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Trending Articles: I Did Not Want To Go Through Rioting And Destruction Again: Chauvin Juror Feared People Coming To My House If They Were Not Happy With The Verdict Published: April 23, 2021 An alternate juror on the Derek Chauvin trial told a local news that she "did not want to go through rioting and destruction again" and "was concerned about people coming to [her] house if they were not happy with the verdict." The juror, Lisa Christensen, also revealed how the riots which broke out in...

Letter: Staunton Branch of NAACP calls U.S. Senate, Staunton leaders to action Published Friday, Apr. 23, 2021, 9:21 am Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© vadarshop – stock.adobe.com) The Staunton Branch of the NAACP acknowledges our hopefulness after the guilty verdict assigned to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, w...

Kristel Lougher and Daisy Frazier Special to USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin FOND DU LAC - We welcome the announcement of the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. It was the only outcome possible. The message is clear: Black Lives Matter.   United for Diversity and Ebony Vision, in solidarity, would characterize the result as the correct one, but nothing can heal the suffering of his family and friends and countless others across the country who yearn for an end to this sens...

Austin Justice Coalition rallies at Huston-Tillotson, calls for continued social activism Hojun Choi, Austin American-Statesman Replay Video UP NEXT A rally at Huston-Tillotson University on Thursday calling for a continued fight for social justice in Austin started with a modest crowd — about a hundred people — but ended with a bit of flare, as the dozens of people gathered at the event marched down Seventh Street to go vote. The event, organized by the Austin Justice Co...

Rebecca Omastiak Created: April 23, 2021 12:18 PM Friday, the Minnesota division of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) joined community organizers in requesting Washington County Attorney Pete Orput step down and Gov. Tim Walz select a special prosecutor to handle the case of a former officer charged in connection with the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center. CAIR-MN—along with Communities United Against Police Brutality, Racial Justic...

Support Black Girlhood in the Face of Black Death Black girls shouldn’t have to parade our trauma to be recognized as deserving. We constantly wake up to Black death.  Last Monday, I woke up and was getting myself together for class when I heard that another Black man was shot by police. Daunte Wright was shot and killed by police officer Kim Potter in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, just ten miles from the courtroom where Derek Chauvin was on trial for the murder of George Floyd.  We ra...

Minnesota police standards board making changes to increase accountability, governor says Gov. Tim Walz said the board is working to standardize how police respond to protests, and making rules about affiliations with extremist groups. Author: Alexa Mencia Updated: 4:41 PM CDT April 23, 2021 ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the states board that manages police training and sets standards for officers is making changes to increase accountability aft...

Print this article Brian Dunn hopefully doesnt expect to be invited back on MSNBC to talk about policing minority communities anytime soon. He surely earned himself a lifetime ban for what he said on the air this week. Dunn, a lawyer who happens to be black, said during the funeral proceedings of Daunte Wright on Thursday that young black men need to understand the high-pressure experience of being engaged by a police officer. Noncompliance with orders from a cop or attempts to evade officers,...

As lawmakers entered the final three weeks of the legislative session, they pushed forward top priorities: budget bills and police accountability measures.

Signs of hope that Derek Chauvin verdict may help US turn a corner America Letter: The scale of the challenge to reform the criminal justice system is huge about 16 hours ago A rally in Atlanta, Georgia, following the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. Photograph: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty   “Believe your eyes.” It was a strong but direct message. As the prosecution team wrapped up its closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin this week in Minneapolis, they turned to...