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But McDonald has specific reasons for wanting a Black woman on the court, too. When Chief Justice John Roberts asserted in 2013 that federal oversight of voting in certain southern states was no longer needed because “things have changed dramatically” since the civil rights era, McDonald said, he revealed a blindness to something African American women have no choice but to see. “I believe that if Chief Justice Roberts had really understood racism, he would never have voted to gu...

Key events since George Floyds arrest and death April 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 9 1of9Demonstrators shout along a perimeter fence guarded by law enforcement officers during a protest over Sundays fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less 2of9FILE - In this Monday, May 25, 2020, file frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, then...

Murder case against ex-cop in George Floyds death goes to jury POLITICO 4 hrs ago By Associated Press © Brandon Bell/Getty Images High school students from across Minneapolis sit in silence during a statewide walkout demonstration on April 19, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minn. MINNEAPOLIS — The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest like the one that erupted last year...

Madonna Doubles Down On Gun Comments Madonna has doubled down on her gun control comments, despite upsetting some followers with her efforts to restrict the sale of weapons in the U.S. She has urged politicians to create a “new vaccination” to prevent senseless killings following the recent deaths of Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright. Toledo, 13, was shot dead by a police officer in Chicago, Illinois on 29 March, while Wright, 20, also died after being shot by a cop in Minnesota on 11 April dur...

The jury heard five hours of closing arguments in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin Monday, bringing to a close 14 days of testimony over the death of George Floyd. The prosecution implored the jury of seven women and five men to “believe your eyes,” to believe what they saw on video, from multiple angles, while Chauvin’s defense told the jury, despite the video, it was not Chauvin kneeling on Floyd for nine minutes and 29 seconds that killed Floyd—though Floyd stopped breathing and his...

More than 3,000 National Guard soldiers, along with police officers, sheriffs deputies and other law enforcement personnel have flooded Minneapolis with a verdict looming in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged with murder in the death last year of George Floyd

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Maxine Waters did not incite a riot on Saturday. But she may have inspired a young woman to run for office. cdavis@insider.com (Charles Davis) © CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Representative Maxine Waters(C) (D-CA) speaks to the media during an ongoing protest at the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Brooklyn Centre, Minnesota on April 17, 2021. - Police officer, Kim Potter, who shot dead Black 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after appearing to mista...

19 Apr 2021Washington, DC Facing a looming censure vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is defiant in her latest public comments since House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy announced his intention to pursue the drastic consequence for her violent rhetoric this weekend. Waters, the chairwoman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, insists her comments in Minnesota this past weekend urging people to ratchet up “confrontation” “in the streets” were no...

Floyd Murder Trial Goes to US Jury 4 hours ago In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listen to Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill read instructions to the jury before closing arguments, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Court TV via AP, Pool) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:06:39 0:00 Pop-out player The murder trial of a former police officer charged with George Floyd’s death now rests w...