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Wright, 20, was shot by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb on April 11

CBS News Alternate juror talks about the Chauvin trial verdict and the testimony that "really got to me" Lisa Christensen sat through every minute of the trial of Derek Chauvin as prosecutors and the defense each made their case in the killing of George Floyd. She was an alternate juror, so she did not have a role in the verdict, but in an exclusive interview for "CBS This Morning," she said she was happy with the jurys decision to convict Chauvin after weeks of hard testimony. Christensen said...

Garfield native who represented George Floyd family saw history repeat itself Replay Video UP NEXT Jeff Storms has had a front-row seat to history for the past nine months. While serving as an attorney for George Floyd’s family in the aftermath of his killing by a Minneapolis police officer, he secured them a record-setting settlement. He’s now working to do the same for the family of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed by a white officer in nearby Brooklyn Center, Minnesota...

Daunte Wright Had a Smile That Was Worth a Million Dollars, His Mother Says at His Funeral People 2 days ago Jeff Truesdell © Provided by People Stephen Maturen/Getty Daunte Wrights father Aubrey Wright, left, and mother Katie Wright, center, at his funeral April 22 Hundreds of people joined with Daunte Wrights family Tuesday to mourn the 20-year-old Black man and father, recalled by his mother as "truly amazing," who was fatally shot during a traffic stop by a suburban Min...

(WSIL) -- Nancy Maxwell, criminal justice chair of the Carbondale NAACP, had tears in her eyes as the judge read the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin early Tuesday afternoon. But she wiped away the tears and thought, "Its just one case." That fact lingered in Maxwells mind as celebrations unfolded across the country. One victory today but more fights tomorrow. "This is a good victory but its a first step," Maxwell said. "We still got a huge fight ahead of us." Chauvin, a former Minn...

WAAR on Chauvin verdicts: ‘We’ll accept nothing less than police abolition’ April 20 protest, New York City WW PHOTO: Nathaniel Chase The following statement was issued on April 20 by the Workers Assembly Against Racism, based in New York City.   One killer cop in jail does nothing to address the violence and trauma that materially fills the experience of Black, Brown, and working people at the hands of our bloated, militarized police force. Derek Chauvin is a tool of white supremacy, ...

Posted: Apr 22, 2021 5:25 PM ET | Last Updated: April 23 The program for the funeral services of Daunte Wright is held by a mourner at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday.(John Minchillo/The Associated Press) Benjamin Crump, civil rights lawyer, and lawyer for the family of Daunte Wright, asked the hundreds of family, friends, politicians and spectators at a Minneapolis church to honour the 20-year-old shot by police by standing up and repeating the four wo...

1 2021-04-22 16:16:22Ecns.cn Editor : Zhang Dongfang ECNS App Download The struggle against racial discrimination in America is far from over. (Picture designed by Yao Lan) By Xin Haiguan (ECNS) -- Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on African-American George Floyds neck for more than 9 minutes till Floyd died last year was found guilty Tuesday. Chauvin could face up to a maximum of 75 years in prison. In an address, U...

YouTube / New Haven Independent Body camera footage released this week shows a New Haven, Connecticut, police officer pulling a gun and a taser on a Black man, who said he shoplifted clothes. The display of force happened on April 14th, three days after a Minnesota police officer said she mistook her gun for a taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright. The following includes a description of an arrest that may be sensitive for some audience members. New Haven Police and the mayor annouced the r...

MINNEAPOLIS: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, a white, was convicted on Tuesday of murdering George...