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Another moment like this: Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy at funeral for Daunte Wright, 20-year-old Black father shot by police Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Hundreds mourning at Daunte Wrights public viewing, another sad day for Minneapolis Replay Video UP NEXT Family and friends of Daunte Wright will gather Thursday at a funeral in Minneapolis to honor the life of the 20-year-old Black father fatally shot during a traffic stop by a veteran Minnesota police officer. Civil rights le...

ThyBlackMan.com)  I am completely baffled. I cannot understand why Black people continue to be killed without every single American demanding that all police officers across the countryjust stop it. Stop killing Black people! Can we not collectively insist that those who have sworn to protect us focus on public safety first, and law enforcement second? And why,  why, do these police officers’ minds not equate Black bodies with the inalienable right to live? Who accidentally shoots another...

Minn. House nears police accountability vote, Democrats see big effect from Chauvin verdict ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota House was nearing a vote Wednesday evening to impose new restrictions on police after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder. Democrats said the Chauvin verdict had given them momentum to push for police accountability measures, and Gov. Tim Walz is vowing to exert pressure on Republicans who dont go along. But in Minnesotas d...

Ma’Khia Bryant’s death on the day Chauvin was found guilty is a reminder that we have a long way to go On Tuesday, the world let out a sigh of relief when former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd nearly a year ago. It seemed like everyone was waiting with clenched jaws, holding their breath as they questioned if the US justice system was going to prove, once again, unable to recognize and protect the sanctity of Black life. But the moment of relief would be fl...

Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News (KNSI) – St. Cloud community organizers are reacting to the conviction of a former Minneapolis Police Officer for murdering George Floyd. Too Much Talent founder Lenora Hunt helped organize a vigil last Friday in memory of Daunte Wright, who was killed in Brooklyn Center while the trial against former cop Derek Chauvin was ongoing. Hunt says she was relieved by the verdict, but more needs to be done. “Personally, I still feel like we still fight, and I feel bad b...

IN the streets surrounding Hennepin County Court in Minneapolis there were as many sighs of relief as there were cheers as the guilty verdicts came in. At first you wondered how there could possibly be any room for doubt. The heinous act had been captured on camera, after all. Police officer Derek Chauvin placing his knee on George Floyd’s neck and keeping it there for the nine minutes and 29 seconds it took for the last breath to leave the father-of-five’s body. This was murder in plai...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. Daunte Wrights funeral is scheduled for Thursday at a church in Minneapolis, nearly two weeks after he was shot and killed by a police officer in nearby Brooklyn Center.  The Rev. Al Sharpton is set to deliver the eulogy during the funeral, which will be held at Shiloh Temple International Ministries and is set to begin at noon CT. It was unclear whether the funeral would be a public service, according to FOX 9...

Top Senate Democrat hopeful deal will be reached on policing reform From CNNs Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference on April 20. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN this morning that he’s hopeful a deal can be reached on policing reform in the next several weeks, and he’s instructed Democratic Sen. Cory Booker to “see what he can get done.”  Asked if qualified immunity was the last major s...

Canada to unveil emissions targets and Indias grim record: In The News for April 22 by The Canadian Press Last Updated Apr 22, 2021 at 4:28 am EDT Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks at United States President Joe Biden as he delivers a statement during a virtual joint statement in Ottawa, Tuesday, February 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for...

0 shares People react after the verdict was read in the Derek Chauvin trial on April 20, 2021 In Minneapolis, Minnesota. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was on trial on second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd May 25, 2020. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) TC Jewfolk via JTA — Enzi Tanner didn’t watch the trial of Derek Chauvin. Even as the jury returned guilty verdicts Tuesday afternoon on all three counts against t...