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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images 20 Jul 2021 Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton Klein blasted Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company on Tuesday while calling for the removal of its kosher certification after the Vermont-based company announced plans to boycott Jewish residents of the West Bank and east Jerusalem, or what it termed “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” despite never having done so for countries accused of the worst human rights violations. In an exclusive statement to ...

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images 19 Jul 2021 Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company faced a wave of backlash on Monday after announcing plans to boycott Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, or what it termed “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” with many calling out the Vermont-based company’s hypocrisy and double standards. “We believe it is inconsistent with our values for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT),” the company stated in a...

Loved ones honor Leneal Frazier, motorist killed during north Minneapolis police chase Leneal Frazier, 40, was killed when officer ran light during police pursuit.  July 19, 2021 — 7:06pm Text size Copy shortlink: An intimate ceremony at Minneapolis Shiloh Temple on Monday marked the life and death of Leneal Frazier, a 40-year-old Black man who died this month after a police squad car struck his vehicle during a high-speed chase. T...

The New Bern police department budgeted $190,000 worth of new body cams for officers and signed the contract earlier in July, but the body cams have not gone underway just yet. According to Lt. Donald McInnis of NBPD, there will be 90 body cams used from that $190,000 budget and thats just for this years payment. The equipment has not been received as of now by McInnis or the police department, but the budget was accumulated over the course of five years before the contract was signed in July....

Created: July 16, 2021 04:17 PM Members of the New Black Panther Nation-Minnesota chapter often have their faces covered, dress in all-black with red berets, and some carry long guns when out in the community. In recent weeks, the group has been very active in raising awareness about the five unsolved shooting cases involving children in north Minneapolis since the spring. "Were also the vanguards of our community, making sure that justice is served within the community," said Nasi...

Police speak to Black drivers with less respect than white drivers, study finds Share Updated: 6:03 PM CDT Jul 15, 2021 By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Share Updated: 6:03 PM CDT Jul 15, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript I dont look at a conviction as justice. Um, the conviction is accountability is what should happen. The fact that we celebrate the few convictions, its, to me is sad my heart breaks because unfortunately, with all the baby steps that theyre taking, whos...

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- After a turbulent year that exacerbated and highlighted long-standing structural issues across the United States, the National Urban League, a civil rights advocacy organization, said in its annual "State of Black America" report released Thursday that COVID-19 has worsened racial issues in the country. In partnership with the Brookings Institution, Johns Hopkins Center f...

Now Mr. Thompson is facing calls to clear up his residency quagmire and apologize to police after the release of body-camera footage from the stop that showed nothing out of the ordinary, even as the Democratic lawmaker goes on trial this week on a 2019 obstruction charge. “Representative Thompson’s false allegation of racism to deflect from his own egregious behavior is unconscionable and completely unjustifiable,” said St. Paul Police Federation President Mark Ross in a statement. “Hi...

Ex-cop Kimberly Potter fights move to livestream her trial in the killing of Daunte Wright As Potter and another officer tried to arrest Daunte Wright on a firearms warrant, he was captured on body camera video breaking free and returning to his car. Moments later, Potter can be heard shouting "taser, taser" but fires her gun instead. Written By: Matt Sepic / MPR News | 6:13 pm, Jul. 14, 2021 × Kimberly Potter booking photo, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. MINNEAPOLIS -- The f...

St. Paul Police video shows stop of outspoken lawmaker By STEVE KARNOWSKIJuly 13, 2021 GMT This Aug. 21, 2016 photo shows John Thompson, now a state representative, at a fundraiser at Central High School in St. Paul, Minn. Thompson, who was ticketed for a driver’s license violation is alleging he was racially profiled. The citation says State Rep. John Thompson of St. Paul, who is Black, presented a Wisconsin license during a traffic stop in St. Paul Sunday, July 4, 2021 . (Scott Takushi/Pi...