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Americans want police to release body-cam footage. But there’s a bigger worry. Daniel E. Bromberg, Étienne Charbonneau © Provided by The Washington Post On April 21, one day after a Minneapolis jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd, police in Elizabeth City, N.C., shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. — and so far have declined to release body-cam footage of the incident. But then, it had taken 78 days between Floyd’s death before a B...

A Chicago prosecutor did not intend to say that 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun when he was fatally shot by police in late March, according to the findings of an internal investigation released Wednesday.

© Unknown MaKhia Bryant image Minutes before Derek Chauvin was convicted on all three counts of murder and manslaughter, MaKhia Bryant, a black teenage girl in Columbus, Ohio, was shot dead by police. Almost immediately, enraged protestors gathered outside police headquarters. "Say Her Name!" they chanted. The N ew York Times reported that the girls grieving mother, Paula Bryant, had told WBNS that her daughter was "a very loving, peaceful little girl." In an attempt to correct a tendentious...

Derek Chauvin’s defense team filed a motion in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday requesting a new trial for the former officer convicted last month for murdering George Floyd. In the motion, the legal team alleged jury misconduct and claimed Chauvin was deprived of a fair trial. Chauvin is currently awaiting sentencing in Minnesota’s highest security prison, where he is kept in an isolated cell for 23 hours a day, after twelve jurors fund him guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, thir...

To do so, he’s pursued bipartisan accomplishments meant to polish President Biden ADVERTISEMENT The question is how long Schumer can keep his caucus on the same page, with growing challenges coming.   The toughest decision may be deciding when to say time is up for Sen. Joe Manchin “I think the task is difficult because the party doesn’t really have a singular identity and that makes it very difficult,” said Steve Jarding, a Democratic strategist.  Schumer isn’t yet ready to shut do...

By John Friend As violent crime and social mayhem sweep the country, resulting in death, destruction, and rising crime rates which largely impact black and other minority communities, opportunistic race hustlers continue to sow the seeds of chaos, victimhood, and anti-white hatred while down- playing and ignoring the importance of personal responsibility and accountability, particularly in their own communities. In the aftermath of the politically motivated conviction of former Minneapolis poli...

Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King after he leads police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. George Holliday videotapes the beating from his apartment balcony. The video show...

Former officer Kimberly Potter has been charged with manslaughter. She was the Brooklyn Center police union president until her resignation from the department.

  A Virginia police officer was indicted on Tuesday on charges of murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle in connection with the shooting of a man who police say was attempting to get away from officers in a vehicle. Local news affiliate WCYB and The Associated Press reported that Bristol Police Officer Jonathan Brown turned himself in on Tuesday and was charged with murder, maliciously shooting into an occupied vehicle and use of a firearm during a murder. His bond was set  at $25,00...

Nafeesah Muhammad, a high school teacher in Minneapolis, follows her students’ lead on whether or how much they want to discuss social injustices in the news.  For Ms. Muhammad, covering these topics comes naturally. Some other teachers are uncomfortable or don’t see the purpose. As educators across the country wrestle with addressing the nation’s racial reckoning in their classrooms, what’s happening in Minneapolis offers a microcosm of the struggles and lessons learned since the de...