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He was loved by so many: Daunte Wright, 20-year-old Black dad shot by police, remembered at a funeral packed with mourners Ryan W. Miller, Ndea Yancey-Bragg and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Hundreds mourning at Daunte Wrights public viewing, another sad day for Minneapolis Replay Video MINNEAPOLIS – Family and friends of Daunte Wright exalted the 20-year-old Black father fatally shot during a traffic stop by a veteran Minnesota police officer at a funeral service in Minneapolis ...

My son should be burying me: Daunte Wrights grieving mother is overcome by grief as she pays tribute to her son at Minneapolis temple guarded by armed militia before casket is laid to rest at nearby cemetery Funeral for Daunte Wright, 20, shot by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb on April 11 after a routine traffic stop, was attended by a number of high-profile civil rights activists as well as family and friends Katie Wright broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her son, noti...

THE STANDARD AMERICA By Reuters | April 22nd 2021 People listen to speakers at George Floyd Square after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., April 20, 2021.[Reuters] The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday launched a sweeping civil investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis following a jury’s verdict that former city police officer Derek Chauvi...

MPR News / YouTube Mourners are gathering Thursday in Minneapolis for the funeral of Daunte Wright, just two days after a jury there convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd. Wright is the 20-year-old Black man shot and killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., during a traffic stop earlier this month. Officials characterized the shooting as "accidental," saying the officer, Kim Potter, meant to use her Taser on Wright but mistakenly drew h...

3:02 p.m. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is calling for legislative change to ensure “true justice” following the police killings of Daunte Wright, George Floyd and more. Speaking at Wright’s funeral Thursday, Klobuchar, of Minnesota, said “true justice is not done as long as Black Americans are killed by law enforcement at more than twice the rate of white Americans.” Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot April 11 by a white police officer during a traffic stop in...

The verdict had hardly been announced Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd before Jewish reactions began pouring in. Chauvin, a white man, kept his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes last May, leading to the Black man’s death and sparking a national reckoning about systemic racism in policing. On Tuesday, a jury found Chauvin guilty on two charges of murder and one of manslaughter. The San Francisco-based Jewish Co...

‘We don’t have the benefit of doubt’: the fear of driving while Black Brianna Holt © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Getty Images When Lewis Holloway first obtained his driver’s license at 17, the San Diego native remembers feeling ecstatic. He was already promised his mother’s car upon getting his learner’s permit a year earlier, adding to the anticipation. “It was an exciting feeling, being able to finally drive legally without getting in trouble,” Holl...

By Brian Mudd Today’s entry: Are we just more aware of officer-involved shootings than we used to be or are there more of them? For example, authorities made a point of saying they immediately released videos in the Daunte Wright shooting and the one that just happened in Columbus.  Bottom Line: It’s a great question. For the purpose of this illustration, I’m going to focus on those shot and killed by police officers in the line of duty as those instances are at the root of the ...

US Announces Probe Into Minneapolis Police By Robin Legrand with Michael Mathes in Washington 04/22/21 AT 12:53 AM The US Justice Department announced Wednesday an investigation into the Minneapolis police, a day after a white former officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd, signalling the Biden administrations intention to use federal powers to clean up systemic police abuse. Tuesdays verdict raised cautious hopes in the Black community of a historic turning point in US justice, but...

NYC City Council Campaign: Campaign Manager Didn’t Say Manhattan Neighborhood Is Too White and Too Jewish “Nobody on the campaign thinks the Upper West Side is ‘too Jewish.’ It’s ridiculous and libel.” Aaron Bandler is a staff writer for the Jewish Journal, mainly covering anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. Originally from the Bay Area, his past work experience includes writing for The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Townhall. Queen Anne style townhouses in Upper...