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In wake of Chauvin trial, what can faith leaders learn from the Rodney King LA riots? As we anticipate reactions to the the Derek Chauvin verdict, we only have to look back to Los Angeles in 1992 to know what to do and what not to do. The Rev. Cecil L. Murray wrote the playbook for this situation. Protesters rally outside the 3rd Precinct, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Minneapolis, as the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd adv...

Derek Chauvin Guilty in Murder of George Floyd: Rockers React In one of the most talked about trials in recent memory, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The combined maximum sentence for those charges is 75 years imprisonment. On May 25, 2020, Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was arrested under the suspicion of using a coun...

Republican lawmakers in 34 states have introduced more than 80 anti-protest bills thus far in the 2021 legislative session following months of civil unrest and ongoing protests against police brutality.

The conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was met with a sigh of relief of activists, legislators, US citizens and officials, many of whom have long called for accountability in the killings of unarmed Black people in the country. It also had many – including US President Joe Biden – asking what comes next, and calling for greater police reform and support for communities of colour. On social media, many pointed to the initial Minneapolis Police Department’s versio...

Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murder and manslaughter. A panel of six white and six Black or multi-racial jurors convicted him on all three charges Tuesday afternoon. Floyds death last May ignited a wave of public protests that rocked the nation -- and Tuesdays verdict set off celebrations outside the courthouse in Minneapolis. Read the Full Transcript Judy Woodruff: The verdict is in, in the case that riveted the nation, the trial of Derek Chauvin. The for...

A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd, a Black man, living in Minnesota. The death of George Floyd helped to spark a global movement in support of racial justice and to end police violence. Following is a statement from Manish Bapna, Interim President and CEO, WRI: “With today’s guilty verdict, a painful chapter closes. This decision will not heal all wounds. It will not bring justice to so many Black and Brown people who have been victims of raciall...

Opinions | Traffic enforcement would be safer without police. Here’s how it could work. Jordan Woods A makeshift memorial is seen April 20 in Brooklyn Center, Minn., at the site of the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer during a traffic stop. (Morry Gash/AP) The tragic death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright is a vivid reminder that police traffic stops can have deadly consequences for people of color, and Black drivers in particular. Studies show that police di...

The U.S. Justice Department, though working under an administration with very different priorities, is still bound by the same laws that present a high bar for bringing federal charges. And that may leave victims families disappointed. Still, the department is shifting its priorities to focus more on civil rights issues, criminal justice overhauls and policing policies. Attorney General Merrick Garland has declared there isnt yet equal justice under the law. As the jury deliberated after a th...

Seventh Generation: ‘We Support Defunding the Police Like We Support Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground’ By Melanie Arter | April 21, 2021 | 10:11am EDT (Screenshot) (CNSNews.com) – Seventh Generation, a company that sells eco-friendly cleaning products, said it supports defunding the police. “We continue to face deep racial inequity in our society as Derek Chauvin’s trial comes to a close for the murder of George Floyd. And as more ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury has reached a verdict at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. The ver