons have been cited for leaving a handicapped placard dangling from a mirror when it clearly states that its supposed to be removed from the rearview mirror when driving. (John Carl DAnnibale/Times Union)John Carl DAnnibale/Albany Times Union Black motorist Daunte Wright was pulled over in a Minneapolis suburb because of a...

Walz, lawmakers call on Minnesota Senate to enact police reform After the conviction of Derek Chauvin and the shooting death of Daunte Wright, the governor is pushing for police reform while there is statewide momentum. Author: Emily Haavik, John Croman Published: 11:15 AM CDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 6:39 PM CDT April 29, 2021 ST PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz and other Democratic leaders are calling on the Minnesota Legislature to pass police refo...