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Published: 4/21/2021 10:07:20 AM Activists and residents in New Hampshire say they feel a sense of relief after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd Tuesday. But they say it’s not justice yet. “This is exactly what should have happened,” Manchester’s chapter of Black Lives Matter posted on Instagram following the verdict. “As we take our breath of relief, let us remember that this victory does not equate to a fair and just system. ...

Nonprofits React To Conviction of Derek Chauvin April 21, 2021 The rapid conviction by a criminal court jury in Minneapolis of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd last year brought the expected and swift reactions from leaders across the nonprofit sector. The leaders not only backed the verdict, many also voiced support for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 pending in Congress which would put federal law behind blocking tactics such as no-knock warran...

A sense of justices triumph echoed across the country shortly after a jury in Minneapolis convicted Derek Chauvin in George Floyds death. To some, however, that feeling was tempered by the simple fact that Floyd should have been alive today. The conviction of the former Minneapolis police officer quickly emerged as a complicated moment in Americas long history of racial injustice. While some shared tears of joy and saw it as a result of last years unprecedented protests, others saw little reaso...

Written by Danielle Chiriguayo and Amy Ta, produced by Brian Hardzinski and Nihar Patel Apr. 21, 2021National MORE People gather with signs after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of the death of George Floyd, in New York City, New York, U.S., April 20, 2021. Photo by REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz On Tuesday, the jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of...

21 Apr 2021 “Justice is convicting America,” declared Ibram X. Kendi, director of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research, in a video produced by CBS and published on Wednesday in response to the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Kendi, who describes himself as an “antiracist scholar,” framed the trial of Chauvin as part of a broader prosecution of America. He asked, “Is justice convicting a police officer, or is...

On a cold, bleak morning in Minneapolis, the mood on Wednesday was anything but. Tiffany Blomgren and her seven-year-old son Greer stood in front of the Cup Foods on the corner of 38th and Chicago, staring quietly at the place where George Floyd, who was black, took his last breaths under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer. Covered in flowers, candles and paintings, the site has become a shrine to Floyd. His death from asphyxiation when the officer, Derek Chauvin, restrained him las...

Outside the Hennepin County Courthouse, local activist Artise Mayfield called the verdict a big step forward but added it doesn’t simply erase the longstanding problems the Black community has dealt with. “Actions definitely needed to be taken after this. It’s not even changed that he’s on trial, police are still killing people.” She also points to the death of Daunte Wright in nearby Brooklyn Center this month at the hands of police, even after all the awareness raised with Floyd’s...

Rep. Maxine Waters was in the Minneapolis area to show support for the George Floyd and Daunte Wright families. That is fine. But what is not fine is her public statement. She stated that she expected to see a guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, preferably murder 1. Then she was asked what if that is not the verdict. "Weve got to stay on the street ... Weve got to get more confrontational. Weve got to make sure that they know that we mean business."  Rep. Waters, you are a member of ...

Activist: Convictions In George Floyds Death Could Represent A Huge Paradigm Shift Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. People celebrate at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis after the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial on Tuesday. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images The murder conviction of Derek Chauvin could represent "a huge paradigm shift," if three other Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyds death are also convicted, says Nekima Levy...

" " A protester holds a guilty sign outside the Courthouse In Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 19, 2021 after a jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing George Floyd. KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images The difference between murder and manslaughter, legally speaking, is a fairly distinct one, even if the final result of both of those crimes is the same. Homicide is when one human being ca...