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Minneapolis mourning Daunte Wright after ex-cop is convicted of murdering George Floyd Molly Hennessy-Fiske © Provided by The LA Times Lawyer Benjamin Crump hugs Katie Wright, mother of Daunte Wright, during Wednesdays viewing for her son, who was killed by a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Kelly Bryant arrived for nephew Daunte Wright’s viewing this week to find the church guarded by a dozen members of the Min...

BU sociology department sponsors Anti-Racist Town Hall Gabby Banaag/Contributing Photographer The Asian Student Union (ASU) and the Binghamton Pan Asian Leaders Council (BPALC) were among the co-sponsors for the sociology department’s Anti-Racist Town Hall that was held on April 18. Co-sponsors include BSU, LASU, ASU, BPALC and GSEU, where racism at BU was discussed April 22, 2021 In an effort to address the recent racist incidents that have occurred on campus, Binghamton Universi...

NC sheriffs office changing its tasers in wake of Daunte Wright shooting. Heres how Simone Jasper, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Apr. 22—A North Carolina law enforcement department is making changes to its tasers after the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota. The Alamance County Sheriffs Office is putting yellow tape on tasers to help the public and other agencies tell them apart from guns, spokesperson Michelle Mills said Thursday in a phone interview. Photos s...

Behind the Thin Blue Line flag: Americas history of police violence Police continue to operate under layers of legal impunity and institutional protections. The ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag shows how far America has to go to heal from police violence.Chet Strange / Getty Images; MSNBC April 22, 2021, 9:56 AM UTC 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 ...

Josh Hawley Only Senator to Vote Against COVID Hate Crimes Bill Against Asian Americans Newsweek 2 hrs ago Katherine Fung © Pool Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questions witnesses during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jim Crow 2021: The Latest Assault on the Right to Vote on Capitol Hill April 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Hawley was the only senator to vote against the COVID Hate Crimes Act on Thursday. Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley was the only member of the ...

George Floyd trial: Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict 22 Apr, 2021 04:58 AM 7 minutes to read Black teenage girl in Ohio shot dead by police as Derek Chauvin jury returns verdict. Video / Heavy / @_WhatRiot Black teenage girl in Ohio shot dead by police as Derek Chauvin jury returns verdict. Video / Heavy / @_WhatRiot AP Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Bla...

At the same time the Chauvin trial jurors were deliberating this week, state lawmakers were in session, discussing police reform and public safety bills.

Now a nation that was holding its breath for justice can exhale. In one of the most significant racial justice cases in U.S. history, a white Minneapolis police officer has been convicted of murdering an unarmed, handcuffed Black man. A diverse 12-member jury of Minnesotans found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter Tuesday. And the image of Chauvin driving his knee into the neck of George Floyd for 9 minutes an...

Buffalo Public Schools students to take on social justice in youth town hall and last updated 2021-04-22 05:04:11-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Students in the Buffalo Public School District will have a chance to tackle tough topics surrounding social justice in a special youth town hall Thursday. The virtual town hall is being put on by the districts Office of Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Initiatives and will encourage students, their families and community leaders to engage in the ...

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Hundreds of people gathered in the Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis this afternoon for the funeral of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) KELLY: Wright was killed April 11, when a police officer allegedly pulled out her gun instead of her Taser and shot him. The shooting happened as many in the area were already on edge during the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted this week of killing George Floyd. NPRs David Schap...