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Protesters have been rioting and looting since former veteran Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter accidentally used her handgun to fatally shoot Daunte Wright, a black man, instead of using her taser. If Wright had been white, there likely would have been little to no protesting or publicity. Potter would have been disciplined and received a typical sentence for a fatal accident like that.  But because the victim was black, it’s been declared police racism and Potter is likely to get a...

He calls for a “reimagining” of policing. Published 15 hours ago Written by BET Staff The killing of  20-year-old Daunte Wright has sparked protests all over the country. Now, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have released a joint  statement.  "Our hearts are heavy over yet another shooting of a Black man, Daunte Wright, at the hands of police," the Obamas said in a statement. "The fact that this could happen even as the city of Minneapolis is going through the trial of ...

Biden Doesn’t Agree With Democrat’s Call for Ending Police and Prisons: White House President Joe Biden’s administration said that it disagrees with a tweet from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) who called for an end to “policing, incarceration, and militarization.” “That’s not the president’s view,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in response to a question about Tlaib’s comment. “The president’s view is that there are necessary outdated reforms that should be put...