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‘Gentle Steering of the Ship’: How Keith Ellison Led the Prosecution of Chauvin Years before he won a murder conviction for the death of George Floyd, Mr. Ellison, the Minnesota attorney general, was a young civil rights lawyer taking on police misconduct. Keith Ellison, the Minnesota attorney general, has long been an important voice on criminal justice issues in Minneapolis.Credit...Victor J. Blue for The New York Times April 21, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — As a young civil rights lawyer almost ...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Islanders react to Derek Chauvin verdict Justice has been served, but we have a long way to go.  Community members gathered each morning in Katama to kneel for 8 minutes, 46 seconds. Marchers chanted “No justice, no peace,” as they rallied to advocate for civil rights and equality for all people. Valerie Mosley argued that inequality is largely an economic issue, and implored protestors to invest in minortiy communities. Chip Coblyn Iris Albert and Ma...

Education Minnesota President Denise Specht issued the following statement in response: “The thoughts of educators all over Minnesota are with the family and friends of Daunte Wright today. His life mattered and his senseless death is a tragedy. For our students, the trauma of learning that another young Black man has been killed by law enforcement does not diminish because these deaths have become so horribly familiar. “We stand ready to help support our students and educators of col...

On Tuesday, conservative government watchdog Judicial Watch has filed a complaint with the House Office of Congressional Ethics against Waters. “Ms. Waters took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, which includes the rights accorded to Officer Chauvin to a fair and impartial trial by a jury of his peers and to due process. Ms. Waters’ inflammatory comments that pressure the jury, while encouraging rioters already engaged in rampant destruction of property a...

*On Tuesday, a jury found Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all 3 counts of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and 2nd-degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd. Chauvin faces a maximum of 40 years in prison. Chauvin’s conviction resonated globally, with foreign dignitaries and community leaders reacting to a verdict across social media. The verdict highlights the ongoing national conversation about police reform and racial inequality in justice systems globa...

Stopping killer cops: Do US police reforms go far enough? 20 Apr, 2021 10:46 PM 12 minutes to read A demonstrator at a protest following the death of Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man killed by police, in Brooklyn Centre, Minneapolis. Photo / Victor J Blue / The New York Times A demonstrator at a protest following the death of Daunte Wright, an unarmed black man killed by police, in Brooklyn Centre, Minneapolis. Photo / Victor J Blue / The New York Times New York Times By: Steve Eder, Michael...

We Can’t Police These People Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, April 21, 2021 After a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts, people celebrated outside of the Hennepin County Government Center and marched downtown in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 20, 2021. (Credit Image: © Dominick Sokotoff / ZUMA Wire) “Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate than that these people are to be free. Nor is it less certain that the two races, equally free, cannot live in the s...

Northern Star Criminal justice reform continues to be a contested issue in the wake of officer Derek Chauvin’s trial following Daunte Wright’s fatal shooting in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Despite these repeated calls for reform, only 46% of Americans think the issue is of top priority, according to a Pew Research Study poll, and only 2% find it to be the most important non-economic problem facing the U.S., according to a Gallup poll.  In the midst of this public debate, The Northern Star ...

Peak "well-meaning white woman" stuff. By Vivian KaneApr 21st, 2021, 2:15 pm Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd, a lot of politicians, public figures, and brands issued statements in response. Some of them shouldn’t have. “Thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice,” Nancy Pelosi said during a news conference Tuesday. “For being there to call out to your mom, how heartbreaking was that—to call out for your mom, ‘I can’t breath...

Relief after verdict in Floyd killing, but what comes next? By Deepti Hajela and Jocelyn Noveck - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When the verdicts came in — Guilty, Guilty, Guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn’t even realized she’d been holding. The relief that the 91-year-old Black woman felt flooding over her when white former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for killing George Floyd was hard-earned, coming after a lifetime of seeing other cases...