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Daunte Wright Protester Bashes Joe Biden for Failing Black Community: You Said, You Got Our Back On 4/18/21 at 10:25 PM EDT An unidentified Daunte Wright protester strongly condemned Joe Biden over the weekend for allegedly failing to fulfil his campaign promise to help the Black community. On Saturday night, demonstrators gathered outside the police department in the city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, for a seventh night of protests against police brutality and systemic racism following the p...

Protesters gather for third straight day to rally against police violence Protesters are fueled by the outrage of recent police shootings that resulted in the deaths of minorities, including 20-year-old Daunte Wright and 13-year-old Adam Toledo.

As police riot against protesters and journalists, Democratic governors activate thousands of National Guard soldiers to quell protests In response to protests against unending police violence and in anticipation of a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in the coming days, Democratic governors and mayors across the country are preemptively declaring emergency protocols at police departments and activating National Guard soldiers in an attempt to intimidate protesters and deprive them of their Fi...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Proposes Expelling Maxine Waters from Congress 18 Apr 2021 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced Sunday that she plans to introduce a resolution in the House of Representatives expelling Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) from Congress for “inciting Black Lives Matter violence.” Rep. Greene was reacting too Rep. Waters’s appearance in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Saturday night, joining demonstrators outside the local police station angry at the shooting of Daunte W...

Closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial are set for Monday morning, followed by jury deliberations. Author: Heidi Wigdahl Updated: 10:30 PM CDT April 18, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — Before jury deliberations begin in the Derek Chauvin trial, the prosecution and defense will have one last chance to drive home their cases during closing arguments on Monday morning.  Chauvin is charged with second-degree and third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the ...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: As we just heard, emotions are high in the Twin Cities area, and thats especially true in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Its the states most diverse city, and there have been protests there all week since police officer Kim Potter shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright last Sunday. Sizi Goyah leads the math department at Brooklyn Center High School. SIZI GOYAH: My school district serve predominantly students of color, and Im talking at least 85%. And also the fact that the apart...

CNN Producer Reportedly Asked Do You Speak English In Violent Arrest At Minnesota Protest Journalists have been harassed and assaulted by police at Minnesota protests over Daunte Wrights killing, an attorney said in a letter to the governor. Minnesota police aggressively arrested a CNN producer and assaulted multiple other members of the press covering protests over the police shooting of Daunte Wright last week, according to an attorney representing dozens of news outlets. More than 100 people...

Derek Chauvin Trail: What To Know As Closing Arguments Begin - Southwest Minneapolis, MN - The jury will deliberate a verdict after the closing arguments are given in the murder trial against former officer Derek Chauvin.

When pressed by Bash on if Republicans are “operating in good faith” on the issue of police reform, Bass said she believes her colleagues across the aisle she is working with are doing so. “I believe that the Republicans that I am working with are operating in good faith. And I do think theres other examples. Im fortunate to work on a couple of other issues that I work fine with my Republican colleagues,” Bass said. Bass did, however, recognized the challenge her Democratic colleagues n...

Created: April 18, 2021 07:00 PM (ABC 6 News) -- Little Thistle Brewing in Rochester has been collecting donations over the weekend.  The donations are for families in Brooklyn Center and the Brooklyn Center Community Schools after recent protests and civil unrest over the death of Daunte Wright. They were collecting essential items like water, non-perishable food items, first aid kits, and diapers. Those who would like to donate can stop by Little Thistle Brewing. Monetary donation...