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Chauvins guilty verdict is just one step in fight against systemic racism, local activists say York Dispatch Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin may have been found guilty, but the verdict was just one step toward addressing systemic issues in policing, York County activists say. A jury Tuesday convicted Chauvin of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the case of George Floyd, a Black man who died last May after the officer kn...

Black women hardest hit by Tennessees maternal health, mortality crisis | Opinion We can save lives if we ensure access to health care before, during and after pregnancy. This is especially important for low-income women and women of color. Steven J. Brady, Shawn Massey and Daphne Ferguson-Young Guest columnists Uncertainty. Fear. Worry. These are just a few of the thoughts and emotions that run through the minds of almost every expecting parent — they certainly did for us. And for many expec...

Updated 4/21/2021 10:41 PM It has been another week filled with heartache as we watched two people of color -- one only 13 years old -- die at hands of law enforcement. While I continue to believe in -- and be encouraged by -- the adoption of the NAACP and ILACP 10 Shared Principles for reform by police departments throughout the 14th District and Cook County, I am keenly aware that is only one piece of the puzzle, and that there is more work to be done. This scenario of black and brown individ...

The View: Karen Bass, Hot Topics Panel talks about another police incident where [ Spoiler (click to open)]police responded to 16 yr old MaKhia Bryant lunging with a knife towards another girl, which resulted in her being shot 4 times and she died at the scene. Plays clip of Don Lemon who talks about the danger of the situation, different from other cases. Joy wonders why she wasn’t tased or the officer fired in the air, or at a non-lethal area of body. Sunny thinks Lemon is wrong, why is dea...

Share this - copied Rachel Maddow points out that even though the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial was only yesterday, today there were three press conferences about deadly police shootings around the United States that were not related to George Floyd or even Daunte Wright, but were just part of the news on a Wednesday in America. April 22, 2021 ReadMore

On April 11, 2021, a police officer fatally shot a 20-year-old African American man, Daunte Wright. According to Chief Tim Gannon of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, it all began when officers pulled Mr. Wright over for a traffic violation related to expired registration tags. Officers then discovered that he had a warrant for his arrest. As the police tried to detain Mr. Wright, he stepped back into his car, prompting a brief struggle with officers. Graphic body camera footage revealed o...

For Black teens in Minneapolis, Chauvins guilty verdict only held him accountable. Theyre still waiting for justice. Ndea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY Minneapolis reacts to the Derek Chauvins guilty verdicts Replay Video MINNEAPOLIS — Rawan Abdalla protested almost every day last summer after George Floyds death. So when the verdict was set to be announced, the 18-year-old anticipated the worst, even urging her father to close his convenience story early in case violence broke out...

Daunte Wrights funeral makes Thursday another emotional day for a city reeling over police violence CNN 1 hr ago © Family Photo/WCCO Daunte Wright Relatives of George Floyd and Oscar Grant -- other Black men killed in police encounters -- are expected to attend Thursdays funeral for Daunte Wright, the Black motorist fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer this month during an arrest attempt, a family attorney and Wrights aunt said hours before the service. Civil rights leader the Rev. A...

One of only two Black funeral homes in Minnesota has shared the grief in burying George Floyd and now Daunte Wright For three decades, Tracy Wesley has met people on life’s most difficult days. He runs Estes Funeral Chapel in Minneapolis — one of only two Black-owned funeral homes in Minnesota. And he’s handled some of the Twin Cities’ most high-profile deaths: George Floyd, Jamar Clark and now Daunte Wright. In his line of work, Wesley says he is not bothered by people who naturally pa...

Commentary: After Chauvin Verdict, Time to Get to Work By Lorenzo Norris, MD April 22, 2021 -- On Tuesday, April 20, the country braced for the impact of the verdict in the murder trial of George Floyd. If we are completely honest, the country — and particularly the African-American community — had significant doubts the jury would render a guilty verdict, despite overwhelming evidence presented by prosecutors. In the hour leading up to the announcement, people and images dominated m...