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Courtesy of Donovan Aldridge Contributing Reporter Donovan Aldridge speaks on his experiences as a Black man in America in comparison to living abroad. BY DONOVAN ALDRIDGE Contributing Reporter “I ended up in Paris, on the streets of Paris, with forty dollars in my pocket on the theory that nothing worse could happen to me there, than already happened to me here. You talk about making it as a writer by yourself. You have to be able then, to turn up all the intangibles in which you live...

Brooklyn Center mayor proposes major public safety changes The resolution would create a committee to create policies and guidelines to make reforms happen, with a directive to present recommendations to the City Council within 180 days. Written By: MPR News | × Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott addresses the media during a press conference on April 20, 2021, at the site where Daunte Wright was killed. Nicole Neri / MPR News file photo Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott is propo...

In a letter sent on Monday to the UN high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, the families call for an “independent inquiry into the killings and violent law enforcement responses to protests in the US”. They argue that such robust international accountability would complement the Biden administration’s efforts to “dismantle systemic racism in the US, especially in the context of police violence against people of African descent”. Among the families who have joined the c...

Skip to main content After Black driver is handcuffed and arrested, Va. prosecutor says she never should have been pulled over Tom Jackman, The Washington Post May 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Early on March 6, Juanisha C. Brooks was driving home on the Capital Beltway when she saw the flashing lights of an emergency vehicle behind her. At first she thought it was an ambulance and she steered to the shoulder of an exit ramp to let it pass. Brooks soon realized she was being pulled over, drove...

Minnesota police groups say theyre working on accountability, voice concerns at the Capitol Lawmakers have taken up policing law re-writes following the killings of George Floyd and Daunte Wright at the hands of police. 3:59 pm, May 10, 2021 × The Minnesota State Capitol in March. A new report the Minnesota Department of Management and Budget shows state revenue collections in October came in above projections. (Evan Frost / MPR News file) ST. PAUL — Minnesota law enfor...

Beltway Traffic Stop Prompts Call For Inquiry Into Police: Report Patch 6 days ago Mark Hand © Shutterstock Fairfax County’s commonwealth’s attorney is calling on the Virginia State Police to conduct an internal investigation into a traffic stop where a Black driver was ordered out of her car for having defective taillights, according to The Washington Post. FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Fairfax County’s commonwealth’s attorney is calling on the Virginia State Police to co...

Families of George Floyd, Daunte Wright, and ACLU Call for United Nations Inquiry into Alleged Racism, U.S. Police Brutality Colin Kalmbacher © Provided by Law & Crime Painting of George Floyd A coalition led by the nation’s foremost civil liberties organization and nearly 200 families of people who say they’ve been victimized by law enforcement over the course of several decades have filed a request with the United Nations (UN) asking for the launch of a formal human rig...

Families call for UN probe into police violence against Black Americans Joseph Choi © Getty Images Families call for UN probe into police violence against Black Americans The families of more than a hundred victims of U.S. police brutality on Monday called on the United Nations to set up an investigation into police violence against Black Americans. Family members of 165 victims signed a letter sent to U.N. high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet, The Guardian re...

Serious Negotiations The Minnesota legislative session is required to end within ten days. At the beginning of the week, legislative leaders announced that they had given themselves a goal of having a broad global agreement on key issues and budget targets by Friday (today). Following such an agreement, conference committees would need to finalize details within their individual bills. On Tuesday, Senate leadership publicly shared a document that explained its opening offer to the House for a ...

by Tyler Durden New Yorks Times Square was temporarily cordoned off on Saturday after at least three people were injured in a shooting, according to NBC Earlier today, 3 people were shot in @TimesSquareNYC, including a 4-year-old child. Help your @NYPDDetectives identify the man pictured below — they want to talk him about the incident. The victims, a four-year-old girl, a 23-year-old and a 43-year-old received non-fatal wounds after one of four men involved in an altercation drew a gun aro...