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Multi-racial protest calls for end to police violence in US 2 minutes read By Alex Segura Lozano Minneapolis, US, Apr 18 (EFE).- The rhythm of the gong’s healing sound Sunday signaled the end of a protest by more than 300 Asian, African-American, Latino, and white people in memory of the victims of racial violence in the United States. The protest was held at the corner in south Minneapolis, where George Floyd was allegedly choked to death by a police officer in May last year. The protester...

On Monday closing arguments will be heard in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin Swathes of the city have been boarded up in anticipation of a contentious verdict and barriers erected Under Operation Safety Net 3,000 National Guard and 1,100 public safety officers have been brought in Public schools in the city will close their classrooms and return to remote tuition from Wednesday  Some business owners in the city feel the militarization is excessive, but others welco...

Somber vigil for Daunte Wright in Manchester draws 200 people By Nancy West - InDepthNH | Apr 19, 2021 Black Lives Matter held a gathering in Derryfield Park in Manchester Saturday night. (Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS) About 200 people gathered in Derryfield Park Saturday night to remember Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was shot to death by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on April 11. The tone for the candlelight vigil was somber and sometimes tearful, with discussion foc...

Following months of separate actions and organizing, Evanston Fight for Black Lives and NU Community Not Cops joined in protest Sunday to honor the lives of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo and advocate for the abolition of police. “The city of Evanston and Northwestern intentionally divide us,” an EFBL organizer said. “They want to keep Northwestern community members separate from Evanston community members because they know that together we can win.” The protest came days after Chicago P...

In Pennsylvania, you can get pulled over for hanging an air freshener In Pennsylvania and at least five other states, drivers are prohibited from hanging objects from their rearview mirrors, including decorations and air fresheners. Author: Harri Leigh (FOX43) Updated: 10:16 PM EDT April 18, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — The police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in Minnesota is drawing attention to a little-known traffic law involving air fresheners. In Pennsylva...

But Katie Wright says she’s grateful for the protesters who have been outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department every night since the shooting.  “I want to say thank you to everyone who’s out there, saying my son’s name, hanging up air fresheners,” she says. “And we appreciate that, and we want that to continue because I dont want my sons name swept under the rug like so many have." During an interview with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, the Wright family was joined by national civil right...

A number of Oneonta residents protested downtown following the officer-involved shooting on April 6 Posted: Apr 18, 2021 6:30 PM Updated: Apr 18, 2021 8:25 PM Posted By: James Corrigan A number of Oneonta residents protested downtown following the officer-involved shooting on April 6, when Oneonta Police Sergeant Ralph Pajerski shot 23-year-old Tyler Green on his front lawn. Green had stabbed his girlfriend in the leg and caused her to drop their 2-year-old child, and lunged at the child as t...

Facebook Google+ The institution of policing needs reform in the U.S. Headline after headline about police officers’ brutal killings of Black people shows this starkly. In the past year alone, 986 people have been shot and killed by the police. That’s 986 too many.  Knowing this, a logical solution would be to take away guns from police, but changing weapons is not enough. We need far more in-depth change to the entire policing system to stop police brutality, and this change needs to exte...

Last modified on Mon 19 Apr 2021 07.24 EDT Good morning. Joe Biden is expected to lay out his plans for tackling the climate crisis this week, and call on the world’s other major economies to join him in slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade. Biden and his climate envoy, John Kerry, will host a virtual summit of 40 world leaders to discuss the climate crisis and steps they can take to tackle it. There, the US is set to unveil its own plan for cutting emissions over the coming 1...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office on the opening day of the 117th Congress at the US Capitol on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Erin Scott/Pool via AP GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said shed introduce a resolution to expel Rep. Maxine Waters.  Greene said Waters incited violence when she spoke with protesters in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota....