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More and more headlines are cropping up with the police assaulting or outright murdering Black and brown people in this country. In the past few weeks, there have been a host of headlines that have centered on the issue of systemic racism in America, most recently one involving Army 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario. Lt. Nazario, 42, was stopped by two Virginia police officers on Dec. 5, 2020 under the assumption of driving without a license plate. Having bought a new car, the temporary tags were overlooke...

Guilty verdict in Chauvin trial could set precedent: Crump, civil rights attorney 1-on-1 with Benjamin Crump Replay Video UP NEXT If Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, is found guilty in the killing of George Floyd, it could set a new precedent for policing, said Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney representing the families of Floyd and Daunte Wright. "The outcome that we pray for and Derek Chauvin is for him to be held criminally liable for killing George Floyd, becaus...

Opinion: Biden owes Black voters for his job and Senate control. Its past time to ramp up police reform and make it a priority. Lives depend on it. “You’ve always had my back, and I’ll have yours,” President-elect Joe Biden said on Nov. 7 to the African American voters who had saved his candidacy in the South Carolina primary, put him over the top to win the presidency and — though he didn’t know it yet — would hand his party control of the Senate by turning out in force in t...

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Report: NBA telling teams to prepare for impact of verdict in Derek Chauvin trial By Erin Walsh  |  Last updated 4/18/21 The NBA has reportedly told teams "to be vigilant about the impact of a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial for the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis this week," according to ESPNs Adrian Wojnarowski. This includes the possibility of game postponements. "The looming specter of possible protests, civil unrest and team reactions in the aftermath of a court...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 18, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — Two National Guardsmen suffered minor injuries early Sunday when they were fired upon as they provided neighborhood security in Minneapolis following the police killing of a 20-year-old Black man in a nearby suburb, authorities said. The Minnesota Guard said the men were hurt when several shots came from a light-colored SUV around 4:19 a.m. One was treated at a hospital for an injury for shattered glass, and the other Guard members...

Daunte Wright and George Floyd: another chapter in America’s recurring tragedy Oliver Laughland and Amudalat Ajasa in Minneapolis © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters It was shortly after midday on Thursday at the New Salem Missionary Baptist church in Minneapolis. In front of a towering stone facade, Katie Wright stood at the pulpit, almost dwarfed by the plexiglass lectern and mass of microphones in front of her. She shuddered with grief, held by ...

Maxine Waters slammed for urging protesters to get more confrontational Follow Us Question of the Day By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times - Sunday, April 18, 2021 Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, told demonstrators at Saturday night’s protest in Minnesota that they need to “get more confrontational” if former police officer Derek Chauvin is acquitted of murder in the death of George Floyd,...

© Wire/AP Los Angeles: National Guard called to quell violence in protest of death of George Floyd. The killings of African Americans at the hands of police officers has continued unabated in the United States. In the past year, the deaths of Breonna Taylor in her bed and George Floyd by public asphyxiation are two of the most egregious. As the officer who knelt on Floyds neck was being tried for the killing in court, another officer shot and killed Daunte Wright. Scholarly research has begun ...

‘You Can’t Stop the Revolution!’ But One State Is Making Plans Commentary The season for potentially violent street protests is upon us, sparked by the latest police shooting of a black man in a suburb of Minneapolis. Officers in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, pulled over a car because it had an expired registration tag. They discovered the driver, Daunte Wright, 20, also had an outstanding warrant, reportedly for carrying a gun without a permit and running away from police last June. Wright...