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Chauvin juror defends participation in Washington protest FILE - In this April 28, 2021 file photo, Brandon Mitchell, a juror in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd, poses for a picture, in Minneapolis. Mitchell defended on Monday, May 3, 2021, his participation in protest in Washington last summer in the wake of online speculation about his motives for serving on the jury. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP File) A...

Andrew Brown Jr. funeral: Family remembers his life and calls for justice in his death CNN 5/3/2021 © Gerry Broome/AP Family members react during Browns funeral on Monday. The family of Andrew Brown Jr. gathered at a church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on Monday to remember his life and call for transparency and justice in his death after the 42-year-old was fatally shot by sheriffs deputies two weeks ago. © Gerry Broome/AP The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the funeral for Andrew Bro...

At the funeral of Andrew Brown, Jr., Rev. Al Sharpton gave his second eulogy in two weeks for a Black man killed by law enforcement. "Youve got to be subject to the law whether youve got on blue jeans or a blue uniform," he said. Updated May 3, 2021 at 12:35 PM ET Family, friends and national civil rights advocates gathered Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C., as the circumstances of his shooting death last month by sheriffs deputies remained unclear. The Rev. Al ...

The statement reads: “Recent civil unrest in Minneapolis and St. Paul has drawn national attention to the relationship between media, protestors and law enforcement officials. The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication is a School dedicated to teaching students and training professionals to be leaders in their fields and to be thoughtful, productive citizens in their communities and in public life. "Less than a year ago during social unrest, we stated unequivocally that the Hu...

If you do nothing else over Shabbat on May 14 and 15, whether you go to shul or not, say kaddish. And say it for George Floyd. Say his name. George Floyd was killed on May 25, or 2 Sivan, which corresponds to May 13 this year. If it is your tradition on the following Shabbat to say kaddish for those to whom you are not related or those who are not Jewish, say kaddish for him. If it is not, say his name sometime during that Shabbat, perhaps when you rise or when you pause during the day. It isn�...

Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.”

"United Shades of America" returns tonight with an episode on policing in America. And while that may seem like we ripped it from all the recent headlines, in reality the headlines just haven't changed that much since the show went off the air last summer.

After the murder of George Floyd last May, the Minnesota legislature saw momentum in police reform, passing a ban on choke holds and neck restraints, end warrior-style police training, and increase data collection around police use of deadly force. The recent death of Daunte Wright by police and the conviction of Derek Chauvin for Floyd’s death have renewed focus on police reform, though there has been pushback by Republicans in the Senate.

Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.”

Chauvin trial footnotes (2) Last Sunday I posted a few footnotes to our coverage of the trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. I posted the footnotes in the form of bullet points. Last week’s footnotes are included below under April 25. Today I want to add footnotes in the same form and keep this going as warranted: • Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder and two lesser included offenses. Minnesota law (i.e., Minn. Stat. § 609.035) follows a “single behavioral inc...