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I want to wake up feeling lighter. But I don’t. I want to wake up fearing less for the safety of my Black husband and Black daughter. But I don’t. I want to wake up and blast Nina Simone. "Its a new dawn. Its a new day." But I can’t. Its a new day in America, but our communities are still faced with the same traumas as before. The outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial doesnt change things for us, because Black people are still being killed by police. The three guilty verdicts came sooner tha...

Views: I know Kim Potter said the words "Taser Taser Taser" before she shot her gun and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright. But you will never convince me that something in that veteran cop didnt know exactly what she reached for when she pulled that gun from its holster. Now his family is grieving, because racist police saw fit to pull him over for expired tags, saw an air freshener, attempted to arrest him for an outstanding warrant, and (as so many cops do) reflexively saw Black people as bot...

Can Americas police brutality problem get fixed with insurance? Its time officers are made to face more accountability both in the courts and in their own wallets. Demonstrators are detained by Atlanta Police during a protest, Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Atlanta.Brynn Anderson / AP April 23, 2021, 9:30 AM UTC It shouldnt surprise anyone that minutes before Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts, a 16-year-old Black girl in Columbus, Ohio, died after being shot by a police officer. This is s...

Print this article An alternate juror in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was worried about her safety should people be upset with the verdict the jury reached, she said. When the trial started, Brooklyn Center resident Lisa Christensen had “mixed feelings” about being a juror and wrote that she didn’t know how she felt about being one in a questionnaire, she said Thursday. “The reason, at that time, was I did not know what the outcome was going to be, so I ...

I am inevitably going to die someday. I want to live a long and healthy life surrounded by family and friends. However, during every waking moment I live in this country, the opportunity of living a long life looks unattainable. America has shown me time and time again that Black people exist as a nightmare to the American dream, and it is only a matter of time before this country kills me. Being Black in America has certain elements that would seem too far-fetched for a horror movie. It has be...

Police licensing boards new rules ban white supremacist affiliation, set policy for protest response The new rules come as the Minnesota Legislature has failed to pass bills on such measures. Author: These new rules come amid loud calls for police reform in Minnesota following the killings of George Floyd and Daunte Wright and the subsequent protests, which involved police using tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters and the press.  Gov. Tim Walz, who appointed seven of the POST Boards newe...

April 23, 2021 Share The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission — recalibrating the way police interact with the public in America. The class took place the same week as jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who was convicted Tuesday of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. No on...

Loved Ones, Civil Rights Leaders Mourn Daunte Wright At Funeral Prayers, spiritual hymns and emotional remarks from Daunte Wrights loved ones and supporters filled the sanctuary at Shiloh Temple International Ministries as his funeral was held Thursday in Minneapolis. Wright was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop last week in nearby Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. "Daunte Wrights life mattered," attorney Ben Crump said, directing guests to repeat the phrase multiple times ...

The emotional upheaval that came with the guilty conviction of Derek Chauvin was quickly followed Thursday’s traumatic funeral service for Daunte Wright. Amid continued calls for police accountability, the demand for justice is clear, but the strategy on how to get there is ever-evolving.

A little more than a week before the jury delivered its verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, and about 10 miles from the Hennepin County Government Center where Chauvin sat on trial, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was fatally shot by an officer during a traffic stop. That week, a “Thin Blue Line” flag was raised defiantly above the Brooklyn Center Police Department building in Minnesota. The Thin Blue Line flag dates back onl...